Resources

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NEW – Working with a CDP Infographic

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AMPLIFY! Infographic

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It’s Possible Infographic

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On The Move Infographic

How can career development strategies keep you moving when you’re feeling stuck? Download and share this infographic!

Explore the Possibilities Infographic

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Downloadable Resources

Top 5 Steps in Organizing a Career Human Library

The idea of the Career Human Library is to invite people who have all kinds of different jobs into a school, library, employment services or a community centre so that career explorers can talk to and learn about a wide range of different careers in the community.  The hope that those that come to check-out…

Atlantic Canada Career Month Human Library Resource Material

The Human Library is called a Human Library because the humans are the books. It is set up so that students in small groups can “check-out” several books to find out more about their work. For this event community members who do various kinds of work are invited into the school so that students can…

Career Month Bookshelf

Looking for a book by one of our 2019 Career Month authors? Wondering what reading material is out there to help grow your career? Check out our Goodreads list (English only)

Future in Focus: Building Career Resilience for Youth

Includes four 2-hour workshops focused on helping youth in senior secondary school to develop the skills, attitudes, strategies and supports they need to build career resilience (with a 5th workshop to engage parents). Available in English and French. Disponible en anglais et français. Downloads: Future in Focus – Facilitator Guide Future in Focus – Student…

Career Decision-Making Workbook

If you are unsure what you want to do after school or throughout your career, this guide is for you. Figuring out the next steps of your career journey may seem overwhelming. This guide will take you step-by-step to get clear about what you want and how to get there.

Job Search Workbook

If you’re ready to find a job, this guide is for you.  Through a step-by-step effective and proven job search process, this workbook will help you: Find work that it a right fit for you and your skills, Help you develop the tools you need to be ready for work search, including a good resume,…

Videos

Find Your Community with Maureen McCann

Maureen McCann talks about how she found her way into the field of Career Development, and about how important community building has been to her.

Get Hired In Tough Times with Joy Cohen

So you’re life feels like it’s crashing around you, and suddenly … you’re fired. You’re let-go, or the company you work for dissolves. How do you get a job that pays the bills, and keeps you moving forward during tough times? Joy Cohen has got just the book to get you started.

Getting your Career Right (the Second or Third Time) with Sarah Vermunt

Sarah Vermunt, the author of Career Rookie and Careergams, talks with Jen about what it was like to abandon her PhD, 90 pages into her dissertation.

Harnessing Hope with Gray Poehnell

Feeling as though you’re the only introvert in the world? Gabriela Casineanu sees you, and wants you to know that there are so many incredible and awesome things about you that give you the edge in your career.

How to Get Ahead Before Anyone Else with Don Asher

Dr. Don Asher is a wealth of information, and an inspired speaker. He wants you to know that there is no one better equipped to help you get ahead than yourself. Listen to the tips and observations he has from a lifetime of work in the field of Career Development.

Just What the Doctor Ordered with Christine Fader

Feeling as though you’re the only introvert in the world? Gabriela Casineanu sees you, and wants you to know that there are so many incredible and awesome things about you that give you the edge in your career.

Other Resources and Reads

Other Awesome Websites