Parent of a college student… read this…
Why College Juniors and Seniors Need Career Counseling Now More Than Ever Two UConn Stories: The Cost of Waiting — and the Power of Starting Early Story One: Michael’s Two Lost Years Michael came to Career Counseling Connecticut on a Tuesday afternoon in late October. He was 24, a UConn graduate with a degree in […]
Career Counseling Connecticut | Strategic Career Guidance for College Students & Young Adults
David laughed. “I guess we spent over $10,000 on private tennis lessons.” He was talking about his son Jake — and his initial reluctance to hire a career counselor. “I thought college would help him figure it out.” It didn’t. And this is not unusual. Here’s the self-serving note: I get that what I write […]
Career Themes: As valuable as specific directions
Developing Career Themes: How to Move From Meandering to Focused Direction Career Counseling Connecticut | Strategic Career Planning for Students & Young Professionals Many young adults do not lack intelligence.They lack thematic clarity. In today’s labor market—especially with AI accelerating change—dabbling is expensive. A college major is not a career strategy. A resume is not […]
What should I do when AI approaches?
I am an optimist. So… yes, my take is different than most. I fully understand that AI will decimate certain job types and will likely make entry-level work harder to obtain. But with chaos, opportunity emerges. Those who found their way to Career Counseling Connecticut’s site are differently situated than the masses. You are either […]
College to Career… the new plan
“6 years of college….” Joe, a parent from Simsbury, CT, called. His son had just completed his 5th year of college and still had one more to go. He had switched his major twice, and given the challenges of getting classes in order at UCONN was now faced with a 6th year. “I thought we […]
College to Entry Level Job… Help wanted to help needed
David’s mom, a Fairfield, Connecticut attorney, was bewildered. David graduated with a Computer Science degree last May. He had not found a job. She was growing despondent. He tried to explain what was happening. She didn’t “get it.” She was a family lawyer in a solo practice in Westport. Her work world had not been […]
The 18 Month AI World Change: Career Counseling Connecticut Is Here to Help
The “18-Month” Tsunami (Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI): Most white-collar tasks—law, accounting, project management—could be fully automated by 2027. He predicts AI will achieve “human-level performance” on nearly all computer-based tasks within 12–18 months. I saw this and was stopped in my tracks. I follow AI news closely. I have been working with our clients vigorously […]
AI: What are parents to do?
Your Child’s AI Future: A Parent’s Guide If you’re a parent of a high school or college-age student right now, you’re facing something unprecedented: preparing your child for a world being fundamentally reshaped by artificial intelligence in real-time. As I recently had discussions with savvy parents from East Lyme who are in the tech space, […]
Help Wanted BY Job Seekers: Career Counseling Connecticut is here
“I understand….” So begins my conversation with many parents who have recent college graduates who have not secured jobs. Many – understandably – did not foresee the difficulties that the job market would hold and many reacted far too late. There is something about the exhaustion of parenting that I fully understand: I have three […]
Parents: Your best financial move – help your children become financially independent
Quick research: what percentage of parents are funding their young adult children? Dozens of articles will come up. Here’s one: Parents are financing their not-yet-financially-independent adult children The Best Financial Move a Parent Can Make: Avoid Funding Adulthood I have a client from Old Lyme, CT. He has two older children from a prior marriage. […]