Information on Career Navigation
attitude
Psychological factors that keep young adults employed
Helping Gen Z Find Their Career Calling
Half of Canadians regret not getting professional career advice
What can parents do about youth unemployment?
passion
What’s Love Got to Do with…Careers?
Student Paper #2 – Career Development in High School-Aged Youth
mentorship
Mentorship Is Key To Career Success For Young Professionals
20 Great Ideas for Work Mentoring and Coaching [Infographic]
Practicing Career Exploration
Contact North provides access to online courses from many Ontario Universities and Colleges. It also provides free courses for those looking to improve their skills, improve literacy, and to explore various careers.
Students in K-12 can embrace their entrepreneurial spirit through Entrepreneurial Adventure by developing a business that supports local charities.
Investigate! Invent! Innovate! Program allows students to invent a product that solves an issue that they have experienced in their own life and present their ideas and products at the annual Invention Convention.
Local sectors and occupations
After publishing the Promising Sectors & Occupations Windsor-Essex 2012-2015 report and Hot Jobs: A Look at Entry-Level Jobs in Windsor-Essex, Workforce WindsorEssex thought it would be a great idea to capture success stories of local individuals and their paths towards meaningful employment in each of the promising sectors.
This series features people who are working in various sectors in Windsor-Essex. The blog updates will give you an insider perspective on what working in the sectors look like, as local professionals share their career journey, their insight and advice.
The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Workforce WindsorEssex.
After publishing the Promising Sectors & Occupations Windsor-Essex 2012-2015 report and Hot Jobs: A Look at Entry-Level Jobs in Windsor-Essex, Workforce WindsorEssex thought it would be a great idea to capture success stories of local individuals and their paths towards meaningful employment in each of the promising sectors.
Students and individuals looking for work can use this information to help make decisions about their own career paths.