In this Issue...
Kuder, Inc.
National Career Assessment Services, Inc. and sister companies, Visions Unlimited and Educational Training Associates, have moved and merged into one company, Kuder, Inc. Find out from company President Phil Harrington why this change took place and what it means for you.

Today’s Community Colleges
Community college degrees are becoming more and more valuable in today’s job market. Read how the Kuder system provides information on these important institutions.

From the Desk of Dr. Z
Dr. Zytowski shares some interesting information regarding a workshop on Person Match and occupation facts on the Kuder Career Clusters.

Best Practice
Read how Kuder administrator and Ohio educator Teresa Henn integrated the system into her coursework.

Kuder and Job Preparation
The Kuder system is more than just assessments. It guides you through career planning from start to finish, including preparing for a job. Learn what job prep resources are available within the system.

Quick News...
Summer enhancements: We continue to improve the Kuder system.

Read about the Harrington Foundation scholarship and iPod drawing updates.

Online CDF courses continue to be available. Learn where and when the next classes will take place.

Find out about upcoming presentations by our world-renowned faculty.

Mark your calendars! See what conferences we will be at this summer.

Introducing Kuder, Inc.

As you may know, we’ve moved! On April 1st, we relocated to a much expanded office building at 302 Visions Parkway (Kuder Campus), still in the heart of the Midwest – Adel, IA. Since starting this company in 1997, we have experienced tremendous growth and our new office will now allow us to continue to grow and expand.

We also merged all of our companies, National Career Assessment Services, Educational Training Associates, Visions Unlimited, and two others, into a single company, with a new name that many of you are already familiar with...

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More Than a Dollar Value in Community Colleges

The first community college was formed in 1901 as a result of a growing demand in the workforce for talented, skilled workers with an education in their field.1 An affordable, close-to-home solution, this seemingly basic concept has spawned a boom in education, raising college attendance rates, graduation rates, and...

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From the Desk of Dr. Donald Zytowski, Kuder Faculty

Fellow Kuder faculty member, Catalina D’Achiardi-Ressler, and I have been invited to present a workshop at the biennial meeting of the Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP)...

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An article by Robert Reardon, Emily Bullock, and Katie Meyer in the current issue of Career Development Quarterly, a National Career Development Association (NCDA) publication, contains some data that may be of interest to Kuder system users...

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Ohio Educator Finds Place for Kuder in Classroom

Teresa Henn, business educator at North Union High School in Ohio, quickly acclimated her students to using the Ohio Career Planning System (OCPS), powered by Kuder when she started teaching in 2004....

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Preparing for Today's Job Market? Five Helpful Kuder System Tools

Do you have students entering the workforce directly out of high school? Are you helping postsecondary students look for their first post-college job? Do you work with adults needing employment or looking for a career change? For any of these situations, the Kuder Career Planning System is your answer ...

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Quick News...
  • Summer enhancements...
  • Harrington Foundation update...
  • Online CDF classes...
  • Upcoming Kuder Faculty presentations...
  • Summer conference schedule...

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Kuder User News is a Kuder, Inc. Publication

Editor: Dr. Donald G. Zytowski, Director of Research
Writer/Designer: Bethney Larson, Director of Communications
Writer: Laura Dillavou, Communications Coordinator
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