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…
By Madeleine Fortier Understanding the life backgrounds of three different generations of workers can help us advise them better
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,…
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…
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:
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…
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…
Workforce development can bridge the gap between businesses with labour shortages and skilled workers without post-secondary degrees Denisse Alejo The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are undisputed, and now, more than ever, workplaces are paying attention to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and other dimensions when hiring. However, despite an…
By Rob Shea Career development is not just for high school students anymore. For many years most organizations operated without due regard for their employees career development. Any career development activity financed or administered by the organization was relegated to a reactive response to layoffs and or a few workshops here and there.
