CDA Insights

Jan 21, 20192 min read

Project Management and Careers: Working Skillfully, Timely and Ethically

Officially, project manager is a job title that comes with a certain set of skills, certifications, and employment. Off the record,...

Dec 17, 20182 min read

The End: Year, Career, or Presentation – All Must Face an End

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?...

Nov 19, 20182 min read

Guiding Gen Z: Helping those entering the job market today and tomorrow

Generally, anyone born after 1995 through the mid-2000s is considered a member of Generation Z. Also referred to as Post-Millenials, they...

Oct 15, 20182 min read

Best Jobs For… Starting Discussions on Career Choice

While there is no such thing as the “best” or “right” or even “one” career for anyone, sometimes it helps to have a starting point for...

Sep 17, 20182 min read

Improvement: Increasing the Service Provider’s Abilities

Counselors and Coaches: are you increasing your skills so as to be a good model for your clients? Are you mindful of your weaknesses so...

Aug 20, 20182 min read

Building Trust: The Bond that Must Be Earned

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...

Jul 16, 20182 min read

Learning Later in Life: The Value of College for Adults

Agreeing on the value of lifelong learning is easy. Seeking appropriate opportunities that fit with all other aspects of life is a...

Jun 18, 20182 min read

Networking in the 21st Century: The Role of Technology in Reaching Out

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

May 21, 20182 min read

The Career Summary: Living and Writing Roles

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...

Apr 16, 20182 min read

Success: What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?

While failure is an excellent learning opportunity, the goal, of course, should be success. Then why do people still set themselves up...

Mar 19, 20182 min read

Performance Reviews: The Career Development Side of Multi-Rater Feedback

For some people, it may be pretty scary to think that others are watching, evaluating, and commenting on their work at any given time....

Feb 19, 20183 min read

Counselor Competencies: Developing and Maintaining Counseling Proficiencies

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

Jan 15, 20183 min read

Supervision: Too Much or Too Little Won’t Go a Long Way

Long ago, I was a college student and psychology club president. While not exactly a supervisor, I learned a lesson that I took to my...

Dec 18, 20172 min read

Is Making a Million Enough?: People Think Money Isn’t Everything – or is it?

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

Nov 20, 20172 min read

E-Coaching: Electronically Upping Your Skills and Services

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...

Oct 16, 20173 min read

Time Off: Advantages of Breaking From Work

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...

Sep 18, 20172 min read

Kindness and Respect: Two Keys to the Counselor’s Role

Beneficence, actively doing good, is a primary responsibility of career services professionals, according the NCDA Code of Ethics, and...

Aug 21, 20173 min read

Metaphorically Speaking: Using Language Tools to Convey Career-life Meaning

Does your client walk away from your sessions nonplussed? Do the vets you assist realize your compliment of “passing with flying colors”...

Jun 22, 20172 min read

Corporate Culture: Understanding Leads to Collaboration

My company focuses on providing quality career services. We offer employees flexible work options and we do not house everyone in a...

May 15, 20172 min read

The Job Search Jungle: The Rough and Wild Side of the Job Search

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

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