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 […]
Career Change: NOW is the time
An old client recently told me that this post from Connecticut Career Expert changed her thinking. It is from a few years ago. But worth repeating: “I should have come here years ago.” Taylor said as she explained her work drudgery. Much like many of Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients, Taylor, manager in a small business […]
Career shifting: The Happiness of Pursuit
I am quoting a variety of sources who shifted the key words in Thomas Jefferson’s famous line in the Declaration of Independence. In relation to career happiness, it has led to a breakthrough for a number of my career counseling clients. These clients were suffering at the thought of paying their dues when as they […]
Do you want career regrets in the future?
“Still doing what I’ve been doing…” Bill ruefully sighed. I knew Bill when he was an attorney in New Haven twenty years ago. He wasn’t happy then. He’s not happy now. He relayed his career doldrums and then noted that his edginess from work was definitely a factor in the demise of his marriage. Bill […]
Working on vacation? Better like your job!
Jay walked into my office because he knew I was unhappy. He was the senior partner at my law firm in Washington, DC. I was scheduled for vacation and the partner I worked with had assigned me that would interfere with my free time. Jay noted: I’ve been in this job for 25 years and […]