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  • NCDA Webinar - free!

    Supporting Those Whose Skills are No Longer in Demand

    April 16, 2025
    4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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  • Connecticut CDA Virtual Conference

    Walking the Path Together: Collaborative Approaches to Career Work and the Career Journey

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    April 17, 2025
    9:30AM - 2:30PM EDT

  • PACDA Webinar

    Accelerate Landing by Maximizing Your Clients' LinkedIn

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    April 17, 2025
    12:00PM - 2:00PM EDT

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  • NCDA Webinar - free!

    Be Heard, Be Powerful: Using FiscalNote & VoterVoice to Advocate for Client Interests and Shape Policy

    April 28, 2025
    11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

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2025 Minnesota CDA Careers Conference

Resilience and Reinvention: Adapting to the Future of Work

Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN

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April 25, 2025
9:30AM - 3:30PM EDT

Maryland Career Development Association Hybrid Conference

Intersectionality: Supporting Career Growth through Identity and Perspective

University of Baltimore

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April 28, 2025
11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

NCDA Webinar - free!

Be Heard, Be Powerful: Using FiscalNote & VoterVoice to Advocate for Client Interests and Shape Policy

Monthly HUB Course Saleview all HUB Courses

Register for a HUB Course and Save!

Register for a HUB Course and Save!

A monograph course is available in The Hub and during March is at a special low registration price!

A Strengths-Based Approach to Career Development Using Appreciative Inquiry

A new monograph course is available in The Hub and during the month of April is 50% off the registration fee! This course provides an opportunity to earn CEs through reading NCDA's monograph, A Strengths-Based Approach to Career Development Using Appreciative Inquiry (2nd ed.) by Donald A. Schutt, Jr. A full copy of the e-book is included with this course (a $35 value!).

Earn three (3) continuing education credits - use the PROMO CODE: HUB50 for 50% off the registration fee, regularly priced at $125 for members or $155 for non-members.

Offer valid thru April 30, 2025. Register now and save!

Learn more about The HUB and all the courses, the new NCDA learning platform for your continuing education.

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My Life with a Theory on sale!

My Life with a Theory by John L Holland

John L. Holland's Autobiography and Theory of Careers

In 1959, John L. Holland introduced a theory of vocational choices involving personality typology (widely known in the career development field as the Holland Code, or RIASEC). Included with this previously unpublished autobiography are book chapters, journal articles and other original source material that will enhance the reader's understanding of both the theory and the scientist. (Rayman & Gottfredson, 2020)

On sale for $55.00 thru April 30, 2025 (both print and PDF available; shipping/handling not included).

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