Are you settling in your career?
Let me start by noting that Career Counseling Connecticut is not in the business of creating starving artists. We help our passion-filled career seeking clients either make their careers work out financially in their direct area of passion or help them figure out work that – while perhaps is not singing on Broadway – is […]
Happy to get back to work?
20 years ago, I recall hearing the news that JFK Jr. died (July 16, 1999). Happily married and delighted by our young son, I was walking near the beach on a beautiful day. It was a Sunday and I didn’t have any pressing work. But I was utterly miserable and semi-anxious with the thought that […]
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 […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: The future of work
When asked, most residents in a highly educated state like Connecticut will say that they know the work world is changing. Few, however, take action in order to ensure that they -and their children – will adapt to the changes. This is, in part, because giant economic changes – such as the Industrial Revolution – […]
Job security through loving your work
Fred was just let go from his financial services company in Glastonbury, CT. “I thought I would get out of Hartford because I had been laid off by 3 companies in Hartford during the last 15 years.” Anyone with a sense of the type of people who succeed in the financial services industry would likely […]
Interviews: The need to understand personality tests
Some people detest personality tests. Some people love them. I am in the latter category. My personal interest stems from my deep interest in understanding people. I should add that I think in subtleties and nuances so I am not one to lock people into boxes. But I do think the validated tests provide insights, […]