On the show's 4th anniversary, we leap a couple of time zones and visit Connie Corse from the Nova Scotia Career Development Association!

3:00 - All about Connie

12:11 - What is the NSCDA?

20:00 - Nova Scotia's job market & demographics

28:00 - How does NSCDA serve it's members

38:40 - What can other associations learn from NSCDA?

46:14 - Visiting Nova Scotia

48:10 - Impossible Trivia

50:20 - How to learn more & connect

For more information about NSCDA, visit: https://nscda.ca/

To contact Connie Corse: CCorse@NSCDA.ca

For more information about MACD, visit: macd-mb.org

Coming out of hibernation, it's time for the MACD Career Conversation's podcast! In this month's episode, we welcome back Lisa Taylor to discuss the "Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada's Career Development Sector" report.

1:06 - Introducing Lisa

2:15 - Report's origins & goal

10:00 - What is the big tent?

22:40 - Report findings & surprises

28:18 - Getting data from provinces

34:27 - Manitoba findings & provincial funding

45:08 - More information on the report

46:50 - Impossible trivia

Visit here to find the report and the executive summary!

For more information about Lisa, check out Episode 29 of the Career Conversations podcast.

For more information about MACD, visit our website

Happy New Year to everyone! On this month's episode of the Career Conversations podcast, we have a roundtable on Bad Career Advice - What is traditional career advice that we need to stop giving? A big thank you to my guests Emily Worthen, Candy Ho and Caryn Birch for the conversation!

3:06 - Emily's Answer

8:45 - Candy's Answer

17:33 - Caryn's Answer

26:00 - David's Answer

For more information on MACD, please visit https://www.macd-mb.org/

On this month’s episode of the MACD Career Conversations podcast, we’re talking about Career Terminology! Guests Kate Yee, Sareena Hopkins and Matt Purdey discuss the many variations of job titles and soft skills names in our profession, and what needs to change (if anything!).
00:00 - Job Title Discussion 21:45 - Soft Skills Discussion

For more information about MACD, please visit https://www.macd-mb.org/

Leaving the province once again this month to chat with Lisa Taylor of the Challenge Factory!

For more information on the Challenge Factory and the great work that Lisa and her team are doing, visit: ⁠https://challengefactory.ca/⁠

For more information about MACD, please visit: macd-mb.org

For Career & Workforce Development Month's episode, we received 35 minutes of clips. Instead of getting all of it into the episode, here are all the clips in full! Thank you to everyone who provided a clip:

Brian Yasui

Caryn Birch

Betty Punkert

Keith Robinson

Kristina Lonstrup

Zach Allard

Lisa Elmhurst

Spencer Yasui

Emily Gerbrandt

Enjoy!

We're back from our summer break and gearing up for November! Career & Workforce Development Month is coming up, and this episode welcomes back Ahniko Handford and Deanna England to highlight what MACD will be doing to celebrate.

For this episode, we also asked a variety of guests to describe what career development means to them, so thank you to all of those who donated a clip (in no particular order):

Brian Yasui, Caryn Birch, Betty Punkert, Keith Robinson, Kristina Lonstrup, Zach Allard, Lisa Elmhurst, Spencer Yasui, Emily Gerbrandt

Be sure to visit https://www.macd-mb.org/ for more info on Career & Workforce Development Month and more!

For this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations podcast, we talk to current MACD Chair Kate Yee!

0:00 - 28:37 - All about Kate

29:00 - Similarties and differences between students

30:30 - Advice for students in career planning

34:28 - What are students today missing?

40:07 - Kate's role as chair of MACD

For more information about MACD, please visit: http://www.macd-mb.org. Stayed tuned for more updates on the upcoming Let's Get To Work Conference, November Career Month, Professional Development, and more.

Note - The show will be pausing for the summer, have a great July & August and see you in the Fall!

On this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations podcast, we welcome in Rhonda Taylor from Career Trek!

1:30 - All about Rhonda

16:30 - Starting at Career Trek

20:40 - What is Career Trek?

