Summer Career Change Planning
“I can’t believe it is summer. I thought I would be doing somthing else for work by now.” Janice said. Janice was a 25 year old engineer in the New Haven area. She was an engineer because she was good at math in high school. There was really no other reason other than simply going […]
Career Change: Opportunity Cost
“I should have come here years ago.” Taylor said as she explained her work drudgery. Much like many of Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients, Taylor, manager in a small business in the Hartford area, had found her job through circumstance – her friend’s Uncle was the owner – and had stayed because the job “wasn’t that […]
Women Reentering The Work Force
It is wise to enter the Mommy Wars cautiously. The battles over the best ways to be a mother are fraught with tension with the battle over those who work “outside the home” (the new phrase to ensure that those who work inside the home are not offended!) and those that stay at home (is […]
Taking Control of Your Career
“Thank you. I feel in control of my life for the first time in a long while.” Jessica said. She had been working 6 intense years for a law firm in Stamford. The demanding work load was an issue but the bigger challenge for Jessica was the lack of control she felt in relation to […]
Big Trend: Employee Free Society
Some big thinkers have postulated that the employer-employee relationship will radically shift in the next 20 years. We all grew up in the world of “employment”. We’ve taken for granted that getting a job working for someone else is the normal way of living. It wasn’t dominant until a couple hundred years ago. Farmers, merchants, […]
May 1st: Spring is hear, time for career change
I love the beginning of each month. Beyond January 1, I announce the 1st day of the month to the family. Yes, my three children give various shakes of their head. But while laughing at their silly Dad, they occasionally smile as there is something nice about a fresh start. May is particularly a great […]