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By Chelsea L. Arsenault (Cannexus15 GSEP Award Winner) The transition to adulthood encompasses a number of major life changes and decisions that significantly influence an individual’s career development. (Biehal & Wade, 1996; Creed et al., 2011; Young et al., 2011). Youth living in residential child care centres face a number of distinct challenges as they leave care and transition…
By Jessica Isenor (Cannexus16 GSEP Award Winner) Losing one’s job can be a difficult experience with which to cope. It can lead to a host of physical and mental health problems (McKee-Ryan, Song, Wanberg, & Kinicki, 2005) as well as relationship difficulties (Harris & Isenor, 2010). There are also those who derive much of their core identity from their…
I don’t like the words “barriers to employment.” Maybe it’s just me succumbing to the legendary Canadian political correctness, but the term “barrier” just sounds so […]
By Nicki Moore and Siobhan Neary Researchers from the UK found a way to make compulsory training in career theory and reflective practice palatable – and […]
The Great Canadian Skills Mismatch A number of important demographic shifts happened since Rick Miner published the first report in the People Without Jobs, Jobs Without […]