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Fathers at work: An examination of men’s work-family experiences

April 19, 2016By Norman Valdez0 comment

By Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt

Individuals’ careers and working lives are profoundly affected by family and care responsibilities. Increasingly, it is parents of both genders who struggle with balancing their work and home lives, particularly as there is increasing convergence in the ways women and men spend their time (Marshall 2006). However, we know less about fathers’ specific experiences with how family affects work and career development.

The path to executive: What’s different for women

April 19, 2016By Norman Valdez0 comment

By Maxine Clarke (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner) and Julie Chesley

Presently, while 66% of business undergraduate females (Powell & Butterfield, 2013) and 78% of women in upper-level management roles (Vachon & Lavis, 2013) aspire to senior executive positions, women hold only 32% of senior management positions in Canada (Catalyst, 2014). Unlike their parents, the Millennial generation is showing signs of being less willing to accept this lack of diversity at the top (Deloitte, 2015).

CERIC spring roadshows to discuss What’s Keeping You Up at Night?

April 11, 2016By Rachel So

CERIC will be hitting the road again this spring, travelling to various locations across Canada for a series of networking breakfast meetings, where attendees will be introduced to CERIC’s programs and learn about key findings from the CERIC 2015 Survey of Career Development Professionals.

Cultural influences on impression management: A focus on internationally educated engineers

April 8, 2016By Norman Valdez0 comment

By Jelena Radan (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner)

My tenure as a Mentor at Calgary Catholic Immigration Society exposed me to career counselling in a novel work setting, coaching skilled newcomers. In that role, I assisted newcomer professionals to embrace their strengths and to increase their knowledge about Canadian workplace practices. However, I recognized that an understanding of the obstacles that internationally educated (IE) professionals face while searching for employment commensurate with their skillset is only one piece of the puzzle. There is also a need to take a closer look at how human resources (HR) professionals perceive IE professionals as they interview for positions in their field of expertise. Given the absence of HR professionals’ perspectives about IE engineers’ interview skills in the professional literature, my Master’s thesis aims to fill this gap and one missing piece of the puzzle for understanding workplace practices.

Literature search highlights new Trends in Career Development

April 5, 2016By Rachel So

The field of career development is continuously evolving driven by technological advancements, economic and social changes, and other key influences. It is essential for career professionals to understand what has changed and what is emerging in this field. CERIC’s latest literature search on Trends in Career Development 2011-2016 reviews some highlights from the past five years.

Request for Proposals on Insight into Canadian Post-Secondary Career Service Models project launches

April 4, 2016By Rachel So

CERIC is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish the importance that publicly funded universities and colleges place on the provision of career development services to their students and to highlight particularly impressive models of career service provision across the country.

Registration now open for Summer Skills Academy 2016 with Mark Savickas

March 31, 2016By Rachel So

The 2016 Summer Skills Academy will feature a special one-day intensive and interactive training opportunity: Constructing Careers in the Digital Age with Mark Savickas. The session will be held Wednesday, July 13 at the CERIC office in Toronto.

Working with emerging adults who have cystic fibrosis: Information for practitioners

March 30, 2016By Norman Valdez0 comment

By Caitie Napodi (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner)

Research evidence suggests that career development does not progress in a typical way for emerging adults who have cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting mainly the lungs and the digestive system (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2013; Isralsky, Goldberg, & Shwachman, 1979; Maslow, Haydon, McRee, Ford, & Halpern, 2011). The life expectancy among those living with CF in Canada has grown, with the median age of survival increasing from 28.4 in 1987 to 49.7 in 2012 (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2012). This means that individuals with CF will now be able to pursue longer-term career paths, as medical advances have prolonged their lives. Therefore, it is beneficial for practitioners to become aware of the characteristics and needs of emerging adults with CF, and how to work with this population.

Call for Presenters for Cannexus17 National Career Development Conference now open

March 23, 2016By Rachel So

CERIC invites individuals or organizations with an interest in presenting at the Cannexus17 National Career Development Conference to submit a brief outline for consideration using the Proposal Form and encourages them to inform colleagues or students of this opportunity.

ContactPoint adds new social media wiki

March 22, 2016By Rachel So

How career development professionals and their clients can best use social media is the subject of the latest “wiki” to be added to the ContactPoint website. From research to personal branding to networking, the wiki covers the do’s and don’ts of social media across a range of the most popular platforms such as LinkedIn as well as newer apps including Periscope.

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