Models of Career Services in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
By Peter Dietsche
How Can We Understand the Pitfalls of Youth Underemployment in Canada?
By Karen Foster
A sociologist argues that if we define this as social problem rather than an individual issue, it may be time for career practitioners to advocate for the preservation of the career itself
Hot Links: Generation Next: Pitfalls, Promise and Potential
Education and Employability: Can We Close the Gap?
Released in August 2017, the CIBC report provides recommendation regarding how post-secondary institutions could improve in helping graduates getting the right set of skills to succeed in the labour market.
Hope-Based Interventions with Unemployed Clients
By Norman Amundson, Tannis Goddard, Spencer Niles and Hyung Joon Yoon
Face-to-face and online exercises allow jobseekers to maintain a sense of hope at a time when it is very easy to succumb to negative emotions
Fostering Adolescent and Young Adult Engagement with the Help of Technology
By Steve St-Pierre
From texting to YouTube, new tools allow counsellors to reach clients in their own comfort zone
Career Briefs
Career development for young children
It is widely recognized that the roots of career development begin early in a young person’s life but, in practice, career development in childhood is often downplayed. The Early Years: Career Development for Young Children Guides – one for Parents and one for Educators – are the result of new Memorial University research examining the influence that teachers and parents/guardians have on the career development process of children, aged 3 to 8.
A Young Adult’s Guide to Networking
By Heather Claridge
Help new graduates tap into the hidden job market with the best tool at their disposal – the information interview
10 Questions for Louisa Jewell
Louisa Jewell is a speaker, author, and well-being expert who has inspired thousands of people from around the world to flourish with confidence. Jewell is the founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and a graduate of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of the new book, Wire Your Brain for Confidence: The Science of Conquering Self-Doubt, which guides you from fear to courage and puts you on the fast track to flourishing in every area of your life. To download the first chapter of her book for free, visit: louisajewell.com/wireyourbrainforconfidence
[Online Exclusive] Attracting Young Professionals to Rural Places
By Erin Robinson
Project Comeback and how to rejuvenate rural communities
[Online Exclusive] Generation(s) Next: Lessons from the ATM
By Donnalee Bell