27:05 - Strategies & philosophies to help clientele at Career Trek

34:05 - How to get involved in Career Trek

38:10 - What's next for Career Trek?

40:34 - Impossible Trivia Question

42:15 - How to contact Rhonda and Career Trek

For more information about Career Trek, please visit: http://www.careertrek.ca

For more information about MACD, please visit: http://www.macd-mb.org

Career Conversations comes back to Winnipeg and welcomes in Anna Gordon from Strut4Success!

0:00 - All About Anna

12:10 - Advice on starting your own business

14:38 - Teaching others networking & branding

21:16 - Physical movement & wellness

25:21 - Creative strategies for engaging clients

33:50 - How should career ideally be taught?

40:05 - How to contact Anna

40:45 - Impossible Trivia

To know more information about Anna, please visit: https://strut4success.com/

For more information about MACD, please visit: http://www.macd-mb.org

Continuing our travels outside of Winnipeg, this month's episode features Doug Pople from Brandon University!

Time stamps:

0:00 - Doug's Career Journey

13:56 - Career Services changes throughout the years at BU

20:57 - Current Career Services at BU

27:23 - Pandemic changes at BU and upcoming events

32:40 - Impossible trivia question

34:00 - How to connect with Doug

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

We're back in B.C. this month on the show to visit Deirdre Pickerell from CCDF! In this episode, we talk about ballet, getting employers on board with career development, and the brand new Career Development Professional Centre.

Timestamps:

2:32 - Profile
19:35 - Getting employers on board with career development
26:49 - Introducing the Career Development Professional Centre
41:35 - Long-term goals for the Career Development Professional Centre
48:56 - Impossible trivia

For more information about the centre, please visit: https://cdpc-cedc.ca/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

On this month's episode, we are chatting with Gail Langlais!

0:00 - All about Gail

6:10 - Entering counselling

9:40 - First jobs in career & philosophies

19:30 - When Gail and I first met

21:00 - Starting at the U of M

25:00 - How did career at U of M grow?

30:33 - Future growth for universities

33:15 - Responsive Career Pathways Project

37:45 - National Career Certification

45:30 - How to contact Gail

46:00 - Impossible Trivia

For More information about National Certification, please visit:

https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2024/09/27/canada-career-development-certification/

Note: The Responsive Pathways Project that was mentioned was funded by ESDC through The Future Skills Centre and is coordinated nationally by Blueprint-ade and implemented provincially by MITT

For more information about MACD, please visit: macd-mb.org

Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023 of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast is Medina Puskar of Manitoba Start. In this episode, we discuss migrating to Canada, helping provincial nominees settle in Winnipeg and the current challenges of newcomers.

To learn more about Manitoba Start, please visit: https://manitobastart.com/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

For the last episode of 2022, we welcome in Kelsey Evans from Youth Employment Services! In this episode, we discuss employment barriers that effect youth,  the importance of networks in career success, and the perils of yoga exercises.

For more information about Youth Employment Services, check out https://yesmb.ca/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

We pack our bags once again on the MACD Career Conversations podcast and visit Candy Ho in British Columbia! In this episode, we discuss: being curious about children's interests, finding different ways to approach career education in post-secondary, and the importance of mental health in career.

For more information about the Cannexus conference, please visit: https://cannexus.ceric.ca/

For more information about CERIC, please visit: https://ceric.ca/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

On this month's show of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, we welcome in Lynda Peto! In this month's discussion, we talk about experiencing "value crisis", applying one interest in many ways, and about "Designing Your Life" coaching.

For more information about Lynda & her work, please visit https://transitionsbydesign.ca/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

In this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, we talk to a panel of MACD board members! Deanna England, Ahniko Handford and Gail Langlais join the show for a conversation about the Manitoba Association For Career Development: how the organization got started, what the organization has accomplished since it's inception, and how you (yes, you!) can get involved in helping achieve our future goals.

