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Career BuzzThe One About Careers: Careers & ParentingThrilled to have Devon Turcotte, and Sarah-Jane VandenBerg join us to talk about careers, parenting and their podcast, The One About Careers. Listen & join Hoda and her guests on Career Buzz to increase your Career Literacy.
Guest Bios
Sarah-Jane VandenBerg is a Career Coach, Author and Speaker. She is a Certified Career Development Practitioner and a Holistic Narrative Career Professional with over 30 years of experience working with career decision makers and job seekers. She has witnessed the confusion, despair and anxiety individuals have around work. After individuals have worked with Sarah-Jane, individuals feel relief and reass...2025-07-0259 min
The One About CareersMeet Jenn: Events and Community EngagementIn this week's episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane sit down with Jenn Powell, a self-described "Jenn of all trades."Currently, Jenn coordinates events and training for clients across the postsecondary education industry in Canada. But how did she get there?In this chat, we hit on some great nuggets of info:Surviving never working in the thing you studied forTaking education on a continuing basis while workingUnderstanding how postsecondary education works by working in postsecondary educationThe benefits of regular networking, plus having the guts to reach out to a potential employer when they post on...2025-03-0618 minThe One About CareersMeet Shelly: Professional CommunicatorIn this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chat with Shelly Totino, who eventually landed in the communications field after 4 attempts at postsecondary education (2 of which she actually completed!).In this conversation, you'll hear Shelly's take on:The benefits of pursuing postsecondary education when you're not fresh out of high schoolUsing networking to land cool jobsUsing credit transfer to obtain more than one credentialBeing in a type of work that crosses industries fairly easilyWhether or not AI will take away writing jobsOvercoming "sunk cost fallacy"Resources:Devon's chat about sunk cost fallacy on Your Career...2025-02-0617 minThe One About CareersMeet Jay Gosselin, Founder of Discover Year2025-01-0914 minThe One About CareersOptions After High School: Gap YearGap years get a bad rap in North America, but Devon and Sarah-Jane are both big fans!To help us talk about this subject, we've invited our VERY. FIRST. GUEST. to talk more about it, one of the foremost experts on gap years in Canada, Michelle Dittmer, President and Co-Founder of the Canadian Gap Year Association.Tune in to find out more about what a gap year is, who takes one and what it might look like for the young person in your life. Website: www.cangap.caYouTube: https://www.youtube...2024-06-0617 min
Less Stress In LifeEP 42: How to Have Less Stress with a Job or Career Change with Sarah-Jane VandenBergOur guest is Sarah-Jane VandenBerg, a Career Coach on a mission to bring honesty, truth and joy to the world of careers. She is a Certified Career Development Practitioner and a Holistic Narrative Career Professional with over 25 years of experience working with career decision makers and job seekers. She helps people move through confusion, despair and anxiety individuals have around work, and helps them feel relief and reassurance about their career plans and get the results they desire. She has a book, Lost & Found: An Adult’s Guide to Empowering Teen...2022-10-1331 min