Resources to support career development and mentees

Job search strategies

• Job search fact sheets from PLT Canada
• Set yourself up for success: How to maximize your Green Job search from PLT Canada
• 12 job searching strategies that work from Indeed
• 6 job search tips that are so basic people forget them from The Muse
• The 8 best online tools for your job hunt in 2021 from Forbes
• 7 job search strategies for landing your next gig from FlexJobs
• Resumes and cover letters (course) from PLT Canada
• How to write an interview-worthy cover letter and resume for a Green Job from PLT Canada
• Tips to get past resume-reading robots from PLT Canada

Interview techniques

• Interviewing techniques and tips from HelpGuide
• How to use the STAR interview responsive method from The Balance Careers
• Interview techniques: Hiring success glossary from SmartRecruiters
• Behavioral interviewing techniques and strategies from The Balance Careers
• Job interview and networking (course) from PLT Canada
• Make a great impression: Skills to succeed in your Green Job interview from PLT Canada

• Effective communication from HelpGuide
• Effective communication: Barriers and Strategies from the University of Waterloo
• 10 steps to effective listening from Forbes
• Active listening: Hear what people are really saying from Mind Tools
• 9 tips to stay connected while working from home from PLT Canada

• The importance of networking (and how to do it well) from TopResume
• ‘Your network is your net worth’: Seven tips to propel your career from the CFA Institute
• Your professional network is your greatest asset. Here’s how to expand yours from Inc.
• Make meaningful connections: Networking strategies for professionals from PLT Canada
• Reaching out to employers from PLT Canada

Transferrable skills

• 15 transferable skills that companies want: Examples and definitions from FlexJobs
• How to show employers you have transferable skills to successfully change careers from Forbes
• 8 transferable skills to help you change careers from Northeastern University
• Teamwork and problem-solving (course) from PLT Canada

Career planning

• Career Pathway Plan (course) from PLT Canada
• Motivation and S.M.A.R.T. goals (course) from PLT Canada
• 10 tips to finish your Green Job and get set up for the next one from PLT Canada

Career progression

• Tips for starting off strong in a new Green Job from PLT Canada
• Career progression from PushFar
• Why is it important to think about career progression? From Professional Risk Managers’ International Association

Continuing education/professional development

• 7 benefits of continuing education throughout your career from SharpSpring
• Benefits of continuing education for everyone from LinkedIn
• What is continuing professional development (CPD)? From jobs.ac.uk
• Continuous professional development from SkillsYouNeed

Career pivoting

• A successful career pivot starts with a student mindset from the Financial Times
• How to change careers, according to 50 people who made a pivot from Forbes
• How to pivot into a new career from Monster
• 8 steps to an utterly successful career change from The Muse

• Work-life balance is a cycle, not an achievement from Harvard Business Review
• How to improve your work-life balance today from Business News Daily
• Work-life balance: Tips to reclaim control from the Mayo Clinic
• Health and wellness from PLT Canada
• Mental health during mentorship from PLT Canada