Posted on 3/04/2024
Newcomers face unique challenges and opportunities. Helping newcomers navigate their career paths carries profound significance. It transcends mere employment; it's about assisting individuals in crafting new lives.
Posted on 19/03/2024
Despite headlines about record mobility in 2023, people aren’t moving as much as expected. So, if people and organisations need to shift, how do we help people embrace mobility and move more freely?
Posted on 6/03/2024
The Gender Pay Gap in Australia has only shifted marginally in 20 years. How can career professionals help our female clients earn what they are worth?
Posted on 21/02/2024
Have you ever stopped to consider your social class and the impact it has had on your career? Samantha Kilmartin discusses why conversations and considerations of class are important in career development.
Posted on 6/02/2024
In architecture, if you can’t hide something, you make a feature of it. David Brebner took on this piece of advice to successfully manage his career while living with Tourette's Syndrome.
Posted on 22/01/2024
As a mentor, Diana Day PhD has been able to share her experience across industries, expand her professional network and support many postgraduate students and staff.
Posted on 9/01/2024
By exploring young people’s access to and use of a wide range of career resources, we can further nuance our understanding of what formal services can and might do.
Posted on 12/12/2023
As career development professionals, we help our clients prepare for the first few months in their new roles and organisations. A window in which to settle in and learn, establish yourself, and assess whether this is the right place for you.
Posted on 20/11/2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of career development, the concepts of Opportunity Awareness and Luck Readiness stand out as guiding beacons.
Posted on 13/11/2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace, Australia is currently experiencing a unique convergence of generations. The Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and now, Generation Z (Zoomers), all coexist.
Posted on 31/10/2023
Having a growth mindset and putting it into action requires discipline and deliberate action to disrupt our thinking. One of the things that trumps this growth mindset is non-dualistic thinking.
Posted on 17/10/2023
As a practitioner who works as both an Independent Learning Pathway (ILP) facilitator and a career development specialist, Dr Glenys Ker has encountered numerous intersections between the two roles.
Posted on 28/09/2023
The central theme explored in this research into athlete career transitions is understanding the alignment between the expectations of current athletes, the experiences of past athletes and the observations of non-athletes in sport.
Posted on 19/09/2023
Autistic people often get told they can’t do various jobs due to their autism. But autistic employees often bring a wealth of positive attributes to the workplace, including their passionate interests.
Posted on 5/09/2023
In a world characterised by diversity and complex human interactions, the quest to understand ourselves and others takes on paramount importance. Personality profiling has emerged as a valuable tool in this endeavour.
Posted on 23/08/2023
Students will experience all manner of emotions as they navigate their career development. As career practitioners, we can consider how these emotions might support or undermine our clients’ motivation and proactive behaviours.
Posted on 9/08/2023
A quick search online for Retirement Planning reveals literally millions of ‘hits’ for financial planning, and to a lesser degree, health implications. However, there is a lot more to consider.
Posted on 17/07/2023
Perception of accompaniment matters to the client and there are little ways in which we can make a positive difference. Small things do matter and can be achieved without adding a lot of time or effort to our demanding schedules.
Posted on 29/06/2023
Career values play a significant role in shaping our career paths and choices. These values are particularly important for young people who are in the early stages of their career development and getting ready to enter the workforce.
Posted on 19/06/2023
When young people are not certain, or struggle to make decisions about their future careers, they can feel anxious or concerned. These types of feelings can be a common cause of stress in educational settings.
Posted on 5/06/2023
We’ve been thinking about jobs and work the same way for a really long time. The old method of slotting people into static, linear jobs won’t work for the flexible, dynamic world of work we’re rapidly moving into.
Posted on 24/05/2023
Career coaching introverts can be a very satisfying journey of self-discovery for both the client and the coach. Watching and monitoring clients grow and learn to love themselves and their associated talents/attributes is a great experience.
Posted on 10/05/2023
This year started with multiple webinars on climate change, the future of work, green careers, and sustainability. Dr Ann Villiers writes that these are timely explorations and updates.
Posted on 3/05/2023
The concept of retirement has changed dramatically over the years. Retirement in the 21st Century is probably best summed up as what our parents would have labelled semi-retirement.
Posted on 17/04/2023
In today's world, STEM careers are in high demand, and the need for skilled professionals in these fields is only growing. However, many young people, especially girls, are still avoiding STEM careers due to systemic and cultural barriers.
Posted on 28/03/2023
Adolescence can be a time of great change. As young people formulate and reformulate their goals for the future, academic and career choices assume increasing importance.
Posted on 22/03/2023
When it comes to navigating the complex landscape of career education and planning, it is important for a school careers adviser to recognise the navigational capacity of both students and families.
