Career Transition: Nothing happens without a vision and a plan. We can help
“Every month for the last 4 years, I’ve reviewed Career Counseling Connecticut’s blog. Why did I wait 4 years to come in? I don’t know.” Jennifer said as she described her mismatched career. “I guess I just thought something would happen.” Our K-college culture creates a deep imprint regarding life change. Unfortunately, it is absolutely […]
Over 50… the world of traditional jobs has changed… learn how to transform
Three of my good friends – just over 50 – are unemployed. Two are Ivy-league graduates who, at different times in their career, had what would generally be considered top jobs for their age range in corporate America. The other is in sales and has had a more mercurial career, some big successes and some […]
Don’t let September bring another year of career regret
While January 1 is the official start of the year, we have been cultured through school – and if you are a parent your kids returning to school – to view September as the real first month of the new year. Our K-through college “every year brings change” process is an underrated culprit for career […]
Aptitude Testing for Jobs
My first company, The Learning Consultants, is an educational consulting company. While we help students and families with all educational issues, the marketplace dictated that SAT prep and other high stakes tests become one of our main areas. I am an idealist by nature but a pragmatist in the way that I go about ensuring […]
What if your work was simply an expression of who you are?
“So you basically are just yourself for much of your work day?” an old friend said. He’s known me since I was a teen. While there are many friendship gifts he gives to me, the nature of our relationship has often involved my giving him advice. When I was not a career counselor, I still […]
Do you look forward to returning to the office after vacation?
I am in Panama right now with my wife and three children. Beautiful country. Wonderful people. Fantastic vacation on the beaches, the city, and the jungle. And, yet I look forward to getting back to work. Strange, right? I would have thought so too when I was in the last part of my legal career. […]
Career Shift: Meaning and Purpose
When I am asked which book had the greatest career impact for me, I give what others think is a surprising answer: Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl. Frankl’s true account of his days in a Nazi concentration account presents one of the most compelling demonstrations of the philosophical truth that our lives really are […]
Interview prep: using psychological tests
Psychological prep Read the article to understand that many companies are using psychological profiling to find the right candidates for their positions. Jerry came to Career Counseling Connecticut because he said: “I fail these psychological tests.” Of course, no one fails the tests but the tests he had taken for the jobs he applied for […]
College to career transition
While we work with an equal number of clients from all generations, the biggest demographic in need of help are recent college graduates. I don’t know if it ever was easy. But the college to career transition sure seemed easier when I graduated. I do not recall too many of my friends suffering over the possibility […]
Nothing will change in your career unless you take charge
“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 teeth of the Great Recession. Having graduated from Eastern Connecticut with a business major, she thought working at a […]