Why Parents Need to Help Their Young Adult Children
“Sitting in his room all day is making him depressed.” Andrew’s mother said with concern. Andrew graduated from Eastern Connecticut a year and a half ago with a communications degree. Much like an increasing number of college graduates, he had not searched for jobs while he was a senior. The post-college summer was – he […]
Why Parents Need to Help Their Young Adult Children Navigate Careers
When I met Lydia, I immediately understood why she had secured job interviews but was never hired. For fear of offending anyone with similar fashion taste, I’ll spare the details but “unprofessional” covers the issue. Moreover, as we did interview prep, her unpolished answers, her verbal tics, and her body language all made her interviewing […]
The New Career Launchpad: Why Connecticut Parents are the Secret Ingredient to Gen Z Success
Do you want to give a great college graduation gift? Help your college senior get a job. The transition from college to career has changed. In 2026, the “diploma-to-desk” pipeline is no longer automatic. For young adults in Connecticut, navigating a “low-hire, low-fire” job market shaped by generative AI requires more than just a degree—it […]
Career Mentoring: The missing ingredient for many young adults
I knew Sarah from her days of college counseling when she lived in Guilford. Her parents were nice, so when I say that Sarah did everything she was told to do, I don’t mean as a reaction to overbearing parenting. She worked hard in high school, earned strong grades, participated in extracurriculars, and was admitted […]
High School Career Planning?
I often surprise stressed parents. I analytically show reasons why they need not worry as much as they are. I do this more often through my main company But I also do so with those who bring their late high school students to Career Counseling Connecticut. Jake did everything right in high school. Solid GPA […]
Why parents need help with their young adults in career crisis
When I started Career Counseling Connecticut, —not that long ago—raising a young adult followed a relatively stable script. Work hard in school.Get into a good college.Graduate.Find a job.Build a life. Parents did not need to be experts in navigating this path because the path itself was clear, socially reinforced, and widely understood. Even when imperfect, […]
College graduation gift?
Career Counseling Connecticut started with not only the best of intentions – a mission based business that was an add-on to my main business (referenced below) but in the best of circumstances: The economy was good pre-Great Recession and my work was focused on helping talented young adults seek their better fit. “Dream Job” was […]
Stuck in your career?
“I literally feel like jumping out a window.” Ted, a 45-year-old hedge fund manager from Westport, Connecticut, said this as he grabbed my arm for emphasis. “I feel like a square peg in a round hole every day.” Sarah, a middle manager in her 30s from New Haven, CT, described the exhaustion of performing a […]
The career risk of staying at a job you hate
You might not view yourself as a brand. But you are in the employment market. The longer you work in a job, the longer you brand yourself in that career path. So when I hear… “I despise my job.” I silently think: rescuse this person from herself. As a career counselor working with clients across […]
Why are you waiting to start your career?
Several years ago, a young woman—I’ll call her Lucy—came to me for career counseling in Madison, CT. She was working as a hostess at a well-known Madison restaurant. When she walked into my office, I recognized her immediately. “Don’t you work at [restaurant]?” I asked. She smiled—but it was a smile marked by frustration. “I’ve […]