By Krista Maydew, MA, GCDF Cassie Saunders, BA Increasingly, we are seeing a trend toward the development and delivery of Internet based e-services. Although e-services are typically provided directly to clients (e.g., online career management services), there also exists the possibility of providing e-services to practitioners and employers via “communities of practice” or practitioner networks.…
by Jaz Bruhn Author: Donna Dunning Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2010 ISBN: 978-1-85788-542-2 Bah! Bah! Bah! Please tell me this is not just another book about the Myers-Briggs personality type.This is what I thought as I did my first skim of Ms. Dunning’s latest book. Not a very open minded approach, I agree
By Julia Lebedeva In this era of massive information, the latest technologies are transforming the way people work and live. Emotional fitness coaching, as set down in Warren Redman’s book, is a piece of new technology that enables leaders to do exactly what the title says. This book is a good, easy to use, interactive…
CERIC launches new book on how career theory informs practice Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice is a collection of contemporary and emerging career development theories and models that aims to inform the practice of career development professionals around the globe. The book was published by CERIC and edited by Dr Nancy…
Practice Firm: A Unique Concept in Employability Since 1995, the practice firms have given the opportunity to almost 5000 Canadians to update their knowledge and acquire hands-on work experience while conducting an active job search. Throughout their activities, the participants benefit from the professional support of resource personnel. The concept of the practice firm was…
Practice Firm: A Unique Concept in Employability Since 1995, the practice firms have given the opportunity to almost 5000 Canadians to update their knowledge and acquire hands-on work experience while conducting an active job search. Throughout their activities, the participants benefit from the professional support of resource personnel. The concept of the practice firm was…
Becoming Adult: How Teenagers Prepare for the World of Work By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Barbara Schneider, Basic Books, 2000 ISBN: 0-465-01540-9 An excellent book for guidance counsellors, parents, teachers, and anyone working with teenagers, though it has somewhat of an academic bent. Readers may be familiar with Dr. Csikszentmihalyi’s books on flow (losing oneself in…
