CDA Insights

While jokes about the craziest interview questions and answers abound, the reality is this meeting between an employer and a job seeker...

Aiming to earn trust from a client, employer, or co-worker should begin with respect. Etiquette is a sure way to demonstrate respect, for...

You know the saying, “Growing old isn’t great but it beats the alternative.” Now is the time to recognize the societal norms that affect...

At the end of every year, it is natural to look back and review the past events. Why not similarly review one’s career, when a job ends?...

I was shocked to pull five of my counseling training books off the shelf and not find the word “trust” in the index. Happily, I found...

Traditionally, networking involves attending events, shaking hands, collecting business cards, and connecting again at a future date....

In the career development world, it is not enough to have lived a role successfully. It must be written about it if more successful roles...

Staying on top of your game is probably a more sports-minded way of saying “remain competent.” Just as athletes must consistently...

In the debut issue of CDA Insights (January/2013), the focus was on “Making a Million.” An insightful debate could ensue as to whether...

Being online is easy – working online is a whole different story. It is definitely not as easy as putting up a webpage. Taking time for...

About 10 years ago, I read about a unique way to test new career options – take a “vocation vacation”. While I don’t know if that option...

While I like to put humor into every situation, sometimes it is difficult to achieve laughter when talking about rough job searches....

Being noncommittal to your professional development is like walking a tight rope across two tall buildings – once you fall off, it is...

Creating and maintaining an effective strategy for an executive career is more work than most people can envisage. Networking, branding,...

The winter months take their tolls on the psyche. Staying positive is important year round, and can require redoubled efforts when the...

Discerning work’s meaning to the individual is like trying on masks at a costume shop. Quite often more than one is picked up, placed on...

Stereotypes. You try to ignore them and they pop up again. They work for you, especially when faced with a team of players that you do...

Some people prefer to perceive change with their own eyes, ears or other senses. Yet other people prefer to follow their intuition or gut...

Transitioning from backpacks to briefcases is no longer a cut and dried line on graduation day. Many students have already experienced...

Just because you have made one (three? sixty?) bad career moves, doesn’t mean you need to continue that pattern. Unless you have ossified...