Career Span, Inc. Launches Blog

Here is the sister blog to our GCDF blog:

www.mastercareercounselor.blogspot.com

Training Dates

Please note that the June 4-5, 2010 GCDF Summit has been postponed. When it has been rescheduled, we will let you know.

LinkedIn & the Job Search

Here's a great article on using LinkedIn for your job search.

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-use.html

Hot Jobs Survey

We thought that you would be interested to see that Career Counselor made a Top 10 Hot Jobs list for 2009. This survey was conducted by PayScale.com

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-10_hot_professions_for_2009-633

John Holland's Death

We were sad to learn that one of our favorite career theorist, John Holland, passed away on November 27, 2008. A detailed biography on his many contributions to our field can be found in the 2008 APA Scientific Contribution Awards Program

http://data.memberclicks.com/site/macda/JLH2008Award.pdf

Global Career Development Facilitator
Continuing Education Opportunities
For the GCDF classes of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

All sessions at the Sleep Inn in Lexington, KY
Friday evening 6pm until 9pm; Saturday from 8:00 am until 2:00pm
Total: Nine hours of continuing education units for certified GCDF professionals

Fall Training Schedule for 2009
Class of 2006
August 14 -15, 2009

Class of 2007
September 11 -12, 2009

Class of 2008
October 9 -10, 2009

Class of 2009
November 13 -14, 2009

Spring Training Schedule for 2010
Class of 2006
January 8-9, 2010

Class of 2007
February 12-13, 2010

Class of 2008
March 12-13, 2010

Class of 2009
April 9-10, 2010

November is National Career Development Month

The National Career Development Association (ncda.org) has several great suggestions for celebrating our month (see below). I especially think "A Celebration of Work" is a good resource.

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NCD Month Resources
Creative Ways to Celebrate - a list of ideas submitted by those who have celebrated in previous years
K-12 Activities Provided by Liz Jones - Kent Intermediate School District (updated 9/27/07)
Click Here to read from A Celebration of Work. In the presidential year of Jane Goodman, 2006 Eminent Career Award Winner, many NCDA members, such as LeeAnn Bernier-Clarke (Editor), Pat Wickwire, Judith Ettinger, Victoria Wildermuth and priceless others, collaborated to create one of the most remarkable NCD Month Activity Books available. This is a work in progress, and NCDA is striving to provide you with the best resources available.