A Young Adult’s Guide to Networking
By Heather Claridge
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
What career development professionals can do to prepare young jobseekers for a labour market defined by precarious employment
[Online Exclusive] The Future of the Employment Support System
By Fabio Crespin
A job matching system is just a Band-Aid. We need to move to an integrated workforce development model that supports youth facing multiple barriers
[Online Exclusive] Female Entrepreneurs: Fear of Failure and the Restorative Role of Resilience
By Lori Padley-Lee
Helping female entrepreneurs requires an understanding of their unique experiences
[Online Exclusive] Obvious and Unexpected: The Benefits of Volunteering for Youth
By Melanie Hientz
Research shows that volunteering helps improve employability and acts as a route to employment – among other positive outcomes
[Online Exclusive] Is It Time to Put Retirement Out to Pasture?
By Elizabeth Mahler and John Thompson
As career development practitioners, we can become leaders in countering the negative effects of the aging mindset that permeates our culture
Discover Year: An Important GAP for Canada’s Youth
By Jay Gosselin
Experiential learning, nurturing of self-awareness and skill development should frame every student’s planning for a gap year
Hot Links: The Changing Nature of Careers
Future Shock? The Impact of Automation on Canada’s Labour Market
Published by the C.D. Howe Institute in March 2017, this report assesses the impact of technological change on Canada’s labour market over the past 30 years and highlights its implications for the near future.