In a recent “love note to postsecondary” written for CERIC, Candy Ho (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) writes about the challenges of working in the sector in an era of job losses. She encourages those who have experienced job loss to use the same strategies and tools they have offered to students and community members. In addition, they should recognize the cognitive, affective, and behavioural aspects of job loss. Ho acknowledges the relief and “survivor’s guilt” experienced by those who have not been laid off, and encourages individuals in this situation to give themselves permission to have natural emotional reactions and to speak to their supervisors honestly about priorities. Ho also encourages professionals to consider drawing guidance from their professional frameworks. “The principles of career development we champion for others are the very tools that will carry us through,” writes Ho.
