By Susan Qadeer
My parents came through the Depression of the 30’s and were focused on job security for their daughters. They weren’t sure that university was important but knew that a good typing speed was essential. Parents are anxious for their children to make good career decisions but often their knowledge is limited to their own experiences. Forecasting needs of the future workplace has always been inexact.
By Roxanne Hughes
Youth are faced with an abundant array of career choices in today’s labour market. Interestingly enough, many youth are not fully informed of the options available nor of their personal suitability to embark on a specific career. Often times, youth leave high school not really connected to their career path. They may attend college/university with the plans of completing a Bachelor of Arts degree and may find the courses meaningless, generalized and lacking in career purpose. Eventually students may find or “bump” into their career. Other youth may forgo post secondary education and enter directly into the labour market. Low paying jobs are available in abundance and youth may move from one low paying job to another. Eventually most people tire of employment for the sake of employment and strive to find greater purpose and passion in their career path.
Shifting Directions – Strategies That Work!, Community Futures Development Coporation of the North Okanagan, Vernon, BC. September 17-18, 2007
MBTI® Professional Development Conference, Psychometrics Canada Ltd., Calgary, AB. October 18-19, 2007
TAKING COMMAND! Reclaiming Our Profession: 2007 Annual Conference of the Ontario Society of the Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals – CARP – Ontario, Niagara on the Lake, ON. October 19-20, 2007
Saskatchewan Career Work Education Association 2007 Conference – Focusing on the Journey, Saskatchewan Career Work Education Association, Moose Jaw, SK. October 25-26, 2007
8th Annual Workplace Conference: 2020 ALBERTA TRANSFORMED, Alberta Congress Board, Jasper, AB. October 25-28, 2007
19th Annual OAAPT Conference: Creating New Dimensions of Performance, Ontario Association for the Application of Personality Type – OAAPT, Mississauga, ON. November 3-4, 2007
OSCA 2007: Every 1 Matters: The Path from Ordinary to … Extraordinary, Ontario School Counsellors’ Association – OSCA, Toronto, ON. November 4-6, 2007
The 18th OAYEC Annual Conference, Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres – OAYEC, Collingwood, ON. November 6-8, 2007
International IAEVG Conference, International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG), Padova, Italy. September 4-6 2007
Emotional Intelligence World Summit — NexusEQ 2007 , NexusEQ, Sandton, South Africa. September 10-12, 2007
Professional Coaches and Mentors Association – 10th National Conference, Professional Coaches and Mentors Association, Northern California, US. October 5-6, 2007
“Career Management is our Mission” – 2007 Annual International Association of Career Consulting Firms (IACCF) Conference, International Association of Career Consulting Firms (IACCF), San Antonio, Texas, US. October 11-13, 2007
Educause 2007: “Information Futures: Aligning Our Missions”, EDUCAUSE, Washington, US. October 23-26, 2007
Careers: An Organizational Perspective
A. M. G. Schreuder
Juta Academic, June 2006
ISBN: 0702171751
By David McKay
“Isn’t career counselling just giving a bunch of tests to tell people what career they should enter?”– student to a professor
By Ilana David
Hire Prospects is an exciting new survey outreach service offered by the Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres (OAYEC). The service offers researchers access to the opinions of youth across Ontario through our network of 70 youth employment centres. Whether it’s a sector council seeking insight into the career aspirations of 16 year old youth, an academic seeking information on the job-seeking process for young immigrants, or an employer who wants to test out strategies to attract young people to his business, Hire Prospects elicits youth feedback to meet these needs.
By Sherry Knight
It is the time of year when young people are looking for jobs. As career professionals, it is our job to help youth present themselves well. Yet, how do we know what employers are looking for when they hire?
CERIC has released a Directory of Educational Programs – available on-line through Contact Point . The directory provides a list of the many career counselling related programs across Canada that will be useful for individuals who want to become career counsellors, as well as those who are working in the field and want to continue their education.
CERIC held a book launch on February 9th 2006 to unveil CERIC's first publication, authored by Nancy Schaefer - Good Work: Get a GREAT JOB or be your OWN BOSS: a young person's guide.
Good Work! is a partnership between CERIC and YES (Youth Employment Service). Ms. Schaefer, President of YES worked with former graduates of YES services to assemble the wealth of valuable information and advice found in this book. The guide