Using your natural strengths to do work that you love

“I wish someone would have told me that a long time ago.” Stacy said.  Stacy worked in a bank in Guilford, Connecticut and came to Career Counseling Connecticut for career guidance as she felt she was at a career crossroads. “I always was creative.  But my parents urged me to become a business major for […]

How to have a happy career: don’t analyze the past, do something now

Who is the most famous psychologist ever? You probably thought Sigmund Freud. But just like Adam Smith is less famous but proved to be far more accurate about political economies than Karl Marx, William James has proved to be far more powerful in doing what psychology is supposed to do – help people – than […]

Job searching? Career Counseling Connecticut can help.

In the last few months, Career Counseling Connecticut has been inundated with job seekers. Recent College Graduates and Twentysomethings Many of our job seeking clients were recent college graduates living in Connecticut who are trying to find jobs.  They almost always need help with crafting resumes, interview help, and overall job search strategy.  Many are […]

When you are career BUILDING the anxiety of career seeking goes away

“I want what you have.” Rich said.  “You are building something and love what you do.”  Rich was a young attorney in New Haven who realized that the didn’t really like practicing law. I remember that feeling. I started my career as an attorney.  Even  hen I was a criminal prosecutor in Philadelphia – my favorite […]