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by Nesreen Melek

My office desk separates me from my client. Eighteen years ago, I was sitting in the same chair, puzzled, depressed and not knowing what my options were. How did I make it? How did I move from being a client to an employment counselor? How did I make it? How do I look at those years? Please allow me to share my story with you.

by Christine Gertz

Many career professionals have heard of Facebook and social networking, but some are unaware of the business networking side of social media, specifically the business networking site, LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com. Other career advisors may have received an invitation and pressed the delete key. Here are six reasons for career advisors and counselors to accept the invitation to join.

by Susan Qadeer

Career counsellors working with newcomers are often called on to weigh and explore academic options with their clients. There are some very good reasons for newcomers to go back to school. They may find that they are unable to get reasonable work without Canadian qualifications; they may need time to improve their language skills or learn more about Canadian life and culture or like many others, this may just be the right time to pursue post secondary studies. In determining whether it should be a college or university, fulltime or part time, with or without a co-op work experience, or just a few courses, you will want to review determining factors with your client.