Online Reviews Emerging as Key Influence in Job Search
By Nathan Laurie How user-generated content will drive applicant decision-making and recruitment spending patterns well into the future
New report on meeting career needs of newcomer and refugee students
The final report of a CERIC-funded University of Winnipeg project into how career development can make school more meaningful for newcomer and refugee youth is now available. The report provides details of a three-year research program led by Dr Jan Stewart that investigated schools and communities in Calgary, Winnipeg and St John’s. It contains recommendations…
[Online Exclusive] The Importance of International Students in the K to 12 Education Sector in Canada
By Jeff Davis Overview of the economic benefits of the internationalization of the primary and secondary school sectors
Updated edition of Military to Civilian Employment book to be published next year
The CERIC Board of Directors recently approved a project to revise Military to Civilian Employment: A Career Practitioner’s Guide for publication in January 2025. The new edition would reflect substantive changes within the Canadian military ecosystem and ensure that Canadian career professionals have an up-to-date resource to help ex-military clients smoothly transition from military roles…
Dismantling the Impact of Unconscious Bias on Job Searching, Mental Health and Career Services
PAST PAID WEBINAR SERIES Presenter Lakeisha Mathews, EdD, Director of the Career and Internship Center at the University of Baltimore Original dates and time of the series: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Tuesday, November 21, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET (Check your time zone) Cost PAID Webinar Series…
Supporting the careers of individuals who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour
It is vital that career professionals understand how systemic racism affects the career and educational pathways of their clients to help them succeed Jodi Tingling Systemic racism in Canada has affected individuals who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), and for many has had a negative impact on their career pathways. As a…
What students want from employers to create safe, inclusive workplaces
Dalhousie University interviewed students and graduates belonging to equity-deserving groups to better understand their experiences in the labour market Vicki Mackintosh and Michelle Patrick Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) have been major buzzwords in the labour market in the past 18 months. But it goes beyond language. The onset of a global pandemic has…
When Employees Win, Organizations Win
By John Horn Advice on improving employee engagement, from an organization that takes career development seriously
International Careerists
By Roberta Neault Who works across borders and why? A primer What do you think of when you hear about international or global careers? Most Canadian career practitioners probably picture Canadians working abroad, typically as expatriates or humanitarians, or individuals who have permanently immigrated to Canada. It’s harder for us to conceptualize Canada as a…
Future mindsets and skillsets for a changing world
Career professionals can support jobseekers to develop human skills, higher-order thinking and other key employability attributes Colleen Knechtel Skills assessment and development are central aspects of career professionals’ work. Canada is ranked 10th of 36 countries in preparedness for the demand of future skills (OECD, 2022) – a gap that connects to the present labour…