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Tip Sheets

Life Strategies has produced over 100 tip sheets on a wide variety of topics related to career development. We’ve organized those tips into 4 categories:
- Tips to support the work of career professionals (e.g., CDPs, counsellors)
- Tips to help individuals succeed in work, life, and learning contexts
- Tips to strengthen systems within organizations, associations, and community groups
- Tips for everyone – individuals, career influencers, and leaders
Browse through the full list or use the search feature to find something specific.
Career Professionals
- 10 Benefits of Online Learning
- 10 Career Development Lessons from 7 Continents in 1 Year
- 10 Considerations for e-Career Services
- 10 Essential Elements of Effective Career Counsellor Supervision
- 10 Essential Questions to Structure Your Assessment Approach
- 10 Key Concepts in Career Theory
- 10 Tips for Administering Assessment Instruments
- 10 Tips for Building a Successful Private Practice
- 10 Tips for Career Management for Career Practitioners
- 10 Tips for Completing Successful LearnOnline Discussions
- 10 Tips for Designing Effective Programs
- 10 Tips for an Effective Needs Assessment
- 10 Tips for Ethical Advocacy
- 10 Tips for Ethical Practice
- 10 Tips for Ethical Practice in the Gig Economy
- 10 Tips to Facilitate Career Flow
- 10 Tips for Identifying Themes and Patterns Across Assessment Results
- 10 Tips for Integrating Assessment Results into Career Conversations
- 10 Tips for Managing Challenging Clients
- 10 Tips for New Online Instructors
- 10 Tips for Selecting Assessments
- 10 Tips for Submitting Successful LearnOnline Assignments
- 10 Tips for Supporting People
- 10 Tips for Writing Professional Case Notes
- 10 Ways CDPs Can Use Twitter...Without Tweeting
- 10 Tips to Work Effectively with Diverse Clients/Customers
- 10 Uses for Assessment Tools
- 10 Ways that Career Counselling is Personal Counselling
Individuals
- 10 Benefits of Online Learning
- 10 Career Development Lessons from 7 Continents in 1 Year
- 10 Career Development Tips for Trailing Spouses
- 10 Considerations for an Academic CV
- 10 Considerations for Your CV
- 10 Keys to Accelerating Success in any Business
- 10 Strategies for Choosing, Using, and Maintaining Positive References
- 10 Strategies for Managing Your Stress
- 10 Strategies for Managing Your Career
- 10 Steps to Targeting a Resume or CV
- 10 Tips for Acquiring Skills to Grow Your Career
- 10 Tips for Adapting to Canadian Workplace Culture
- 10 Tips for Completing Employee Screening Assessments
- 10 Tips for Crafting Compelling Resumes
- 10 Tips for Crafting Compelling Resumes (Post Docs)
- 10 Tips for a Happy Retirement
- 10 Tips for Improving Your Worklife without Leaving Your Job
- 10 Tips for Job Interview Follow Up
- 10 Tips for Managing Stress
- 10 Tips for Maximizing Engagement in Chaotic Times
- 10 Tips for Mothers Returning to the Work Force
- 10 Tips for Navigating Your Job Loss
- 10 Tips for Negotiating an Employment Contract
- 10 Tips for Optimizing Engagement Across Life Roles
- 10 Tips to Prepare for Retirement
- 10 Tips for Self-Employed Consultants
- 10 Tips to Showcase Your Transferrable Skills
- 10 Tips for Self-Employment Success
- 10 Tips for Skype Interviews
- 10 Tips for Staying Engaged When the Path is Uncharted
- 10 Tips for Staying Engaged During Transitions
- 10 Tips for Successful Career Transitions
- 10 Tips for Successful Interviews
- 10 Tips for Working from Home
- 10 Tips for Writing Effective Proposals
- 10 Ways to Connect at a Networking Event
Systems
- 10 Considerations for e-Career Services
- 10 Keys to Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
- 10 Sources for Corporate Career Centres
- 10 Strategies for Motivating Employees
- 10 Tips for Building a Career Development Process
- 10 Tips for Creating a Culturally Inclusive Workplace
- 10 Tips for Designing Effective Programs
- 10 Tips for Embedding Career Development Practices to Maximize Career Engagement
- 10 Tips for Interacting with Organizational Systems
- 10 Tips for Managing Employee Mental Health Issues
- 10 Tips to Maximize Engagement
- 10 Tips for Maximizing Engagement in Chaotic Times
- 10 Tips for Showing Appreciation in the Workplace
- 10 Tips for Strategic Career Engagement
- 10 Tips for Strengthening Process
- 10 Tips to Support Aboriginal Inclusion in the Workplace
- 10 Tips to Support Employers Embracing Diversity
- 10 Tips to Maximize Volunteer Engagement
- 10 Tips for Surviving the Christmas Season
- 10 Ways to Celebrate the Holiday Season at Work
- 10 Ways to Let People Know They Matter
- 10 Ways to Maximize Career Engagement
Everyone
- 10 Career Development Tips for Trailing Spouses
- 10 e-Tools to Facilitate Learning
- 10 Keys to Effective Research
- 10 Leadership Lessons for Transformational Times
- 10 Lessons Learned from Playing FreeCell
- 10 Lessons Learned from Stu Conger
- 10 Lessons Learned from Winning Awards
- 10 Reasons Why Paying It Forward Really Works
- 10 Things to Do This New Year
- 10 Tips for Being a Job Reference
- 10 Tips for Building an Effective Pecha Kucha
- 10 Tips for Creating a Strategic Online Presence
- 10 Tips for Creating Powerful PowerPoint Presentations
- 10 Tips for De-Escalating Conflict
- 10 Tips for e-Learning Success
- 10 Tips for Editing Professional Documents
- 10 Tips for Everyday Leadership
- 10 Tips to Facilitate Sustainability
- 10 Tips to Fit Professional Development Into a Busy Life
- 10 Tips to Get You LinkedIn
- 10 Tips for a Great Website
- 10 Tips for Managing Time and Prioritizing Tasks
- 10 Tips for Memorization
- 10 Tips for New Beginnings
- 10 Tips for Projects that Never End
- 10 Tips to Strengthen Optimism
- 10 Tips to Strengthen Your e-Working Relationships
- 10 Tips to Stretch Your Professional Development Dollars
- 10 Tips for Studying Effectively
- 10 Tips to Work Effectively with Diverse Clients
- 10 Tips for Working From Home
- 10 Tips for Working Virtually
- 10 Tips for Writing Effective Proposals
- 10 Tips for Writing Professional Documents
- 10 Ways to Maximize ROI in Conferences
- 10 Ways to Maximize Success in an Online Masters Program
- 10 Ways to Remember (Remembrance Day)
- 10 Ways to Use Moodle for Project Collaboration