One Question for 10 Cannexus Keynote Speakers
To celebrate a decade of Cannexus, Canada’s bilingual National Career Development Conference, we asked 10 of our pre-eminent Keynote Speakers from past conferences to answer three questions about the past, present and future of career development. They had some important – and fascinating – things to say. Read their full responses at contactpoint.ca under Blogger…
The Generations at Work
By Madeleine Fortier Understanding the life backgrounds of three different generations of workers can help us advise them better
Linking Personal Stories to Employee Engagement
By George Dutch Ken’s Story Like many young adults, Ken made a “practical and realistic” career choice, and entered the work force with technical skills that were in high demand by employers. He landed a job as a software tester in a large company during the hi-tech boom…and got stuck there. Ken was reliable, dependable,…
New Section on ContactPoint: Report & Trends
ContactPoint is pleased to announce the launch of its Reports & Trends section that allows career practitioners to more readily access information that impacts their work and their clients. The new section includes fact sheets, policy papers and statistical reports about: Labour market information Recruitment Employment policy Workplace conditions Education and training Migration Skills development…
Practitioner’s Corner
An Interview with Barbara Moses It seems the computers were really Y2K ready after all. Now how about the rest of us? How has the work world changed with the century and how can we prepare ourselves for the future? Contact Point asked Canadian career guru Barbara Moses for her comments. Here’s the interview:
First Do No Harm: Expanding Our Thinking About Opportunities
By Dorothy I. Riddle and Valerie G. Ward This is the full-lenght version, with references, of the article First Do No Harm available in the print version of The Bulletin, Summer 2012. You can also view a pdf version by going to www.employmentreadiness.info and log in as an organization. Surrounded by media messages of “tough economic…
Event uses novel format to prepare career professionals for “Talent Turbulence”
CERIC is pleased to be working with the Association of Career Professionals (ACP) International to once again present an event that will inform practitioners about the best
Sport career transition: Strengths, challenges and innovations over time
By Zarina A. Giannone (Cannexus18 GSEP Award Winner) Evolution of Sport Career Transition Research Research in the area of sport career transition has demonstrated that 15-20% of retired athletes experience transition distress, often necessitating career intervention and psychological support (Alfermann, 2000; Stambulova, Alfermann, Statler, & Cote, 2009; Wylleman, Theeboom, & Lavallee, 2004). Over the past six decades, several major advances in research and…