Strengthening Resilience: A Career Counsellor in Rwanda
By Jeanette Hung
Resilience Within the Career Development Sector
By Deirdre Pickerell and Roberta Neault
The career development field needs to build resiliency within the sector in order to address disengagement, apathy, burnout and feelings of underutilization
Mindfulness and Chaos Theory of Careers
By Justin Pritchard
Life and careers are subject to non-linear and continual change, which inevitability results in unpredictability – practicing mindfulness can provide us with the tools necessary to live a more clear-minded and balanced life
Hot Links: Resiliency Research and Positive Psychology Resources
The Duckworth Lab at the University of Pennsylvania
The lab researches and measures two traits that predict achievement: grit and self-control.
Getting the Story Out: Storytelling in Job Search Workshops
By David William McKay
Narrative techniques, such as storytelling, help clients facing difficult situations identify their strengths and gain a firm foundation to achieve their career and life goals
Engage Employers to Get Youth Jobs
By Joanne Kviring
Employment programs that work with employers are the best way to ensure youth have in-demand skills and experience to succeed in the job market
Career Briefs
Help for military to civilian transitions
The Military to Civilian Employment: A Career Practitioner’s Guide is now available, having launched at the Cannexus16 National Career Development Conference. An average of 5,000 Armed Forces personnel exits the military each year, many of whom seek to use their unique skill set in the civilian labour market. The guide will equip career professionals with what they need to know to assist veterans.
[Careers in Focus] Targeting In-Demand Careers: A Case Study of Toronto’s Financial Services Sector
By Kamini Sahadeo
Advising jobseekers on careers in financial services begins with an understanding of the sector’s business lines, areas of high demand and being able to match jobseekers’ soft and technical skills to the needs of the employer
Results of CERIC 2015 Survey of Career Service Professionals released
The 2015 CERIC Survey of Career Service Professionals – recently completed by more than 1,000 respondents across Canada – paints a picture of a female-dominated field that is highly educated but only modestly compensated. These career professionals report that the top issue “keeping them up at night” is the public’s lack of understanding of career service interventions although close to 60% state that the perceived value of career professionals has improved in recent years.
French edition of mental health career services guide now available
CERIC is pleased to publish a free French-language version of its popular Career Services Guide Supporting People Affected by Mental Health Issues. The English guide has already been downloaded more than 3,500 times since being released in May 2015. While taking a national perspective, the guide does not necessarily reflect specific provincial regulations, such as those in Quebec. Readers from Quebec should note that some interventions are legally reserved.