Exploring Emotions in Career Development: Strategies for Guiding Clients Toward Success

By Beka Moore & Victoria Sexton

How do anxiety and emotions impact student decision-making? One university’s career center conducted a mixed-methods study to learn more. Findings highlight the career center’s role in a student's career development and identify strategies practitioners can use to empower students in navigating career choice.

Fostering Curiosity: Inquiry-Based Learning Assignment in Career Counseling Education

By Jill S. Minor

This article explores the integration of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) in a career counseling course, particularly emphasizing a Career Construction Interview (CCI) simulation. It outlines a structured course assignment that enhances counselor trainees' theoretical understanding, counseling skills, and reflective learning, providing students with deeper engagement by connecting theory to practice.

Job Crafting: An Alternate Solution in Career Transition

By Elizabeth Cook

Many job seekers face challenges in career transitions due to internal capacity or external job market conditions. Job crafting offers a powerful alternative, enabling employees to reshape tasks and relationships and find greater satisfaction in their present roles. Career professionals can guide clients using an internal, relational, and external framework to make changes at work that result in greater job satisfaction.

Leveraging Technology for College Prep and Career Success: 5 Tech Tips

By Julia Evans

Technology has become indispensable in navigating the complex worlds of college preparation, career counseling and coaching. This article examines how emerging technologies enhance students' college readiness, streamline the admissions process, and equip them with essential skills that positively impact their future careers.

Cognitive Information Processing Theory: Two Book Reviews

By Melanie E. Adams and Elizabeth Pawley

Notable career development scholars recently published two books that higher education career service professionals can use to inform their practice. One is intended for students as they need to make informed decisions throughout their lives. The other serves as a guidebook focused on the cognitive information processing theory. This joint review is helpful to numerous stakeholders in higher education.

Paging Dr. TikTok: When Clients Self-Diagnose — Now What?

By Janine Rowe

Career practitioners increasingly encounter clients who self-diagnose neurodiverse traits based on social media content. This article explores the implications of self-diagnosis for job search and career management, with an emphasis on validation, collaboration, and practical strategies. Practitioners are guided to respond ethically within their scope of practice, promote self-advocacy, and incorporate neurodiverse-affirming tools while navigating workplace accommodations and referrals.

Enhance Your Supervision Skills with the NCDA Career Practitioner Supervision Training Curriculum

By Tina Peterman and Brian Hutchison

The NCDA newly updated curriculum, to begin Summer 2025, offers participants essential supervisory skills. Once trained, the practitioner can contribute to developing competent and ethical career practitioners, ultimately strengthening the entire career development field. An added benefit is the pathway leads to certification in support of core standards and professional brand.

Using Microsoft Copilot to Transcribe Virtual Meetings and Share Meeting Minutes

Microsoft Copilot can help streamline meeting documentation by transcribing virtual meetings and generating meeting minutes. During a Microsoft Teams meeting, click on the three dots (More Actions) in the meeting controls and select “Start transcription” to enable real-time transcription (if enabled by your organization). After the meeting, access the transcript in the meeting chat or calendar event. Use Copilot to summarize key points, decisions, and action items, then copy the generated minutes into an email or shared document for distribution. Always review the AI-generated minutes for accuracy before sharing. Learn more at Microsoft Support.

Tech Tip submitted by Candina "Dina" Janicki, candinajanicki@outlook.com