Centre for Teaching and Learning Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Journal
Canadian Journal of Career Development
Volume
17
Issue
2
First Page
45
Last Page
58
Abstract
Similar to trends in universities across North America, Western University has seen a 134% increase in international student enrolment from 2009- 2017. Enrolment increases have corresponded with increased demand for career services to meet the unique needs of international students. Group career counselling for international students wishing to secure employment in Canada was piloted as a scalable program to meet increasing demands. Participants demonstrated significant improvements in their career development process, including improved cultural adjustment, self-understanding, job search strategies, and interview anxiety. Through this study, we present a promising, evidence-based, scalable model to meet growing career development demands among international students.
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Notes
This article was initially published in the Canadian Journal of Career Development and is openly accessible at: http://cjcdonline.ca/archives/#year2018