Channels for expert career help

Career development can be delivered in many ways, and "in several formats, such as individually, group-based, face-to-face, or at a distance (e.g., help-lines and web-based services)" (Athanasou & Van Esbroek, 2008, p. 679). Channels for delivery include Web-"based vocational assessments and occupational information sites", which indicate a growing "trend toward self-help or counsellor-free career guidance [which] is disturbing given the preponderance of evidence [which research has] found regarding the ineffectiveness of counsellor-free career-free interventions" (p. 679).

The effectiveness of delivery channels for career development can be seen clearly in the image accompanying this post (Brodie, 2023). Having career development conversations face to face remains the most effective, with a meta-analysis showing that one-on-one sessions scored most highly (.77), followed by a class (.62), followed by a small group (.59) (Whiston et al., 2017, p. 180). Computer alone has an effectiveness rating of .07; and "computer plus counselor" scores .1 (p. 180). 

So how do our clients get career development kanohi ki te kanohi? How about:

• Career practitioners: The CDANZ website has a "find a practitioner" section to help us find a local professional, here https://cdanz.org.nz/DataFilter?Action=View&DataFilter_id=77. This page will also help us as a career practitioner to find a professional supervisor to aid client professional growth and identity
• Recruitment and Temp agencies: Interestingly, it is the Careers New Zealand website which has a page containing a list of recruitment and Temp agencies at https://www.careers.govt.nz/job-hunting/finding-work/job-vacancy-and-recruitment-websites/ (no idea why HRNZ doesn't create and maintain this service on behalf of TEC, but this may change when Tahatū is released)
• Vocational rehabilitation services: Vocational Rehab providers can be found through ACC; at https://healthpages.co.nz/directory/categories/rehabilitation-services; and through Work Bridge at https://workbridge.co.nz/

However, if we have to get our clients to go online - and they often do - the following will be useful:

• Job Boards: TradeMe (https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/jobs) and Seek (https://www.seek.co.nz/) are the most used New Zealand job boards. However, there are specialised job boards for teaching (https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/) and nursing (https://www.kiwihealthjobs.com/jobtools/JnCustomLogin.Login?in_organid=19737)
• Online Career Development services: Careers New Zealand has contact page for linking to services at https://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/talk-to-a-career-expert/career-advice/ (and this information will be more comprehensive when the new Careers New Zealand website, Tahatū, is released by the Tertiary Education Commission this year)  

I hope you find this list helpful!

Sam

References:

Athanasou, J. A., & Van Esbroeck, R. (Eds.) (2008). International Handbook of Career Guidance (1st ed.). Springer Netherlands.

Brodie, L. (2023). NMIT: Using cardsorts in career practice [presentation]. Career Dynamic.

Whiston, S. C., Li, Y., Mitts, N. G., & Wright, L. (2017). Effectiveness of career choice interventions: A meta-analytic replication and extension. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 100, 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2017.03.010