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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....
Jun 18, 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...
May 21, 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...
Apr 16, 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....
Mar 19, 20182 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...
Feb 19, 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...
Jan 15, 20183 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...
Dec 18, 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...
Nov 20, 20172 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...
Oct 16, 20173 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...
Sep 18, 20172 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”...
Aug 21, 20173 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...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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