Careers for the New World of Work: Yes, the Metaverse is coming….
Years ago, I belonged to the World Future Society. I kept pace with thought leaders who were predicting how the future would unfold. While I left the organization once parenthood began – and the future of my children consumed my thoughts – I have always been interested in how work will evolve in the […]
You can only pretend that you are happy at work for so long….
In 1995, I started my second job as federal prosecutor for the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) in Washington DC. My first job was as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia. I went to court several days per week. My job was meaningful (trust me, back in the day, those who someone managed to […]
September is here… as is the job you hate
My larger company is The Learning Consultants Our work focuses on high school students. Every September, sizable change “just happens”. 9th grade to 10th grade leads to an entirely different set of classes (different work with somewhat different co-workers) and teachers (different bosses). Add in variation in activities (JV to Varsity or chorus to one […]
College Graduation Gift: Career Help
Congratulations and welcome to the New Post Pandemic World of Work! Good news: there are lots of jobs available Bad news: many of these jobs are not career building jobs (at least for college graduates) Good news: if you have a career vision, you can likely craft a plan that will enable you to get […]
Career Counseling For Your Children: Give the same advice you would give yourself
“I rotate between bored and anxious. Either my job is tedious or the work load creates stress.” Kim said as she explained her work life in Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices. While she had come to us for her own career unhappiness, she then switched gears: I really worry that my kids will have the same […]
Entrepreneur Training
I became an entrepreneur in 2000. 22 years later…. it proved to be the best practical decision I ever made. At the time, however, entrepreneurs were not nearly as admired as they are today. Indeed, my parents did not talk to me for several years about my new venture. From their perspective, their Ivy-league lawyer […]
Exploratory Work – the secret to finding career happinesss
Stephen Covey of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People fame popularized a time management quadrant: Important-Urgent; Important Not-Urgent; Urgent-Not Important; Not Urgent-Not Important. While most will discover that not everything fits neatly into each box, there are distinct examples for each: Most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients have done very minimal exploratory career work. Most […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Job Market Lessons for Twentysomethings
Career Counseling Connecticut is the second company I created. The Learning Consultants was the first. Callie was in her late twenties when she came to work for The Learning Consultants. She said all the rights things in the interview and, on reflection, I believe that she believed what she was saying. “Hard worker. Gets the job […]
Meaning-purpose…. have you found your career “calling”?
I was an attorney. I practiced law for almost a decade. I became an educator-counselor. Why? I am often asked. I still don’t like my answer because the single sentence: “I had a calling…” shows the tip of an iceberg, revealing only the “a-ha moment!”, as if a lightning bolt created an epiphany. The long foundation of […]
Post-Covid Career Building Summer
Summer!!! A natural time to unwind, particularly in the idyllic summer time. It’s also a great time to figure out your career. Here’s why: September has a different energy. Back to school. Back to work. If you are currently in a job you don’t like, you might feel drawn to relax in the summer more […]