Do you know if you interview well?
Years ago, one of our first career counseling clients met with us. He had everything on paper. He attended Yale University. His grades were excellent. He majored in economics. He had plenty of interviews. This was during boom times on Wall Street. So, he expected to waltz into a high paying job. But, other than […]
Resume Effectiveness
We recently worked with a Connecticut College senior who came to us with the standard request to help with her resume. Her resume was not the problem with her job search. Based on the information that was contained within her resume, we only needed to tweak the resume format to make it perfect.The problem was […]
Learn how to interview
One of my favorite Career Counseling Connecticut success stories involved a student I knew from years past. I run The Learning Consultants and knew her from her days as an SAT student. “Meghan” had a bubbly, engaging personality from what I remembered. Now, she was 23 years old and having no luck getting a job […]
Interview Prep
“I think I blew the interview.” Emily said. “I didn’t really know what to say when she asked me about different situations.” Emily had been given behavioral interview questions. She had been ready for the standard questions regarding her background and her interests. But when she was asked to give examples of “when you were […]
Let the post college job search begin…
Did your child – adult child – just graduate from college? Pre-pandemic, I noticed a surprising trend: present day college seniors were not looking for jobs as vigorously as college seniors once did. When working with recent college graduates through Career Counseling Connecticut, I would ask “what has been your experience in applying for jobs?” […]
Career choice: meaning matters
“I just don’t really care about what we do.” So said Allison as she described her job in what I’ll call a value-neutral business. “Look, the company is not evil and I’m sure people like our products or they wouldn’t buy them but I have no connection to the company. All I do is make […]
Reinvent your career
Heading back to the office soon? Happy? You likely would not be on Career Counseling Connecticut’s site if you were! And you are not alone. The number of calls/e-mails for career changing advisory meetings has skyrocketed as the reality of heading back into the office full time has emerged. The following excerpt is from a […]
If you are not happy to return to the office…
Are you dreading going back to the office? How old are you? Unless you are pushing 60 and in the position to retire in a few years, then that’s no way to live. I know from working with Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients and I know from my own experience that careers can change… massively… and […]
College grads seeking a job in a post-Covid world
Those who graduated college in 2020 had it the worst. My son was among those graduates. While fortunately things turned out well for him… eventually…he struggled for several months and, my wife and I struggled knowing that there was not much we could do to help. And, yes, even as a professional career counselor running […]
Help your college graduate child
I wrote my last book before the pandemic. It focused upon how parents can help their twentysomething children with their careers. It was a mission centered book. I want to help my fellow parents. I have three children (23, 20 and 17). I am both highly concerned about the world of work that they are […]