4149 - Career Wayfinding Workshop Series
Course Description
Career Wayfinding is a cohort-based three-part weekly workshop series that applies principles of design thinking to build an action plan for your career and life’s work.
The workshops consist of interactive activities where you will work to gain new perspectives and interpret them in a way that can keep you motivated and inspired in your career journey. The sessions will also provide you with the tools to generate more ideas, increase creativity, and be more agile and future ready for your career journey.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to make a change, this series can help you gain clarity on where you are right now, brainstorm what steps you want to take next, and provide resources you need to become the confident navigator in your career journey.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Enhance your problem-solving and creative thinking skills
- Gain clarity and motivation in career decision-making
- Develop a personalized career action plan by applying design thinking principles to identify current career challenges
Ann has a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Social Work degree, a Master of Social Work and is a registered social worker. She is a trained CliftonStrengths Coach, a Design Your Life Coach and is MBTI certified. She has over 20 years of experience providing expert career advice and support in the social and community services sector, the for-profit sector and in post-secondary settings. As the Career Strategist at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies, she helps job seekers achieve their career goals using a strengths-based approach. Ann is skilled at using her counselling, case management, advocacy, and workshop facilitation skills to support and enhance the career services visibility and impact. Her impressive track record of helping job seekers is fueled by her passion of problem solving in the ever-competitive labour market.