The Future of Work: Parents Take Notice
I’m reading Workless by Tim Dunlop a researcher who studies work trends. He aims to be optimistic. But the premise of the book is terrifying. In the next 10-30 years, many jobs will be eliminated due to some combination of artificial intelligence, apps that automate processes, and smart robots. The optimistic take by Dunlop: there […]
2020: Parents Help Your Children With Their Career
Parents who call Career Counseling Connecticut increasingly tell me that they face a question where they do not have a clear answer: Should we help our adult children with their career challenges? The answer is simple: “yes”. My generation – 50 and over – was profoundly affected by scores of movies, TV shows, and general […]
2020: Career Goals For Twenty and Thirtysomethings
As a fiftysomething, I have some perspective on how to help twenty and thirtysomethings develop their careers. The biggest piece of advice: DO NOT PUT YOUR CAREER ON AUTOPILOT. Those who have career traction in a field tend to settle in and, of course, in some cases that makes sense. Such types have chosen their […]
The New Year: Time to change careers and stop the Sunday blues
With hope, most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s readers are enjoying a long holiday. Some of my Christmas cards are from past clients who came to Career Counseling Connecticut feeling miserable about their careers and now feel good-great. After reading this article, Google “Sunday anxiety” and you may be surprised by the sheer volume of articles […]
Did you change your mismatched career in 2019?
The end of the year brings reflection. Here are some questions to consider: 1.) Am I living the life I want to lead? 2.) What would I shift to bring myself closer to my ideal life? 3.) What action steps can I take to do so? The big 3 areas for most are health (physical […]
Do we really have low unemployment?
Bad Jobs This is not a political statement, just a reflection of what I see in running Career Counseling Connecticut. While “true” that we have low unemployment, the real truth is that many jobs are -as the article depicts – “lousy”. If you need help escaping a lousy job, contact us now: 860 510-0410.
If your twentysomething is struggling with career issues, you likely feel ill-equipped to help. You might be right. Unless your own experiences have schooled you in the way the New World of Work operates, realize that some part of the way you understood careers has radically changed. More significantly, you now are experiencing that the […]
Ageism: How Older Workers Can Reposition Themselves
We have an underreported macro-economic catastrophe: The retirement savings of workers over 50 are anemic. Retiring at 65 – the number that was ingrained in the programming of anyone over 50 – will not be possible for many. Recently, Career Counseling Connecticut has been working with numerous 50somethings who realize they will need a legacy […]
If you don’t change your career, your career will change your life
Anxiety and depression have become epidemics in our society. Since the inception of Career Counseling Connecticut, we have realized that some part of both could be curtailed if people had happier work. I recall a client from a few years ago who I will call Jessica. She walked in for our career counseling session and […]
Are you ending the year at the same job that you hate?
“I should have come here years ago.” So say many who come to the offices of Career Counseling Connecticut. Hard to believe that we are approaching Thanksgiving and then year-end soon thereafter. If you started the year with a resolution to switch jobs or careers and you are still trudging off to an unhappy job, […]