NOTES:

- REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for LGTW 2022! Get your tickets early and save!
Presentation abstracts are online. Schedule to come - but all you have to do now is buy your ticket and block November 4, 2022 on your calendar for LGTW 2022. Please visit for more information: https://lnkd.in/g7sPNKXK

- For access to Deanna's article, please visit here: https://ceric.ca/2018/11/evolution-of-a-career-development-association-supporting-practitioners-on-the-journey-toward-professionalization/

- For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

As summer rolls on, we welcome Christine Kampen Robinson from the Canadian Mennonite University on this month's edition of the MACD Career Conversations podcast! In this episode, we talk about Germany & Waterloo, transitioning people in and out of post-secondary, and not having to struggle as a rite of passage.

For more information about Canadian Mennonite University career services, please visit their page at: https://www.cmu.ca/career-vocation/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

This month on MACD Career Conversations, we're chatting with Tracey Ediger from the Winnipeg Transition Centre! In this episode, we discuss falling into a career and the massive impact of the Winnipeg Transition Centre in the city.  

For more information about Winnipeg Transition Centre, please visit https://winnipegtransitioncentre.com/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

We're back in Manitoba this month on the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, and our guest is Adriano Magnifico! In this episode, we discuss taps on the shoulder, charting out your career path, and what is in a name.

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

We're traveling east to Ottawa this month on the MACD Career Conversations Podcast to welcome in Sareena Hopkins from the Canadian Career Development Foundation! In this episode, we discuss the importance of mental health, the current state of career and the best way to move forward for the profession.

For more about the Canadian Career Development Foundation, visit http://www.ccdf.ca

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

As the podcast celebrates it's first anniversary, we welcome Anna Hussey from the University of Winnipeg! In this episode, we discuss choosing between career paths, growing into a position, and how university career services has changed in the pandemic world. Thank you to Anna for being our guest this month, and thank you to everyone for making the first year of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast a success!

On this month's episode, we connect with Lori Watson-Sewell and Krista Bissett from Connect Employment Services to learn about Disability Employment Awareness Month!

0:00 - All about Lori and Krista

7:00 - About Connect Employment Services

14:26 - How has supporting disability employment changed?

20:50 - Current goals and challenges in the field

28:00 - Did the pandemic change anything?

31:21 - Disability Employment Awareness Month events

43:20 - Being an everyday advocate

47:34 - Connect with Lori and Krista

48:40 - Impossible Trivia

More information:

Connect Employment Services Inc. lwsewell@connectemployment.ca (Winnipeg perspective)

Check out Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn (soon)

MSEN information email - info@mse.mb.ca (local perspective)

Check out Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

Canadian Association for Supported Employment (national perspective) contact@supportedemployment.ca

More more information about MACD: macd-mb.org

On this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, we welcome Kamillah El-Giadaa of Volunteer Manitoba! In this episode, we discuss the importance of volunteering, how the pandemic has impacted volunteer positions, and navigating your career path through volunteer experiences.

For more information about volunteer positions, please visit www.volunteermanitoba.ca. For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

Something to listen to while you shovel 10,000cm of snow, our guest this month on the podcast is Matthew Purdey! In this episode, we discuss leaving the country, facilitation styles, and waiting in a lobby as an effective method of job searching.

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

Happy New Year! Caryn Birch is our first guest on the MACD Career Conversations Podcast in 2022. In this episode, we discuss music, employment barriers for youth, and the differences between working in government vs. non-profit organizations.

