Are career assessments really useful?
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. They can be super helpful in directing you toward careers of interest. However, given that the internet is literally a place where anybody can publish anything, […]
Does a Master’s degree really boost your career?
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? My guess is something like “oh cool. What type of job are you going after?” OK, in all honesty, it’s not a total guess. That […]
You can’t avoid career uncertainty
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’s that flavour of social media post. It’s an image that says something in the vein of, we’re not all in the same boat. We’re in […]
PSE stumbling blocks that you never knew existed
Have you thought about the stumbling blocks you may encounter in college or university? When you’re in high school, the focus is on getting in to the program. You worry about meeting admission requirements and getting all your transcripts and documentation in on time. You will likely ask about career opportunities available to grads. You […]
Setting goals in a really weird year
When it comes to our kids, we often forget how much responsibility they really can take on. I mean…we’re their parents, so that’s not surprising. I can remember, quite clearly, when my daughter couldn’t even roll onto her side from her back. She started out needing so much of my help, and it just became […]
Pathway agreements to lower anxiety
Super common misconception: if you go to *gasp* community college, you will never, never, never do anything else. Many parents today were raised with the idea that university is the ideal pathway. While it has its merits, it doesn’t mean other pathways offer nothing. Moreover, thinking the old way places unnecessary limits on your kids. […]