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Something is changing in career conversations. Clients are arriving with more information than ever before. They may have researched career paths online, explored labour market trends, watched countless videos, or even asked artificial intelligence tools for advice before ever speaking with a career professional. Yet access to so much information does not always make decision-making easier. Often, clients seem overwhelmed. Many still seem uncertain about what to trust, what matters, or how to move forward with confidence. As a career professional, you are increasingly being asked layered and emotionally complex…
Adaptive Career Development in a Changing Labour Market Not long ago, career discussions often focused on advancement, promotion, and long-term stability within a particular field or organization. While those conversations still exist, many clients today are arriving with a very different set of concerns. Some are restarting careers in their 40s and 50s after layoffs or organizational restructuring. Others are exploring multiple income streams or questioning whether the career path they spent years building is still sustainable in a rapidly changing economy. At the same time, labour markets continue evolving…
You may have noticed something changing in career development over the past few years. Clients now have access to more information, more technology, and more career advice than ever before, yet many seem more uncertain than ever. They question what to trust and how to move forward. Increasingly, career professionals are discovering that the work is not simply about finding information, but interpreting it. This idea also surfaced repeatedly during the development of Career Professionals of Canada’s Certified Future Strategist (CFS) program. It emerged gradually across research, conversations with practitioners,…
Career professionals do not simply work with résumés, job searches, or career plans. We work with people. And often, we meet them at moments when life feels uncertain, heavy, or unsettled. Job loss, underemployment, career transitions, immigration, workplace conflict, caregiving, financial strain, health concerns, and burnout all intersect with the work we do. Add rapid technological change, constant online comparison, and economic uncertainty, and it is no surprise that many clients arrive feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or unsure of themselves. Before going any further, I want to be clear about one…
There is a scene many of us have watched unfold. A student sits at the kitchen table late at night, trying to finish an assignment. They are not looking for a shortcut; they are looking for help. They reach for an AI tool like ChatGPT the way they might open a dictionary, use a calculator, or type a query into a search engine. They ask for examples, ideas, and help on how to structure their thoughts. Then the uncertainty arrives. They have heard rumours that using AI tools is “cheating,” even…
For decades, students, jobseekers, and career changers were encouraged to “learn technology” as a pathway to stability and success. Many followed that advice. They earned IT diplomas, learned to code, and mastered software that was considered cutting-edge at the time. But technology moved faster than anyone expected. Programming languages evolved, platforms disappeared, and tools changed before graduates could fully settle into their careers. Today, many people are asking a hard but necessary question: What actually matters now? We are living in a new era. Artificial intelligence is reshaping work at…