Beyond the Career Myth: Career Crafting the Decade After High School
By Cathy Campbell
Practical advice on successfully navigating the tumultuous transition from school to work
An Optimist Goes Job Seeking
By Lisa Sansom
Helping your clients find work can be as simple (or as complicated) as protecting them from themselves
10 Questions for Mark Franklin
Mark Franklin is Practice Leader of CareerCycles and President of One Life Tools. He developed the CareerCycles narrative method of practice, co-authored related peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and co-developed the Who You Are Matters! game and online Storyteller tools. Franklin presents internationally, hosts the Career Buzz radio show, and worked as a career counsellor at two of Canada’s largest universities after a first career in engineering. He earned an MEd in counselling psychology, Career Management Fellow and Canadian Certified Counsellor designations.
Franklin was the recipient of the Stu Conger Leadership Award for Career Development in 2015.
Spring-Summer issue of Careering explores corporate career development
The theme of the Spring-Summer 2015 issue of Careering magazine is “Career Development in Organizations” and is full of articles exploring career issues in the corporate world:
- Corporate Career Development: Art Meets Science, by Bill Huffaker
- Career Development in Organizations: A Lost or an Emerging Opportunity? by Deirdre A. Pickerell and Roberta A. Neault
- When Employees Win, Organizations Win, by John Horn
- What Career Development Looks Like in the Canadian Workplace, by Mario R. Gravelle
…and much more, including:
June 12 is the Cannexus Call for Presenters Deadline
You only have until this Friday to get your proposal in for Cannexus16! We welcome submissions that explore innovative approaches in career development. With 800 delegates expected, this is an excellent opportunity for you to profile your research, promising practice or expertise.
Roxanne Sawatzky to offer Motivation to Work webinar series beginning October 23
CERIC and the New Brunswick Career Development Action Group have partnered together on a new webinar series. Presented by Roxanne Sawatzky, Motivation to Work: How to Support Your Clients to Get Unstuck and Get Working will provide attendees with practical techniques to support clients in moving towards employment. Participants will be introduced to James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente’s Stages of Change and to Bill Miller and Steve Rollnick’s Motivational Interviewing.
Career Services Guide seeks to improve employment for people with mental health issues
A new CERIC-funded Career Services Guide is seeking to improve the employment outcomes for people living with mental health problems and illnesses at a time when one in five Canadians experience a mental health issue, with an annual cost to the economy of more than $50 billion.
May 29 is Early Bird deadline for Summer Skills Academy
CERIC’s Summer Skills Academy meets your need for training that is face-to-face, in-depth, and, importantly, fits your budget. The 2015 Summer Skills Academy will be held July 7, 8 and 9 at the CERIC office in mid-town Toronto.
Cannexus16 Super Saver registration now open!
Registration for the Cannexus16 National Career Development Conference is now open. We offer a variety of packages at very competitive rates! Take advantage of the Super Saver rate by registering by September 9 for only $425. Special discounts are available for members of supporting organizations, students and groups of five or more.