MCDA is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 MCDA Mentor Program This 10+-year-old program offers a valuable opportunity to gain in-depth career development knowledge, improve skills, build confidence, expand professional networks, …
By Dean R. DeGroot, Historian for MCDA In reviewing some old newsletters from the archive, they types of awards that MCDA provides has evolved over the years. According to a …
Summary of December 2022 Professional Development Event We were very happy to have long-time MCDA member Dean DeGroot share with us information about Work Values. Dean is the recipient of …
MCDA is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 MCDA Mentoring Program! This 10-year-old program offers a valuable opportunity to gain personalized career development practitioner knowledge, improve skills, build confidence, expand professional …
Reconnecting, Rejuvenating, and Growing in a Time of Change by Tina Wagner, MCDA President 2021-2022 As past president, I am glad to report that even though we started the year …
The MCDA Professional Development Committee’s April program was a virtual panel showcasing the different types of places where career development professionals work. This article includes some brief highlights, but I …
By Rebecca Dordel When I offered to review Dean Degroot and Liz Willis’ new book Game Plan: An Insider’s Guide to Effective Career Assessment, I initially regretted it. I’m an …
by Howard Ross, Founder & Chief Learning Officer, Cook Ross, Inc. Ross grabs our attention by sharing this “fun fact”…”Consider this: Less than 15% of American men are over six …
On February 1, 2022, the MCDA Professional Development Committee welcomed current Board President, Tina Wagner, and director of the Bemidji State University Career Services office, Margie Giauque as our featured …
COVID has significantly affected the talent marketplace in the United States. We’re all familiar with the near-daily headlines about the Great Resignation, the talent shortage, and working remotely. It’s imperative …