Career Panorama

 

Helping Young People Navigate the Post-School Transition

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.

Delivering Career Education in the Post-Pandemic World

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.

Careers Beyond Cancer – A Virtual Churchill Journey

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.

Common Career Roadblocks for Doctors

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!

Cards Against Insanity

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!

Career Development of Transgender and Gender Diverse People

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.

Helping Your Clients Choose a Quality Training Provider

Posted on 17/11/2021

As career practitioners, our clients may seek our advice on how to choose between the large range of training provider options that are available to them. So how can we answer these questions, and provide useful information to our clients?

The Renaissance of Rehabilitation Counselling

Posted on 6/10/2021

Rehabilitation Counselling, similar to Career Counselling, has a long history, dating back to post WWII support for veterans. The two fields have much in common with regard to providing vocational support.

Career Education in Primary School

Posted on 20/09/2021

Many people feel that primary school is too early to start thinking about careers. This concern ignores the reality that even if formal career education does not start until students are 11 or 12, they will already have learnt informally.

Never Forget the Worth of our Own Skill Set!

Posted on 30/08/2021

Not recognising and appreciating the importance of our essential communication and relationship building abilities can be detrimental to both career practitioners and their clients.

Career Advice and the World of Future Work

Posted on 11/08/2021

Since 2018, Jobs Queensland has been undertaking a number of research projects examining the future of work and what it means for Queensland out to 2030. The need for career development and career advice features strongly in the findings.

From Broadcast to Me-Cast, Lessons for Micro-Credentials

Posted on 2/06/2021

Micro-credentials appear to be the new black in learning. They hold the promise of accessible on-demand learning. However, until governments seek to regulate non-formal micro-credentials the protection offered through formal learning is not there.

Values and the Power of Becoming a Storyteller

Posted on 7/04/2021

Values have been assessed by commercial entities in the hiring process for a number of years but for government employees, the game has changed and it’s a little confusing for some.

The Current Landscape of Careers Advisers in Schools

Posted on 23/03/2021

All high school students should expect to receive professional career guidance at school. Jenine Smith, President of the Careers Advisers Association of NSW & ACT (CAA), writes about the current landscape of career advisers in schools.

Helping People Through Redundancy in a Crisis

Posted on 9/03/2021

Facing redundancy and job loss is never an easy journey – coupled with a worldwide pandemic. Our role as a Career Coach is to remind them that sometimes going through adversity during a crisis can really help bring out the best in them.

The Evolution of a Job Search Writer

Posted on 23/02/2021

The firm belief of Rupert French continues to be that the main factors for job search success are developing and demonstrating confidence and the right attitude.

The Long Shot

Posted on 12/01/2021

Bringing the tools and techniques of psychological wellbeing to the community during Covid-19.

The Pandemic Career Break

Posted on 28/10/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the concept of a career break as we have known it to be.