Career Management in Practice
Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Time: 12:00PM to 1:30PM EST
Professional Development Pathways:
Leadership, Management and Professionalism
- Management
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- Human resource management
About the Session:
Effective career management benefits both employees and employers. For individuals, actively managing one’s career can lead to a more purposeful, meaningful, and satisfying professional life. For organizations, managers who support career development within their teams often see increased engagement, stronger performance, and improved staff retention.
This session will explore the importance of career management across the professional lifecycle—from early to mid to late career. The presenter will introduce the career management process and demonstrate how tools such as a personal SWOT analysis can help individuals identify their strengths, opportunities, and areas for growth. Participants will gain practical insights into how career management techniques can support both personal development and organizational success.
Note: This session was originally presented at the 2023 CALL/ACBD Conference in Hamilton.
About the Speaker
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Kim Clarke is the Director of Staff Engagement (LCR) and Law & Law and Society Librarian at the University of Calgary. She obtained her LL.B. from the University of Manitoba in 1989 and her MLIS from the University of Alberta in 1997. Previously, Kim worked as a law librarian at The Ohio State University and then at Pacific McGeorge School of Law in California where she was the Assistant Dean for Library and Research Services. Kim taught courses on the impact of technology on the practice of law and on legal research. Her current research projects focus on the citation practices of Canadian courts.
*Non-member students will be granted a CALL/ACBD membership when attending this paid webinar