Anxiety? Maybe it’s your career
Career Happiness and Anxiety in Connecticut: Why the Right Career Matters for Your Whole Life “If I am up at night thinking about work, I want to do so because I’m enthusiastic about a project, not because I’m consumed with worry.” So said a thoughtful and self-aware career counseling client from the Connecticut shoreline. She […]
College to career?
College-to-Career Counseling in Connecticut: Helping College Students Find Direction in a Rapidly Changing World Increasingly, I meet parents and college students across Connecticut — including Old Lyme, New Haven, Madison, Guilford, Essex, Fairfield County, and the Connecticut shoreline — who share the same concern: “My son (or daughter) is in college and still doesn’t know […]
Career Misery Leads to Life Misery
Career Counseling ConnecticutWhen Career Problems Become Life Problems: A Connecticut Story This is a true story, with identifying details changed. The events are real. The lesson is real. Unfortunately, the outcome is also real. Stories like this are one reason Career Counseling Connecticut exists. A Promising Beginning Rich had a highly promising career in his […]
Mental Health and Career Counseling
Career Counseling ConnecticutFeeling Lost at 28: When Career Uncertainty Starts to Affect Mental Health Pamela felt desperate. “I’m 28. When will I figure out what I want to do?” She had bounced from job to job while waitressing in New Haven, Connecticut, paying the bills but feeling increasingly stuck. Like many young adults along the […]
Career Planning
Why Career Planning Matters More Than Ever in Connecticut’s Changing Economy At Career Counseling Connecticut, we often meet families and young adults at a moment of uncertainty. A student graduates from college without a clear direction. A recent graduate takes a job that feels temporary. A working professional begins to wonder whether the path they […]
Career Meaning
Mastery Without Meaning: Why Career Success Alone Is Not EnoughCareer Counseling Connecticut Many parents and young adults come to Career Counseling Connecticut with a practical question: “What career will provide stability and success?” It is an important question. Financial independence matters. Professional competence matters. Building skills that are valued in the marketplace matters. But after […]
Parent of a college student… read this…
Why College Juniors and Seniors Need Career Counseling Now More Than Ever Two UConn Stories: The Cost of Waiting — and the Power of Starting Early Story One: Michael’s Two Lost Years Michael came to Career Counseling Connecticut on a Tuesday afternoon in late October. He was 24, a UConn graduate with a degree in […]
Career Counseling Connecticut | Strategic Career Guidance for College Students & Young Adults
David laughed. “I guess we spent over $10,000 on private tennis lessons.” He was talking about his son Jake — and his initial reluctance to hire a career counselor. “I thought college would help him figure it out.” It didn’t. And this is not unusual. Here’s the self-serving note: I get that what I write […]
Career Themes: As valuable as specific directions
Developing Career Themes: How to Move From Meandering to Focused Direction Career Counseling Connecticut | Strategic Career Planning for Students & Young Professionals Many young adults do not lack intelligence.They lack thematic clarity. In today’s labor market—especially with AI accelerating change—dabbling is expensive. A college major is not a career strategy. A resume is not […]
What should I do when AI approaches?
I am an optimist. So… yes, my take is different than most. I fully understand that AI will decimate certain job types and will likely make entry-level work harder to obtain. But with chaos, opportunity emerges. Those who found their way to Career Counseling Connecticut’s site are differently situated than the masses. You are either […]