Career Counseling Connecticut: Career Education

“That was more career education than I received in 4 years of college.”  Danielle noted as we ended her first meeting at Career Counseling Connecticut. I am a product and a fan of liberal arts education.  The virtues of learning from the Great Books and different disciplines are many.   But most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s […]

Career Counseling Connecticut: Do you NEED a vacation?

My philosophy professor once spent a half-hour in our independent study tutorial describing the difference between “want” and “need”.   I don’t desire to reduce “need” to bare minimalism.   But I will use the distinction to help guide career changers. Mental health in the United States has deteriorated to its lowest levels since the height of […]

Career Counseling Connecticut: Summer Career Planning

Summers are tough for those who are out of work.   Many companies leave their hiring for the fall and many hiring managers go on vacation. Career changers often make the terrible decision to wait for career planning until the fall for those reasons. Job searches take 1-3 months minimum.  Career shifting takes longer. Waiting until […]

Career Counseling Connecticut for Twentysomethings

Read about opportunity cost and the sunk cost fallacy. Then… if you are reasonably convinced that you are in the wrong career field, you’ll understand why you need to plan your career shift immediately. The mission of Career Counseling Connecticut: help career seekers find happy and successful work.  I’ve been somewhat surprised by how many […]

Career Investment: Not a luxury but a necessity

By nature,  I am an idealist.  Idealists are almost always conflicted about money.  Sure, we want it but that’s not our primary driver for work (beyond a certain income) and “selling” to others as in convincing others to part with their money is definitely not our thing. In relation to career counseling,  I am particularly […]