Career Exploration in Elementary Years: It’s Not Too Early!

Community-based and parental involvement in career exploration throughout a child’s educational development can make a significant difference in their career engagement By Kathy Levine, Dawn Sutherland and Darrell Cole Over the past decade in Canada, there has been increased interest on the part of educators, academics, labour market specialists and federal/provincial policy analysts in career…

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[Theory Corner] Cultural Scripts and the Career Development of Canadian Young Adults with Mental Illnesses

  Career counselling can assist youth with mental illness to challenge cultural scripts and become successful in their careers By Christa Boychuk  Individuals are more vulnerable to the onset of mental illness during late adolescence and emerging adulthood (ages 14 to 29). Mental illnesses vary from anxiety to schizophrenia and are often associated with formal…

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Beyond the Career Myth: Career Crafting the Decade After High School

  Practical advice on successfully navigating the tumultuous transition from school to work By Cathy Campbell Despite the rhetoric that today’s young people have been pampered, the reality is that they are confronted with more challenges than previous generations as they make the school-to-work transition: Lengthy stints in training institutions Student debt that takes years…

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A Young Adult’s Guide to Networking

Help new graduates tap into the hidden job market with the best tool at their disposal – the information interview By Heather Claridge   Career professionals know that 70-80% of jobs are found through networking. This skill is particularly critical for new graduates and early-stage career professionals yet it is something that they typically don’t…

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