Career Counseling Connecticut Can Get You “Unstuck”
“I’m stuck.” Marlene, a 33 year-old business analyst in New London, Connecticut, noted in her e-mail that she was not happy in her career but stuck trying to figure out what to do next.” Most of our clients leave our career counseling sessions saying that they should have come here a lot earlier becuase they […]
Are you unhappy because of your job? You likely need a career counselor, not a therapist
“I just spent 6 sessions with a psychologist who told me she was a career counselor. She was nice and did help me deal with my unhappiness better. But I ended our work together because I realized that we had done very little to figure out what I wanted to do.” Melanie, a twenty-something client […]
Career Change and Newton’s Laws of Motioin
Things that stay at rest continue to do so unless acted upon by an external force. I paraphrased one of Newton’s laws of motion to a scientist who was working in the biotech sector in New Haven but yearned to be back in academia. That one line – he told me later – became a […]
Do you want to change your life? Change your career.
“I’m just not happy.” Danielle said. In a stable marriage with two soon to be college bound children, Danielle was not talking about the home front. She also lived in a wonderful shoreline town in Connecticut and enjoyed her community. She did yoga, exercised regularly, was in good health. Essentially, she had no overt reason […]
Times of upheaval require expertise
“Thank goodness someone understands the new world of work.” Steve and Cindy, a wonderful couple from Fairfield, expressed in slightly different words but almost in unison. They have three sons ages 27, 24 and 22. Each one went to private colleges. Each one had reasonable grades. Each one did not have any significant challenge (no […]
Do I need a career counselor?
“Need” is a strong word. So, my simple answer to those who ask: “No. But perhaps it would be good to spend money on figuring out your career because your career is a lot of life.” If the conversation is with a friend – so I don’t have to worry about appearing like I’m trying […]
“I’m bored at work. Should I look for a new job?”
Some of the inquiries Career Counseling Connecticut receives are tentative. The caller knows they want something more from their job (their life!) but is not sure what that is and has no idea how to move forward. They are stuck. That’s where meeting with an effective career expert can be liberating. To answer the subject line’s […]
Will your 2019 career change resolution be the same as your 2018’s?
While different statistics are out there, there is a general agreement that the majority of people do not like their work. (70% plus seems to be the most common number) For that reason, New Year’s resolutions about career change are among the most common. Every January, Career Counseling Connecticut gets inquiries from numerous would-be career […]
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: How it may be preventing you from making change
“Did you pay off your law school loans yet?” It was a reasonable question, I was telling one of my lawyer friends that I was leaving the practice of law. At the time, the misery of lawyers at large firms in large cities was almost a secret to the outside world but most lawyers harbored […]
Career shift: Now is the time
“If not now, then when?” That’s the question that Brandon asked himself. Brandon was 32, living in East Lyme, CT, and commuting to Hartford for work that he didn’t really like. He had a “decent” job by his standards. For Connecticut, his pay was good and while his commute was long, he did not have […]