Excited to go back to the office? If not, we can help!
Career Counseling Connecticut has an explicit mission: help our clients find careers that are both “happy” and “successful”. We define happy in simple ways: “you enjoy your work” to more complicated ways “you find meaning and purpose in your work” to even more complicated ways “you find Eudaimonia” in your work (see Aristotle!) If you […]
The Great Career Shift
So many paradigms of change have occurred due to Covid. Perhaps the most unexpected relates to work: many Americans have decided to resign/quit/only go back if remote. This surprised much of corporate America. This did not surprise me. I’ve been running Career Counseling Connecticut for over a decade. Granted that those who seek career advice […]
Connecticut Careers
I’m not from Connecticut. So when I hear natives complain about Connecticut, I’m often surprised. Connecticut’s image outside its own borders is that of a wealthy land of posh suburbs and idyllic small coastal towns. Having lived in several other places, I attest that this is true! There is a challenge. Large corporations are not […]
Why stay in a career that guarantees unhappiness?
2020 changed how we work perhaps as much as any single year in history. 2021 may change why we work as much as any single year in history, outside of 1942 (the year after WWII started). “The Great Resignation” has been the phrase used by the media as a play on the The Great Recession […]
The People Challenge: Why you have to take control of your career
All names are changed…. Jim lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was laid off during the pandemic. As he searched for jobs, he became a bit desperate and took a job with a company based in Florida. Since the pandemic was still in force, Jim was allowed to continue to work virtually but with the understanding […]
Career Dharma: How to analyze career options
“You can’t be anything you want but you can be everything you are.” Jay Sheety, author of Think Like a Monk. Understanding your dharma will help you solve your career issues. I’ll stay away from the ethereal aspects of this Eastern concept. The worldly connotation primarily relates to your general situation in life. Specifically, if […]
The Great Resignation
Career Counseling Connecticut started during The Great Recession. For those who are over 30, you likely remember the there were a few weeks (at least) where it seemed that the economic world as we knew it was over. The world was “freaking out”. Whole companies went under. Jobs and bank accounts were devastated. We helped […]
The Post-Pandemic Connecticut Search for Career Happiness
Career Counseling Connecticut has a mission to lead our clients to career happiness and success. Regarding the latter (seeking success), I assure my clients that I am not in the business of creating more starving artists. I note that point because I have seen too many therapists masquerading as career advisors who tell their clients […]
Post-pandemic July Job Search
“It’s time to go!” That’s the most common phrase Career Counseling Connecticut has heard from those who have suffered through their jobs during the pandemic. Many were not happy with their jobs pre-pandemic. They clung to their jobs for security during the pandemic. Now…. “it’s time to go.” During the year, many have had time […]
We can help you “know thyself”. The power of personality testing with expert interpretation
“I guess that’s what I hate this job.” Sarah said. She was a recent client. But I’ve heard that phrase a dozen times as we review results of personality profiling with a career counseling client. Whether we know ourselves well or not is an abstract and broad based question that cannot be answered with any […]