Posted on 27/02/2023
Jenny Gleeson recently attended the Cannexus23 conference in Ottawa, Canada. The conference examined the impact of career development on education, the economy and social justice.
Posted on 16/02/2023
In today's rapidly changing job market, more and more people are considering self-employment as a viable career path. self-employment can offer many benefits and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Posted on 24/01/2023
Since ChatGPT hit the market in November, people everywhere are jumping on to explore the application. ChatGPT stands for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and is an AI chatbot tool created by OpenAI.
Posted on 9/01/2023
Well-being is hard to quantify, so it often ends up in the bucket of projects “we will get to one day when we have time.” Yet making sure your team is physically well and psychologically safe is a constant for all team leaders.
Posted on 22/11/2022
Earlier this year, Freda Zapsalis applied and subsequently attended the 2022 EDADOC summer school held at Universum College in Pristina, Kosovo. She is currently a PhD student at RMIT University.
Posted on 16/11/2022
In Australia, research on participation in higher education has proliferated as part of broader reforms to redress historical exclusions in access. However, too often, under-represented groups are treated as if they have a singular voice.
Posted on 1/11/2022
Orygen is trialing a range of digital and hybrid employment support and career development programs to support young people with mental ill-health.
Posted on 17/10/2022
The growth of sport in Australia has been considerable in the last 30 years. These changes serve as a reality check for higher education institutions to adequately prepare graduates for the workforce.
Posted on 29/09/2022
The Be Real Game online version is free for use by all teachers and students in NSW schools. It is designed for groups of young people to role play being a working adult.
Posted on 19/09/2022
The curriculum is designed to ensure students have the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in society. Linking learning with life helps students understand how the content they cover in the classroom is relevant for their future.
Posted on 31/08/2022
Many Australians are facing major career changes brought about by burnout, industry changes, business closures, and new technology. How can you handle such changes? Here are six questions to ask yourself.
Posted on 22/08/2022
Career advisors working in schools are not only aware of the importance of their work but equally, the challenges of providing effective career development in the current landscape.
Posted on 8/08/2022
High school students want more information about post-school options including alternative pathways into university, vocational education opportunities and to hear from other young people who have recently navigated life after school.
Posted on 27/07/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on our lives and our careers. It has disrupted education, dealt a major shock to the economy and labour markets, and transformed workplaces through the rapid rise of working from home.
Posted on 7/07/2022
Col McCowan OAM developed four Career Education and Development Scales (CEDS) which could provide students with formative self-assessment opportunities.
Posted on 27/06/2022
As career practitioners we come across many different clients, some with challenging life situations that they are navigating. It is our privilege to assist them in finding their way in their career.
Posted on 14/06/2022
It is currently ‘career season’ in the medical world, which means a lot of career planning, refreshing of CVs, interview preparation, many nervous doctors and a lot of career indecision!
Posted on 23/05/2022
There is a need to assist clients meet the costs of career development practitioners. Career services can play an important role in helping to improve labour supply, address skill shortages, and raise the level and quality of human capital.
Posted on 18/05/2022
Since September 2021, the Great Resignation has been expected to strike in Australia. So, has it happened here in Australia? Yes, the Great Resignation or Great Re-evaluation is happening here in Australia, and it has hit hard.
Posted on 2/05/2022
No Bullshit Therapy is an approach created by Professor Jeff Young to engage people who at first, may appear like they don’t want to be helped, or more accurately, don’t want your help.
Posted on 20/04/2022
The QLD recipient of the 2021 CDAA Division Awards for Excellence in Practice Michael Healy discusses his research on graduate employability and career development in higher education.
Posted on 4/04/2022
Leaving school is a time of uncertainty for most young people as they face important future life decisions. For many Autistic young people, not knowing what the future holds can be downright scary for them and their families.
Posted on 16/03/2022
Over the past 2 years, many clients have used Covid as an opportunity to reflect not only on their career but their life as a whole. Here are 5 key tips for negotiating a continued full or partial work from home.
Posted on 17/02/2022
This is the story of building a product. This is the story of Cards Against Insanity. Fasten your seatbelts. Here we go!
Posted on 14/02/2022
How do we understand the changing world of work and identify big picture trends that are shaping our workforce? We use labour market information.
Posted on 2/02/2022
The past two years of the pandemic has only served to emphasise that change is an unremitting reality of the world in which we live. One positive outcome has been an increased awareness of career management.
Posted on 17/01/2022
Most transgender and gender diverse people want be included in an engaging workplace and thrive in work that speaks to their skills, interests and passions. Unfortunately, Discrimination, stigmatisation, and exclusion impact their career development.
Posted on 14/12/2021
Schools have mostly stayed constant over the past 75 years. But in today's classrooms, technology has become a vital aspect of the learning environment.