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Let's Get To Work 2021 is only a few weeks away! To learn more about our conference and our keynote speakers for this year, please also check out the conference page here: http://www.macd-mb.org/lets-get-to-work.html

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Lets Get To Work 2021 is open for registration! To learn more about our conference and our keynote speakers for this year, please also check out the conference page here: http://www.macd-mb.org/lets-get-to-work.html

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Lets Get To Work 2021 is fast approaching! To learn more about our conference and our keynote speakers for this year, please also check out the conference page here: http://www.macd-mb.org/lets-get-to-work.html

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Lets Get To Work 2021 is fast approaching! To learn more about our conference and our two keynote speakers for this year, please also check out the conference page here: http://www.macd-mb.org/lets-get-to-work.html

Interested in presenting at the conference? We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the conference to share more about the topics in Career Development that are important to you. Presenting at the conference is a great way to get your message out, network with others, and expand your connections in the field of Career Development. Please check out what we’re looking for and some other great perks of being a presenter here: http://www.macd-mb.org/presentation-abstracts.html   

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Back from summer break and happy to have Kathy Archer on for our first guest in the 2nd half of 2024! Kathy specializes as a leadership development coach and it was great to breakdown the details of her work and the topic of leadership as a whole. Enjoy!

1:15 - All about Kathy

9:30 - Working in Social Work

13:00 - Starting as a leader and coach

17:50 - Present day & Current role

21:30 - Is "Born Leader" a thing?

25:00 - Being a leader in different situations

29:30 - How can one foster leadership?

33:55 - Leadership trends

39:00 - First steps for new leaders

41:30 - Connect with Kathy

45:10 - Impossible Trivia

To learn more about Kathy, please visit: https://www.kathyarcher.com/

To learn more about MACD, please visit: macd-mb.org

Lets Get To Work 2021 is fast approaching! To learn more about our conference and our two keynote speakers for this year, please also check out the conference page here: http://www.macd-mb.org/lets-get-to-work.html

Interested in presenting at the conference? We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the conference to share more about the topics in Career Development that are important to you. Presenting at the conference is a great way to get your message out, network with others, and expand your connections in the field of Career Development. Please check out what we’re looking for and some other great perks of being a presenter here: http://www.macd-mb.org/presentation-abstracts.html

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

For more information on MACD, including professional development, conferences and other opportunities, please visit our website, at http://www.macd-mb.org/

Hope you're enjoying your summer! This bonus episode is the audio of a presentation I gave at Cannexus '23 about the "Bridging To Work" program we provide at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology.

My intro gives some more detail, so be sure to listen to that, but if you'd rather watch the presentation afterwards instead of listen, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ja6ZiYiNbUY?si=x3TY2yJOnIf2N7SA

Thanks very much, and see you in the Fall!

On this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, we visit in with Jake Gill of Staffmax!

2:14 - All About Jake

7:58 - What is Staffmax?

9:10 - Jobseeker experience at Staffmax

13:12 - Common skill gaps with jobseekers

17:13 - Employer preferences for hiring

21:01 - Preparing jobseekers for work

23:15 - Example of a recruitment process/campaign

26:45 - Employer trends & relationships

29:15 - How/when should a jobseeker contact Staffmax?

For more information about MACD, please visit http://www.macd-mb.org

NOTE: We will be taking a break for July & August and return in September. Have a great summer!

Career Conversations collide! On this month's episode, we welcome in Louise Neil, co-host of the Kickass Career Conversations Podcast and Pivoting Point Career Solutions.

0:00 - All about Louise

16:45 - Starting a Business and helping clients

35:50 - Advice for starting a business

37:55 - Podcast talk

45:10 - Impossible trivia

47:55 - How to connect with Louise

For more information about MACD, please visit macd-mb.org

Taking a break from panels for a bit and back to our profiles! On this month's episode of the podcast, we welcome in Moni Lawal from the Government of Manitoba.

2:30 - Moni's Journey

7:25 - Client Services with MB Government

22:20 - Soft Skills discussion

27:15 - Applying to Government

33:00 - Impossible Trivia

To connect with Moni, you can reach her at Monisola.Lawal@gov.mb.ca

For more information about MACD, please visit: macd-mb.org

Another month - another roundtable! For this month's show, my guests Trevor Lehmann, Meghan Lavallee and I get trendy and discuss Artificial Intelligence: How we feel about the current state, what tools we use currently, and what we should be aware of in the future.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Current state of AI

14:35 - Tools

25:41 - AI from here

For more information on MACD, please visit: https://www.macd-mb.org/