Career Crossroads
Getting to where you want to be in your career is not always as linear as we might think. Not everyone picks one career path and sticks to it for the rest of their lives, and lots of people are confused about what they want out of their career.
Career Crossroads is on a mission to help people realize that being confused is okay - it happens to more people than you think! Host Jonathan Collaton talks to people with winding career paths, hears about the best advice career counsellors and career coaches and guidance counsellors give their clients and students, and talks to students who have changed their trajectory by modifying their academic plans.
If you're stuck at a crossroads or work with people who are struggling with their own crossroads, this podcast is for you.
Recent Episodes
The End of Career Crossroads
All good things must come to an end. It's been a wonderful journey over the last 3+ years but today marks the end of Career Crossroads. In this final episode of the podcast, I discuss why I'm saying goodbye and thank those wh...
Mike Fernandes - Leaving his YouTube Career Behind for a shot at Stud…
#100 - Like most kids, Mike developed his musical tastes as a teenager. He liked a wide range of bands and one day decided to try and mash up a couple of his favorite songs and publish the mix on YouTube. That simple action h...
Career Coach Conversations with Betty Xie
#99 – As Betty Xie headed toward post-secondary education, she had a plan: study math because that would lead her to a good job. The closer she got to starting classes, the more she realized that while that was practical and ...
Matt Cooksey – How A Breakdown Led Him To The Perfect Career
#98 - Matt Cooksey ended up in his first career because he was following a family member's footsteps, and it took him almost a decade to realize he wasn't happy. He was always chasing something - more money or a promotion - t...
Stephanie Chan - Leaving Law Behind to Help the Elderly
#97 - Getting a law degree and passing the bar is quite the task, so it's not often people go through all that work only to leave their law career behind. That's what makes Stephanie Chan such an anomaly - she did exactly tha...
Mike Gallagher – Taking his Creativity from Film to the World of Mark…
#96 - As Mike Gallagher spent his teenage years filming his friends skateboarding around the Metro Vancouver area, someone took notice. A high school teacher recognized Mike’s aptitude for film and developed an independent st...
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Review Career Crossroads and Raise Money for Chefs For Ukraine
Welcome to the Career Crossroads blog. I've never made a blog post on this website before but this seems like a worthwhile reason to do so. This post isn't strictly career-related but it is about the podcast and how it can be a useful platform to do…