The free career consultation
Career Counseling Connecticut is a mission, driven, passion business. The good fortunes of having great career counseling clients through the years tell others about their success with us has created a wonderful challenge: we are continually booked. This is true for all our counselors but has led to a personal challenge for me. I am […]
Is your job making you dull?
“I used to be interesting,” Susan said. It was an intriguing opening line to our career counseling session. Susan relayed the early part of her career. She worked in a media company in New York City. Certainly, some part of the dynamic quality of her career was location based. The Connecticut suburbs, while truly beautiful […]
Are you building a career where a layoff makes you unemployed or on the market?
I’m listening to the Oral History of the Daily Show. One of the reveals is that Jon Stewart quit the show 2 years prior to his actual resignation. He was convinced to sign on for one more contract. His concern for his staff was one of the reasons he continued. He worried for some – but […]
“I love my work” – the authentic answer from career changers
I am on vacation right now. Our beach hotel has a wonderful breakfast spot overlooking the water. So I’ve come here the last three days and have breakfast alone – with my computer – since my wife and three teens sleep later than me. Today, the hostess asked, “are you always working?” “I love my […]
Parents: Prepare Your Children’s Careers. Winter is Coming
By nature and mind training, I am an optimist and positive thinker. I love lowering the stress of my career counseling clients. This post will not display any of these traits. But it is a necessary one. The world of work has changed rapidly in the last couple of decades. But it will change even more […]
Matching Who You Are With Career Success
I am watching a movie from a decade ago – Changing Lanes – that resonated with me because it highlighted my experience with big law firms. Sam Jackson plays a down on his luck guy who gets entangled with Ben Affleck’s character, a morally questionable attorney who starts wondering whether he can stomach the ethics of […]
Career Counseling: “I need to meet with you for accountability”
“I think we are good.” I said to Terri. We had a wonderful initial meeting. We both fully believed that the new career direction we discussed was well suited for her and that the strategy we decided upon would be effective. My focus in creating Career Counseling Connecticut was to provide highly dynamic life changing […]
Why effective career counseling process can change lives
“This is so strange. I feel like I’ve changed my career vision more in this 1 hour than I have in the last 5 years.” Lauren said as she was leaving. Lauren had been stuck in a sales-customer service role for a large company of which she had passion for neither the products nor the […]
Over 40? Take charge of your career change.
Good interview on CBS News. If you are over 40, plan your career change We are all rooting for Connecticut to come out of its financial challenges. Those over 40 should continue rooting but also affirmatively start to plan their next move. My work in career counseling is grounded in hope. I do not like […]
Arranged marriages lead to happiness more than “love marriages” – what this means for your career
“I’m waiting to find something I’m passionate about.” Kim said as she relayed her days working retail in the Clinton outlets in Connecticut. Kim had graduated from Fairfield University four years prior to coming to Career Counseling Connecticut. Her “career” had consisted of an office assistant’s job at her Dad’s friend’s law firm in New […]