Summer 2010

by Gabriella Fermo

Disc. True Colours. Personality Dimensions. MBTI. These are just some of the many self-assessment tools available on the market. It’s no wonder that there’s a lot of confusion about the best choice.

by Ron McGowan

Canadian colleges and universities, like their counterparts in other western countries, are doing a poor job of preparing graduates for today’s workplace. The biggest weakness in the post-secondary education sector in all countries is the lack of experience in today’s workplace by those who are responsible for education policy, funding, administration and delivery.

by Jaz Bruhn

Author: Steve Miller
Publisher: Implicit Career Services Incorporated
ISBN 978-0-9810945-3-3

“How do I decide what my work is going to be?” Haven’t all of us asked ourselves this very question or heard it from clients in some form or other?

by Anne Markey

…that’s the job of career centre staff in Canadian colleges and universities. There’s a myriad of programs and services available to students and new graduates. This overview of the on-campus recruitment process may be of interest to anyone working with Canadian post-secondary students.

by Marilyn Van Norman

Increasingly, the results of an organizational capacity evaluation are seen as integral to running a successful career/employment centre and feed directly into strategic planning. The assessment measures the organization’s ability to meet its goals and achieve its mission. The results of effective assessments can be used to help position the career/employment centre.

by John Zaugra

Introduction

Located in west-Michigan, Grand Valley State University services more than 24,000 diverse undergraduate and graduate students. GVSU prides itself as a liberal education university and values liberal learning through critical thinking, inquiry, ethical decision making, problem solving, and reflection. Its mission is to educate students to shape their lives, their professions, and their society through teaching, service, and research.

Part 1 of a two-part series by Carolyn Acker

Derek Bok, the former president of Harvard University once said, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” And he is right.

by Roger Sauvé

Counsellors spend a lot of time working with youth aged 15-24. Youth are told to go to school and to stay in school. It usually pays off.