CDA Insights

Cute quotes about job search and job offers abound: “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door” or “Chose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.” If such quotes were effective, all the career development professionals would be looking for new jobs! The reality is that it is not easy to identify jobs, search for opportunities and build resilience in the work world. Knowledge of labor market statistics, technology, and evidence-based models are some of the

Why are some employees unhappy in their work yet unwilling to search for another career? Hearing the words, “I can’t” elicits a variety of responses from the career development professional, who often want to know the reason behind the lack of movement. Client answers to “Why not?” may include “I’m too busy/afraid/needed” or other excuses about financial stain or dependencies, may mask deeper reasons such as lack of confidence or career indecision. Teaching, modeling and over

Any definition of career development involves words like professional, progress, employee, life, goals, advance, workforce… Reading...

Emotions can be, well, an emotionally charged topic. Identifying, managing, engaging emotions may occur at any point in the counseling...

The 10th anniversary of CDA Insights could generate a desire to look back, however, that topic was already covered in the December 2021...

Because life isn't always rosy, we may need to take time to look at what is interfering with the chance of a positive outcome to a career...