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September 2019 Florida Career Development Association Newsletter
What to look for in this month's newsletter:
  • FCDA Coffee Talk on 9.10.19
  • Career Counseling Featured Articles:
    • College dreams often melt away in summer months. ‘Near-peer’ counseling is helping keep them alive.
    • The Simple Guide to Value Triggers: How to live by your highest ideals.
  • Check it out! Online Tool of the Month: Career Judo Resources
  • Register now for FCA Convention
  • FCA Convention Call for Sponsors
  • FCDA Member Spotlight
FCDA Coffee Talk
Connect with local Career Development professionals in the Central Florida region!
Share ideas, discuss trends, discover career services insights!
09.10.2019 | 6:00pm 
Foxtail Cofee
12001 Collegiate Way, Orlando, FL 32817
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This Month's Featured Articles:
The Hechinger Report
College dreams often melt away in summer months. ‘Near-peer’ counseling is helping keep them alive.
NEW YORK — Monnojan Tasnia needed all the pieces to fit together. The 19-year-old, who moved to New York City from Bangladesh four years ago, was trying to envision her fall: Four days of classes each week at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech).* Two to three days working as a cashier at Marshalls. Long commutes on the subway between her home in Queens and the campus in downtown Brooklyn.

She had friends whose college dreams evaporated once they started summer jobs, their paychecks providing a sense of security that a college acceptance letter could not. But Tasnia was determined to make it to campus in September. “My family always says, ‘If you get addicted to work, you might stop your studies,’ ” said Tasnia, who wants to become an accountant.
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Psychology Today
The Simple Guide to Value Triggers
How to live by your highest ideals.
Being in touch with your values is essential to living a rich and meaningful life. By knowing what you care about most, you become inspired to live by your highest ideals, bringing out the best in yourself. In short, values help you find direction, meaning, and inspiration in life.

Unfortunately, however, it’s more complicated than this. Because too often enough, we get sidetracked. Too often, the demands of the day pull our attention away from what really matters, to serve our immediate emotional needs. We then lose touch of our ideals, and revert back to old – often destructive – habits.
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Check it out! 
Online tool of the month!
Career Judo
Online Resources
John E. Long, ED.S., BCC, CMCS
Board Certified Coach and Certified Master of Career Services
Chair-Elect - NCDA Credentialing Commission
President-Elect, Florida Career Development Association
A collection of distinct resources (web links, PDFs, books, and tools) related to the topic listed by category below.
  • SITES WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL SCOPE OF CAREER INFORMATION
  • RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY SKILLS & STRENGTHS [***In Addition to the O*NET & CareerOneStop Sites***]
  • RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY VALUES [***In Addition to the O*NET & CareerOneStop Sites***]
  • WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN?
  • COMPREHENSIVE SELF-ASSESSMENT RESOURCES & EXERCISES [***In Addition to the ONET & CareerOneStop Sites***]
  • MYERS BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI) RESOURCES
  • CAREER CONSTRUCTION - THEORY AND APPLICATION
  • FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
  • SITES FOR CAREER/OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION
  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • THE RESUME: BRANDING YOURSELF & CRAFTING YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BASED RESUME
  • SAMPLE COVER LETTERS AND TUTORIALS PLUS REFERENCE SHEET
  • BUILDING AND ENHANCING YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE
  • THE ELEVATOR SPEECH~PITCH
  • INTERVIEW PREPARATION
  • NETWORKING RESOURCES
  • LOCATE/RESEARCH COMPANIES OF INTEREST
  • LOCATE RECRUITERS
  • INDUSTRY/OCCUPATION SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH
  • METASEARCH JOB SEARCH SITES
  • ORGANIZE AND TRACK YOUR JOB SEARCH ACTIVITY
  • SALARY CALCULATORS, SURVEYS AND NEGOTIATION
  • CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR VETERANS
  • TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR THE LGBTQI COMMUNITY & DIVERSE GROUPS
  • RESOURCES FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS
  • INVESTIGATING AND PURSUING FREELANCE ASSIGNMENTS
  • CAREERS WITH SHORT-TERM AND FAST-TRACK TRAINING OPTIONS
  • EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT AND DISTANCE/ONLINE EDUCATION
  • MENTORING & VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
  • SEARCHABLE DIRECTORIES TO LOCATE CAREER SERVICES PROVIDERS (Counselors, Coaches, Consultants, Resume Writers, etc.)
  • PRODUCTS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND CAREER SERVICES PROVIDERS
  • H1-B VISA RESOURCES
  • RESOURCES ON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
  • COMBAT STRESS AND BURNOUT
Visit Career Judo Resources
Registration now open for the 70th Annual Florida Counseling Association Convention!
FCA Member Convention Registration + Convention CEU + All Precon Sessions available for an Early Bird Rate of  $260.00!
Includes 21 CEU's (14 Convention, 7 Precon)
Deadline for Early Bird Rate extended to September 7th.

Additional Registration Options available!
Register Now

2019 FCA Convention Call for Sponsors!
Interested in sponsoring an event or hosting an exhibitor table at this year's Annual Convention? Visit https://www.flacounseling.org/FCA-Convention-Sponsorship-&-Exhibitor-Information to learn about a variety of sponsorship, exhibitor, and marketing opportunities!
Marla J. Albertie CPC, APTD, M.Ed., USN Veteran
My name is Marla and I am a Certified Career, Life, and Executive Coach. My business is the Truth Speaks Group, LLC, a multi media company helping the 9-5 working woman discover work/life harmony and not work/life balance. 
#TeachTrainEducate #Learn
Accomplishments:
Recently published article: How to create your career
Published Author: 52 Career Tips: Action Steps to Move you Forward
A career journal for the individual to ask themselves a weekly questions and take action in their career. 


I also host a YouTube Talk show entitled Create Your Career where I get the pleasure of interviewing people monthly about how they are creating their careers in hopes people will be inspired to do the same.

TruthSpeaksGroup, LLC.: truthspeaksgroup.com
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September 2019 FCDA Newsletter
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