Sunday scaries? Not really enjoying vacation? Maybe a new job or career will change that!
I live in Shoreline, Connecticut. For that reason, I meet many residents of other Connecticut towns who are on vacation. When we talk about their work, jobs, or careers, most seem to have one thing in common: they get annoyed by work interruptions during vacation and dread going back to work after vacation. I remember […]
The Best Retirement Planning Advice Ensuring Your Children Are Financially Indepedent
“We are still paying for David’s apartment.” Jim and Cindy, two parents from Old Lyme, CT, noted. “We are now seeing how this hurts our retirement planning.” David had a series of jobs in his twenties but no defined career. Having not graduated college, he followed the path of waiter-bartender-restaurant manager that some do in […]
Career Counseling Leads To Results… Because You Have Taken Action
Why is someone so thankful for your suggestion that he do what he already knew he should do? So asked one of the younger consultants at The Learning Consultants (the parent company of Career Counseling Connecticut), when he reviewed a heartfelt thank you e-mail sent to us about a recent career counseling meeting. One of […]
Career COUNSELING will shift your energy upward
“I feel less alone.” Theresa said. She was a twentysomething underemployed social media manager in Branford, CT. “I am now ready to move on.” Reona, a similarly situated recent college grad from Fairfield exclaimed with a smile. “This is the first time I’ve felt energized about my career…. ever.” Jim, a 28 year old claims […]
Career Advice From Boomers/Gen X and perhaps even older Millennials Is Outdated
While running Career Counseling Connecticut, I have found myself increasingly giving informal financial advice to career changers. This stemmed from my own entrepreneurial path and the need to deeply understand money and investments. I see a lot of parallels in how elders advise young people. John Bogle, the legendary investor, who turned the financial industry […]
Your career (and first/next) job is the most important part of job search
Why knowing what you want is essential to your job search “I need help finding a job….” Claire, a recent graduate of UCONN, noted. She continued noting that she had applied to several hundred jobs with no luck. “Kyle is so frustrated. He needs help with his resume. He has applied to jobs for several […]
Why wait for a career change?
In the years running Career Counseling Connecticut, I have heard: “I should have come here earlier more than any other phrase.” I recently met with a young man in the insurance industry who reminded me of a close friend from law school. “John” has been unhappy in his legal career for many years. He is […]
Career happiness leads to career success; Career unhappiness leads to career failure
When Denise walked into Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices, she gave off the energy of someone on the verge of depression. I knew Denise when she was 17. She had come to The Learning Consultants for college counseling. She was a bright light. So, I understand that something dramatically changed in the ten years since I […]
Control of work life
I have now been running Career Counseling Connecticut for nearly 20 years. I have a strong anecdotal sense as well as an analytical understanding from research related to happy careers that feeling a sense of control – autonomy – related to your work leads to happiness. I know from own experience. I checked my voice […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Why human interaction creates results where apps fail
Imagine that your new job required you to become fluent in a new foreign language in 6 months. Someone might suggest: use DuoLingo. Have you ever used DuoLingo? It’s great… for what it is. Have you become fluent in a foreign language through DuoLingo? Become proficient? Conversational? Or have you just learned a few words […]