Unique LGBTQ Counselling Internship now open
Family Service Toronto (FST) is offering a unique opportunity for an LGBTQ Counselling Internship, for up to 12 months, in its
Family Service Toronto (FST) is offering a unique opportunity for an LGBTQ Counselling Internship, for up to 12 months, in its
Career development professionals recognize they are missing critical skills and knowledge to effectively support an increasing number of clients with mental illness in their job search
There is a Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling – CERIC? This national organization was established in December 2001 and has entered into long term partnership agreements with The Canadian Journal of Career Development and Contact Point. The Institute is presently negotiating its first research grants.
To hear more about the Institute and its work, stay tuned to Contact Point, The Canadian Journal of Career Development and events in the career counselling community.
Canada’s virtual community dedicated to the professional development needs of career practitioners has relaunched, harnessing the power of social media, offering an updated
You are looking at the very first issue of Careering magazine – a resource by and for career development professionals in Canada! The magazine will provide reflection and analysis of the latest career counselling and development practices and theories. It is part of CERIC’s mandate to advance knowledge in the field, champion multi-sectoral communication and facilitate conversations about the value of career development.
By Tara Orchard and Imran M. Ismail
The restructuring of the world economy has led to changes in the structure of work in Canada. Temporary jobs, contingent work, more competition and more skills are the reality of the modern Canadian workplace. These changes have resulted in the need for both employers and workers to be prepared to rapidly adapt and step outside of their comfort zones by doing things differently. These changes pose additional challenges for internationally educated professionals (IEPs) as they seek to transition successfully into the Canadian workforce.
By Judy Marston
Imagine you’re in your 40s and have never competed for a job, written a resume or had a behavioural interview. This is the reality for the vast majority of retiring or transitioning Canadian military regular force members. (Reserves members, in comparison, are often more likely to have held civilian jobs during their CF tenure.) It’s almost as if they have just finished high school and are starting out on their own – except they have 20 to 35 years of work experience, much of which can sound like a foreign language to the civilian employers they are hoping will hire them.
By Barbara A. Smith
Over the past 40 years, there has been a dramatic increase in global connections within technological, economic and cultural spheres, which have in turn affected the production, trade and finance that shape the world of work. Looking closer, globalization is characterized by: the emergence of a single global market for credit and money; growth of strategic international cities where services infrastructure of the global economy is located; establishment of enforceable regional and global trade and a push towards financial deregulation and liberalization that restrict the flexibility of domestic economic, environmental and social policies; development of global bureaucracies and emergence of new political entities; and compression of time and space as a result of technologic developments (Spiegel et al., 2004; Huynen et al., 2005).
By Miranda Vande Kuyt
“Start packing.” After five cross-country moves, 10 cities and 13 houses – the news was old. Seems every year my family newsletter read the same: “My husband got a new job, we’ve moved again, I’m trying to settle us in our new city.” What I don’t share is how hard it is to build a life when I’m in constant transition.