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Category: Career Development

Does the name on your resume count you out?

Does the name on your resume count you out?

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Devon Turcotte

The name on your resume can carry a lot of weight I’ve seen a lot of first resumes in my day. I’ve advised on a lot of first resumes inContinue readingDoes the name on your resume count you out?

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What does success really look like? Maybe not what you meme.

What does success really look like? Maybe not what you meme.

June 14, 2021Devon Turcotte

You’ve seen those internet memes, right? The ones that compare “how people think success looks” to “how success really looks.” Like this one: Or maybe you’re more familiar with thisContinue readingWhat does success really look like? Maybe not what you meme.

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Are career assessments really useful?

Are career assessments really useful?

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021Devon Turcotte

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. Research careers using career assessments. (OK, it doesn’t rhyme. I never claimed to be a poet.) Career assessment tools are abundant online. TheyContinue readingAre career assessments really useful?

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Pandemic interruptions to school: are our kids really behind academically?

Pandemic interruptions to school: are our kids really behind academically?

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021Devon Turcotte

Are our kids’ academic and career futures in jeopardy because of school interruptions during the pandemic? No. And here’s why.Continue readingPandemic interruptions to school: are our kids really behind academically?

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Does a Master’s degree really boost your career?

Does a Master’s degree really boost your career?

March 27, 2021April 20, 2021Devon Turcotte

What is the real story behind upskilling? If I told you I was about to wrap up a Master’s degree program, what do you think your first question would be?Continue readingDoes a Master’s degree really boost your career?

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How does leadership affect your career choices?

How does leadership affect your career choices?

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021Devon Turcotte

I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately, from different perspectives. I’m listening to my child’s teachers through online school and witnessing their classroom leadership styles. We all watched theContinue readingHow does leadership affect your career choices?

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The plight of the guidance counsellor

The plight of the guidance counsellor

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Devon Turcotte

If you’re a grown-up with children, chances are that sometime in the last year, you’ve experienced the education system up close for probably the first time since you were aContinue readingThe plight of the guidance counsellor

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You can’t avoid career uncertainty

You can’t avoid career uncertainty

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020Devon Turcotte

Several times this year, I’ve seen a thing going around social media. I don’t want to call it a meme, because I associate memes with sarcasm and puns, but it’sContinue readingYou can’t avoid career uncertainty

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Holiday networking – it’s a thing, even in COVID times

Holiday networking – it’s a thing, even in COVID times

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Devon Turcotte

The holidays are a great time for networking in a couple of different ways. Without realizing it, most of us have been holiday networking since we were kids. At whatContinue readingHoliday networking – it’s a thing, even in COVID times

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You are more than your job

You are more than your job

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020Devon Turcotte

Remember when you were in high school, and going onto the next steps was the most important thing? It seemed like all anybody talked about was where they were goingContinue readingYou are more than your job

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