Looking For “a job”? Not Good Enough!
You are not going to get hired if you are just looking for “a job”. Employers seek to hire people who are on specific career paths. Case Study: An unemployed but well qualified 32 year old woman from Westport, CT was surprised that she was not landing interviews for entry level data entry/business administration positions. […]
Unhappy With Your Current Job or Career? You Are Not Alone!
It is not uncommon to be unhappy with your job. As a result, people can waste a lot of time torturing themselves about how unhappy they are at work. This presents a tremendous challenge and mental battle for many. If you are lucky enough to have genuine work friend that you can discuss your work-related […]
How Liberal Arts Graduates Can Best Position Themselves for Post-grad Employment
I received a liberal arts education. The education itself was great. I was taught how think and write effectively, ultimately enhancing my view of life. I knew from the start of my time as an undergrad that I was planning on going to law school to become a lawyer. I did not have to worry […]
COLLEGE TO CAREER: During Covid!
Career Counseling Connecticut started in earnest during The Great Recession (2008) I started The Learning Consultants at the turn of the century. My educational counseling work for high school age students had led me to have long-lasting relationships with now graduating college students. So between 2004-2008, I worked with many young college graduates through their […]
Post-Covid Career
I have been working with many displaced by the Covid crisis. My heart is with them. So my next sentiments are not meant to be callous: The Coronavirus provides an automatic explanation for anyone who has desired switching careers. If you are wise, you will take advantage of this “pass” for the inevitable questions related […]
Career fear
There is an enormous amount of economic fear these days. This usually centers on income and that usually centers on career issues. In running Career Counseling Connecticut through the years, I’ve certainly spent some portion of career coaching meetings moving our clients through anxiety to action. This makes all the difference. Fear is normal. It […]
Career Help For Your Children
The Covid crisis has most everyone economically worried. Parents of twentysomethings are among the most terrified. Having invested large sums of time and money into college, parents see their adult children entering the work world at a very scary time. Through building Career Counseling Connecticut, I have repeatedly heard certain phrases. The most common of […]
A lesson on joyful-purposeful careers
Most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients contact us with a career problem. Much of what we do is help them find work that is more suited to their happiness. Here’s a story that illustrates why happy work on a day to day level is so vital for a good life from one of our clients […]
Parents of College Graduates: We can help
Career Counseling Connecticut helps all those seeking career help. Certainly, the Covid-19 crisis will create a restructuring for thirty, forty and fiftysomethings. We are busily providing our career coaching to ensure that our clients will emerge post-crisis with happier and more successful careers. But at least these clients have careers. Recent college graduates are entering […]
Career Change: Covid-19 May Create The “Right” Time
I was reviewing some career counseling cases from a few years back and came across this one: “I always thought it was not the right time. When 40 approached, I realized that there will never be the right time.” Melanie, a mid-level manager at a bank in Shoreline, Connecticut said.As Melanie told her tale, I […]