Your career will continue post-pandemic. Take control.

I was reviewing some older posts that dealt with the aftermath of The Great Recession. I found this story: “I guess I thought something would change.” Denise said. She took a job in 2008 at a hotel in Mystic, Connecticut.  She was just happy to have a job as the country was entering into the […]

Planning reduces career shocks

As the Covid-19 crisis has illustrated throughout Connecticut and elsewhere, layoffs in the new world of work are seemingly inevitable. Building an invincible career means that layoffs – which those in Connecticut have become all too accustomed to – are not a terrible thing, just a disruption.   How does that happen? Career Counseling Connecticut’s […]

Action follows planning

The saddest stories of those who enter Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices are those where our client’s life has been upended and the client had no plan in place to get back up. The unexpected firing is the most common. Those that “knew it was coming” or had notice that led them to make a plan […]

Career Anti-fragility During a Black Swan Event

It’s too bad that there are so few alive from the Greatest Generation.  Those folks endured The Great Depression and World War II. They embodied Nassim Taleb’s notion of anti-fragility.   Some things are fragile, breaking when hit with a force.  Some things are robust, staying intact when hit with the same force.  And, some things […]

Invest in your career

Career Counseling Connecticut was started with a distinct mission: help people find work that makes them feel happy and successful. I started the company prior to The Great Recession of 2008. During the relatively good economic times, I saw that many of my young clients from The Learning Consultants, the parent company of Career Counseling […]

Parents of Twentysomethings

Your children are facing the worst economic crisis in modern times. We can help. The Parents Guide to Career Planning for Your Twentysomething

The Coronavirus Career Plan

It’s hard to say when the lockdown was in full effect in Connecticut. But, for simplicity sake, I’ll say one month ago. The first stage created some fuzzy combination of shock/confusion/surrealness that led to paralysis on planning for the future. Most everyone I spoke with became very concerned about their (1) loved ones (good) (2) […]

3 job searching tips during the coronavirus

Career Counseling Connecticut has successfully helped hundreds of clients with job search strategies and tactics during the last few years. Here are three areas where we help clients and where clients need expert advice. (1) Planning Time You want a job… right now! We understand. But the process does not work that way. Those who […]

Time to start career planning

The Coronavirus has knocked the wind out of most everyone. I see both sides of the compassion-grit issue. I have compassion for all those who are anxious about moving forward. People feel frightened and freeze up. I understand. We often need some time to regroup. But even before the Coronavirus, I often would look at […]

7 Tips for the Coronavirus Job Market

Life goes on.   I realize that there are a variety of memes zipping through Facebook about “just getting by”.  I understand.  I really do.  I don’t mean to be harsh. But the words of my late Grandmother who survived The Great Depression, World War II, being widowed in her 50s, among other challenges, come to […]