Career Searching v. Career Building

This is a true story.   I was having a dream last night.  A stressful one.  I was still in law school and searching for summer internships.  I couldn’t find anything that interested me.  I was also having anxiety over whether I wanted to practice law at all.  As I was coming out of the […]

Trapped in Your Career Due To “Certainty”

“I can’t leave my job to something so uncertain.” so spoke a career counseling client who worked at a large corporation in New Haven, CT. “Alyssa” had just finished telling me how much she hated her job.  She didn’t like the people. Several of her co-workers were the adult equivalent of mean girls.  Her boss […]

Career Change For Those On Their Second Act

I recently met with three career counseling clients in their late forties-early fifties.  Two of the meetings were potentially life changing and made both client and counselor incredibly happy.  One of the meetings was depressing for both client and counselor. In each case, the client had come in to shift careers.  Each had spent 20-25 […]

The Expert’s Path to Happy Work

The great thing about Netflix is the ability to check out unusual movies.  Jiro Dreams of Sushi is worth watching if you want to see a master at his craft.  I had no interest in watching the movie.  Strange title and I don’t eat sushi.  But, I saw the reviews as I was scrolling through documentaries. […]

Good News For Liberal Arts Graduates Seeking Jobs

The last decade has been brutal to liberal arts graduates seeking jobs in Connecticut. The focus on jobs in healthcare, technology, and other STEM type work has seemingly made liberal arts graduates archaic. But, practically focused liberal arts graduates who understand the work world have plenty of opportunities.  Unquestionably, liberal arts graduates could benefit from […]

Career Counseling For the Old and New World of Work In Connecticut

Last week, my career counseling work provided a glimpse of the increasing contrast of the new and old world of work.    On Monday, I met “Bob”.  He was conventionally successful but unhappy.  He worked at an old line Connecticut service firm. His job provided prestige and money.  But, he found his work meaningless. He […]

Over-identification With One’s Corporate Identity

I was at a social gathering a few years ago.  Chuck was speaking in a small circle. At the time, Chuck was working for a large corporation in Fairfield County. I noticed that he kept on saying “we” when he referred to what the large company that he worked for was doing.  ”We” are developing […]