Unique LGBTQ Counselling Internship now open
Family Service Toronto (FST) is offering a unique opportunity for an LGBTQ Counselling Internship, for up to 12 months, in its
CERIC national employer survey reveals Canadian executives struggling with recruitment, skills gap
The majority of Canadian executives (81%) are having difficulty finding people with the right skill set to fill positions and 78% agree there is a skills gap in their respective industry, but few have drawn on the expertise of career development professionals to address recruitment and retention challenges, according to a national survey recently conducted…
Winter 2021 issue of Careering focuses on social justice
This digital-only issue of Careering, on the theme of Social Justice, highlights the importance of understanding the context in which people pursue education and work – or are prevented from doing so to their full potential. It also reminds us that career development can be a powerful tool to challenge inequities and to advance the public good.…
Yes, your employees are still burned out. Here’s what you can do about it
Solutions to support struggling workers must go beyond self-care Jodi Tingling The past few years have been stressful, to say the least. We have had to navigate numerous challenges including but not limited to working through a pandemic while managing multiple responsibilities, witnessing and protesting social justice issues that continue to have a negative impact…
The Great Reshuffle: Canadian study reveals 81 per cent of Canadian executives having difficulty filling positions and confirm industry-wide skills gap
CERIC uncovers keen insights on top challenges Canadian businesses face during ever-evolving pandemic and how career development can increase Canada’s economic growth TORONTO, ON (February 1, 2022) — There is a vaccine to champion recruitment and retention in the wake of “The Great Reshuffle.” It’s called career development. A national survey [i] recently conducted by…
Women with disability as corporations’ stakeholders
By Luciana Martins Alves In Canada, 14.9% of women live with disability (Statistics Canada, 2012), of which 13.4% reported unemployment (Statistics Canada, 2011); 5.6% of Canadian women living without disability reported unemployment (Statistics Canada, 2011). This unbalance in unemployment rates between women with disability (WWD) and women without disability denotes a problem that requires attention…
Human Rights Resources
By Christine Gertz What are Human Rights? Human rights are accorded to human beings to respect and protect a person’s body, dignity and property. However, there is some disagreement among individuals, states and countries regarding the degree to which each human right should be met, if that right should be applied to all persons, and…
Anti-racism from the inside out: Challenging white supremacy in the workplace
How the Kootenay Career Development Society is working to confront institutionalized racism within its own walls Malorie Moore In her 2017 book, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge states: “The perverse thing about our current racial structure is that it has always fallen on the shoulders of those at…
We need to start early: Fostering a career mindset in young people
Embedding world of work knowledge in the classroom can transform how students feel about their learning Lucy Sattler Education has many purposes, and one of those is to help young people prepare for their working lives. School should give them the skills and knowledge they need to set off on a grand career adventure, and…