Canadian Experience Means Soft Skills
By Susan Denommee and Susan Liu Woronko
Canada’s Trucking Industry: Careers for People with Drive!
By Angela Splinter
The Conference Board of Canada projects a shortage of positions, including 25,000 to 30,000 drivers, within the trucking industry by 2020
10 Questions for Ratna Omidvar
Ratna Omidvar is the founding Executive Director of the Global Diversity Exchange (GDX) at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University and is currently Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (CAMH), The Environics Institute and Samara. She is Chair of Lifeline Syria, Chair Emerita of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council and Co-Chair of DiverseCity: the Greater Toronto Leadership Project. Omidvar is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and commentator on migration, diversity, integration and inclusion.
Omidvar will be a keynote speaker at the Cannexus16 National Career Development Conference in Ottawa in January.
When “Time Off” Is Actually a Step Forward
By Michelle Dittmer
When done properly, a gap year at any age can be an enriching experience, both personally and professionally
The Generations at Work
By Madeleine Fortier
Understanding the life backgrounds of three different generations of workers can help us advise them better
Essential Skills Mismatches
By Janet Lane
We already have the tools we need to solve the essential skills gap – they are just being underutilized
The Fall issue of Careering examines Soft Skills and Intergenerational Issues
The Fall 2015 issue of Careering magazine is out and this edition’s theme is “Soft Skills and Intergenerational Issues.” Articles discuss issues revolving around the importance of soft skills and the challenges faced by an intergenerational workforce:
Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT): Connecting People to Work
By Paul Brinkhurst
ESAT was created to support the integration of “soft” skill development in training programs so they are given the same or greater emphasis as literacy or technical skills
Career Exploration in Elementary Years: It’s Not Too Early!
By Kathy Levine, Dawn Sutherland and Darrell Cole
Community-based and parental involvement in career exploration throughout a child’s educational development can make a significant difference in their career engagement
[Online Exclusive] Investing in Millennials
By Rachel Laliberté