Are we choosing not to settle for bad jobs? We should be grateful for that reality.
Career Counseling Connecticut works with career seekers who want to be both happy and successful. That mission stems from a deep sense of gratitude. Sometimes our clients use phrases like: “I can’t just quit because I need to eat.” Those who are reading this post are not going to literally starve. Historically, those who did […]
The Metaverse, BlockChain, CryptoCurrency…. Guiding you (and your children) to the New World of Work
There has never been a 25 year period in world history that has dealt with as much structural work change as 1997-2022. This is not hyperbolic. The Industrial Revolution is the only time frame that comes close and that lasted 75 years. The Internet Revolution – if that’s what “this” ends up being called – […]
Isn’t it a hot job market? If so, why am I having a difficult time getting hired? We can help.
Why millions of job seekers aren’t getting hired in this hot job marketJob seekers increasingly want higher pay, more flexibility, and remote options. Meanwhile, companies continue to favor candidates with several years of experience, availability to work evening or weekend hours, and willingness to work in-person. Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/Ag2PYY_jTTK2LGXe1owpGRA Joe came into Career […]
Does your career match your moral values?
Have you read Bad Blood? Great book. It details the demise of a highly touted Silicon Valley company Theranos and the deception of Elizabeth Holmes who by many accounts is a highly functioning sociopath. Sociopaths often destroy those close to them. But Holmes was brilliant and captivating enough to potentially destroy the lives of […]
Career Search During The Pandemic
This has certainly been a fascinating year for Career Counseling Connecticut. Yes, every business has been affected in different ways by the pandemic, most bad but some good and I suppose we’ve been very fortunate to be in the latter category. It turns out that the pandemic did have some benefits. People had greater time […]
Need a therapist? Or a New Job?
People fascinate me. My life’s work has been devoted to helping others and among my very few gifts is the ability to understand my clients deeply in order to guide them to careers that will make them happy. To do so, I’ve read dozens (hundreds?) of books that are in the psychological/self-development realm. I am […]
The Lost Boys… Young Men Who Have Not Launched
A recent Wall St. Journal article focused on boys… really young men… who have given up college: At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students, an all-time high, and men 40.5%, according to enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit research group. U.S. colleges and universities […]
The Post-Labor Day Career Blues
When Career Counseling Connecticut opened, it was around the time of the Great Recession. Now we in what has been termed the Great Resignation. Back then…. a mere 12 years ago… many of our career counseling clients were eager to find a new job. Having been laid off from what they thought was secure employment, […]
Meaning and Purpose: The Main Reason for Career Happiness
“So, what’s the goal, to be Senator or something?” About twenty five years ago, I was a young public service attorney. I was visiting my high school friend who was with his wealth manager friend. The friend – Steve – was gregarious and direct. But he was also as shallow as the caricature of the […]
Want better mental health? Get a better job.
We are facing an epidemic well beyond Covid. Mental health issues have been rising dramatically well before the pandemic. The last year and a half has accelerated mental health decline but “we” – young people in particular – were becoming less mentally healthy for the last couple of decades. There are many factors underlying this […]