by Sherry Sellers
Are you:
by Paul Smith
The Recruiters are coming back to the Campus and they’ll be using Social Media to tell you about it
by Roger Sauvé
Counsellors spend a lot of time working with youth aged 15-24. Youth are told to go to school and to stay in school. It usually pays off.
Part 1 of a two-part series by Carolyn Acker
Derek Bok, the former president of Harvard University once said, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” And he is right.
by John Zaugra
Located in west-Michigan, Grand Valley State University services more than 24,000 diverse undergraduate and graduate students. GVSU prides itself as a liberal education university and values liberal learning through critical thinking, inquiry, ethical decision making, problem solving, and reflection. Its mission is to educate students to shape their lives, their professions, and their society through teaching, service, and research.
by Marilyn Van Norman
Increasingly, the results of an organizational capacity evaluation are seen as integral to running a successful career/employment centre and feed directly into strategic planning. The assessment measures the organization’s ability to meet its goals and achieve its mission. The results of effective assessments can be used to help position the career/employment centre.
by Mike Johnson
Personality assessments are ideal for people who are about to embark on a career exploration journey. One of the most important subjects of assessments is introversion-extroversion, which is explored by tests such as Personality Dimensions and Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.
by Susan Rintoul
As I write, I am gazing out the window of my office which overlooks the Parksville park. The sun is shining, a red kite is dancing on the breeze, my clients and co-workers are happy and I get to share my passion with you, doing work that is filled with possibilities and potential.
by Denise Feltham
Many vocational assessments have been developed to identify aptitudes, interests, values, work-related attitudes, and even barriers to employment. These vary in focus, complexity and cost, and selecting appropriate assessments for clients can be a challenging task. Choice can be circumscribed by agency mandate, funding, and the academic as well as developmental level of the participant.
by Anu Pala
Career assessments are challenging to utilize for visually impaired and blind individuals, but they don’t have to be. I have accessed various career assessments both as a participant as well as a facilitator and am aware of the challenges, but also know that they can be accessible.