The Sound of Silence
By Renée Gendron
Selling Career Professionals
By Jaime Watt
What can we do to help Canadians understand the value of career services?
The first time I came in contact with a career professional was about 40 years ago. I was a confused kid, suffering from an embarrassment of too many options and lacking one clear passion. So I met with a specialist who gave me lots of tests to do, and the verdict was pronounced: I was to be a funeral director.
Road to Employment: Advice for Youth that Just Makes Sense
By Rebecca McCarthy
Clinton Nellist and Denis Luchyshyn are blazing trails across Canada. Packing all their things, throwing caution to the wind and relying on the kindness of strangers, they lived out of their car for three months. Why would two perfectly employable 20-somethings quit their jobs and live on the open road? To meet over 150 career professionals, employers and recent graduates who were willing to share the best employment advice with the nation through the Road to Employment docuseries and web resource.
Helping University Students Find Their Way with Major Maps
By Miguel Hahn
New accessible online career tool for help with program and career decisions
Corporate Career Development: Art Meets Science
By Bill Huffaker
General Motors’ head of career development shares his organization’s best practices
Career Development in Organizations: Community Voices
“Career development programs in the workplace can really take a variety of shapes, depending on the organization. CIBC is a large employer, and we have a wide range of career-related programming: succession planning and executive talent management, mentoring programs, diversity programs and outreach to community partners, employee affinity networks, rotational programs for recent graduates, and learning pathways for a variety of roles. We believe it is important for employees to feel empowered to manage their careers: to “own” it, but not be left “on their own”. We really see career development as a shared responsibility between the employee and their manager, and supported by the organization through tools, programs, and pathways.”
Career Development in Organizations: A Lost or an Emerging Opportunity?
By Deirdre A. Pickerell and Roberta A. Neault
Key insights for career professionals who want to get involved in corporate career development
Career Briefs
If you want to attend Cannexus16…
…it’s already time to register! Super Saver registration is open for Canada’s largest bilingual National Career Development Conference and will be available until September 9, 2015.
Beyond the Career Myth: Career Crafting the Decade After High School
By Cathy Campbell
Practical advice on successfully navigating the tumultuous transition from school to work
An Optimist Goes Job Seeking
By Lisa Sansom
Helping your clients find work can be as simple (or as complicated) as protecting them from themselves