The Career ROI of International Travel

By Amber Blair

Traveling abroad allows individuals to build a skillset that can help them thrive in the workplace and set themselves apart from their peers. The biggest advantages to traveling abroad include transferrable skill growth, experience and perspective, and networking. This article will highlight how career professionals can encourage their clients to take advantage of these opportunities.

Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Education, Counseling, and Healthcare

By Ann Nakaska

Emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution are impacting every industry including education, counseling, and health care. This article focuses on how robots, and augmented and virtual reality are impacting these industries, providing real-life examples of companies doing work in these areas.

Clarity Before Strategy: Helping Clients Define Fit

By Colleen Conway-Nobert

Clients often feel disengaged at work, not from lack of skill, but from misalignment between their work and overall career fit. Career development professionals can help by guiding clients to define fit, identify energy patterns, and assess work environments. Starting with clarity first, before strategy, fosters intentional, sustainable career decisions.

Navigating Uncharted Territory in K-12 Schools Using Schlossberg’s Transition Theory

By Natasha Barnes-Gwynn & Kenya Johns

Recent policy changes have disrupted K–12 education, impacting students’ career readiness and mental health. Using Schlossberg’s Transition Theory, this article explores how to best support students through these transitions by promoting resilience, restoring initiatives, and advocating for mental health and equitable educational opportunities.

Career Shocks, Lifequakes, and New Beginnings: Counseling Students Through Transition

By Abby Razink, Vic Massaglia, & Michael J. Stebleton

The importance of career support for individuals in the face of unexpected, career-altering change has never been more paramount, especially in post-secondary settings. To assist students in navigating career shocks and lifequakes, post-secondary career educators are encouraged to consider the 4 Cs of Career Adaptability—Concern, Control, Curiosity, and Confidence.

The Theory of Work Adjustment Applied to Racism in the Workplace

By Frank Gorritz FitzSimons

The Theory of Work Adjustment explores employees’ willingness to remain at a workplace that provides consistent obstacles. What happens to people of color when adjusting to systemic oppression in the world of work, quiet quitting and quiet firing? This theoretical article expands upon the concepts and best practices covered in “Demystifying Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing Through a Racialized Lens for Career Practitioners”.

Publications Driven by Mission

By Natalie Scrimsher and Melanie Reinersman

For career development professionals to be competent, they must understand and utilize resources, such as print publications from the premier professional association in the field. As one of the key components of the NCDA Mission statement, publications can be used to inspire and empower individuals.

Audio Plug-in Permits Listening to Learn

Making the printed word listenable is a goal of many publishers, including NCDA, the publisher of Career Convergence web magazine. With just a click on the “Listen” prompt (the “play” icon located at the top of articles), the reader becomes the listener, benefiting from accessing the magazine articles at their convenience (e.g., during an exercise workout). This supports another important goal: accessibility. The plug-in automatically converts online content into audio. Career Convergences began using the Trinity plug-in in April of 2025 on its articles.

Tech Tip submitted by Melanie Reinersman, mreinersman@ncda.org