Category Archives: Assessment

People are happiest and perform best when their natural abilities are used to the fullest. Intelligent and motivated people can work against natural abilities, but they are rarely happy doing so. In fact, if natural abilities are ignored, it often leads to mismatched job and career fit. Natural abilities are the traits hardwired within each …

We already have the tools we need to solve the essential skills gap – they are just being underutilized Forty per cent of the western Canadian workforce does not have the essential skills to do their jobs really well. The basic skills that everyone uses to some extent at work have been called the essential …

ESAT was created to support the integration of “soft” skill development in training programs so they are given the same or greater emphasis as literacy or technical skills Resolving the looming labour shortage facing Canadians will require a variety of strategies including increased immigration, the retention of older workers, and the engagement of typically under-represented …

When choosing a suitable career path, much attention is given to interests, values, aptitudes and educational requirements.  However, there are two aspects of career choice that are less frequently and comprehensively explored despite being key factors in successful employment, particularly if the applicant has a disability.  Career development practitioners can aid their clients in finding …

Recently, I did a fascinating set of roundtable discussions with employers and employer associations, and it brought home to me how one-dimensional much of our talk is regarding skills. Broadly speaking, there are four sets of skills employers care about.  The first are job- or occupation-related skills: can a mechanic actually fix a car? Can …