ANXIOUS? Unhappy? Depressed… Might be Your Career
A Hidden Epidemic: How Career Misalignment Fuels Today’s Mental Health Crisis I run Career Counseling Connecticut and my larger company The Learning Consultants Given my work, I meet up close and personal with clients related to their practical goals. This has naturally led to an observation about my clients’ internal well-being. The general suffering -internally- […]
Your life… YOUR LIFE… includes a lot of career….
Why So Many Professionals Drift Through Their Careers—and How to Choose Differently The Surprising Cost of Career Drift In providing career coaching through Career Counseling Connecticut, I am often astonished by how many people drift through their careers before ever seeking guidance. Many clients leave my office laughing when they realize they spend more money […]
Job Searching Misery: Help Button Here
“I sent out hundreds of applications…” So began another day listening to a previously happy person who was no longer happy due to job searching. Job searching leads to so many emotions that plague us: uncertainty, fear of rejection, confusion, lack of self-esteem, frustration and so forth. Can Career Counseling Connecticut help? Yes. Why? In […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Help For Entry Level College Grads
“Why isn’t Henry getting a job?!” Rob – Henry’s caring and concerned dad – emphasized when he described his recent discussion with his ex-wife. “I realize I had no reason to blame her. I was just frustrated.” Graduating from college once felt like your ticket into opportunity. Today, many new grads find themselves launching into […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Career Mentorship
“You have helped me at every stage.” So said Ethan as he relayed his new position. I knew Ethan through my work running The Learning Consultants They say a mentor opens doors you couldn’t see—and sometimes reveals doors in a direction you never considered. This is the story of Ethan, a young man who thought […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Ace Your Interviews
Why Interviewing Is More Critical Than Before As soon as John and I engaged in interview role play, I saw the challenge. “Interview John” was very different from the likable John I knew in normal conversation. “Interview John” was a strange combination of robotic and nervous. He seemed scripted but also anxious. We had a […]
Career Help: Your young adult child is truly in need
Read any news about entry level jobs. Scratch that – the news is too bleak to review. I wrote about The Path of Struggle many years ago. To be clear, I’m an optimist. Really. But– I saw what was coming: full time jobs with benefits would be constricting. I also wrote that career seekers would […]
The career transition…. right after college!
One of the stranger aspects of the modern job world is how fast things change. Computer science: guaranteed job 2024 Computer science: high unemployment 2025 I have been immersed in understanding what I call the New World of Work. Some portions of this understanding includes actual jobs and career paths. Some portion includes principles of […]
Job searching burnout: how career coaching helps
“I realize this is a luxury but it’s so much better than therapy.” In the last few weeks, some variation of this line has been repeated by job seekers. Job searching isn’t just about résumés and LinkedIn profiles. For many young professionals, it’s an emotional grind. The pressure to figure out “what’s next,” the silence […]
Get a job: Learn to interview by overcoming blind spots
Right now, many of Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients are recent college graduates immersed in job searches. That’s lonely and challenging and a roller coaster of emotions. But… “an interview” is the UPSIDE!!! of the roller coaster. “I GOT AN INTERVIEW!!!” The disappointment, therefore, from not getting the job post-interview can be devastating. Here’s what I […]