Find a new job so you can enjoy your vacation

I live in Shoreline, Connecticut.   For that reason, I meet many residents of other Connecticut towns who are on vacation.  When we talk about their work, jobs, or careers, most seem to have one thing in common: they get annoyed by work interruptions during vacation and dread going back to work after vacation.  I remember […]

Counseling for liberal arts graduates seeking career building jobs in Connecticut

The toughest part of my career counseling work is providing advisory services to recent college graduates who were not educated well by their colleges on the current realities of the job market. I am a product of a liberal arts education.  The education itself was fantastic.  From a life enhancing perspective, I benefitted immeasurably. For […]

Why Your Career Challenges Will Build Your Career

Those who lived in Connecticut during the last 5 years know that Tropical Storm Irene was equally as challenging to Connecticut residents as Hurricane Sandy.  For me, Irene was far more challenging: the power went out in both my home and my Madison office for 10 days (fortunately, my Old Saybrook office was fine).   […]

Replacing the Anxiety of Career Seeking With The Joy of Career Building

When I meet my career counseling clients today, I realize that they see a man who loves his work.  More than a few have expressed envy at the obvious joy I have in my work.  ”I wish I could feel that way,” a recent client said as he conveyed his dread at heading back to […]

Finding Your Career: The Time Is Now

There is a well known restaurant in Madison, CT  where “Lucy” is one of its hostesses.  Three years ago, she set up a meeting for career counseling.  When she came in, I recognized her and said “don’t you work at X restaurant?”.  She smiled but it was one with regret. She explained her pain.  ”I’ve […]

Are you looking for “a job”? 

If you are looking for “a job”, you are not going to get hired.Employers seek to hire people who fit particular jobs and who are on specific career paths.Some recent examples of job searches from my career counseling clients will illustrate the point. An unemployed but well credentialed thirtysomething year old man from New Haven, […]

If you love your work, you don’t need “a number”

One of my friends in the financial industry recently said to me “everyone has a number”, meaning the amount of money in the bank needed to quit or retire.  For those who have been battling through tough corporate or other purely practical jobs, the “number” is part of their escape route from a job they […]