S6 Ep1: APCDA Podcast Season 6 - Ep. 1

About this episode

Dr. Candy Ho discusses career development, the importance of career conversations, and the integration of sustainable development goals in education.

00:00 Introduction 00:50 Who is Dr Candy Ho and what drives her 05:10 Sharing on the "Career Influencer" concept - Every conversation can be a career conversation 11:11 Life-career as a constellation of one's many life roles, paid and unpaid 12:50 Why is career development so important 16:55 Working with young adults - Not all who wander are lost 22:11 The wisdom of indecision 24:10 Sitting with the discomfort of the unknowns and uncertainties 30:30 Dr. Candy Ho's current works 32:27 Working with educators to incorporate the United Nations 17 SDGs into the curriculum 39:15 Career service providers in the age of AI 43:30 What is giving you joy at this current phase of your life 49:00 Bee as a career metaphor 50:30 Question for the next speaker 52:00 Wrap-up from the co-hosts Ho, C. T. Y. (2024). Enhancing a career development curriculum by embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling , 53 (1), 24-35. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.5304 Ho, C., & Stebleton, M. J. (2024). Not all who wander are lost: Redefining career exploration and indecision in undergraduate students…

People in this episode

Hosts: Felicity Brown, Samantha Ng

Guest: Dr Candy Ho

Topics covered

• career development
• career exploration
• education
• young adults
• uncertainty
• sustainable development goals

Keywords

• career influencer
• life-career constellation
• indecision
• AI in career services
• career metaphor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations, Business Insider

Books & works: Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, Journal of College and Character

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