Graduating and…. directionless?
“I like being outdoors and I like animals.” Grace said. She was a sweet natured young lady from Guilford, CT. But “I’m not interested in anything related to becoming a vet or a vet tech.” Bryn continued and then systematically ruled out working for any businesses focused on pet-owners, biological research related to animals, and […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: For College Students
“Kyle doesn’t know how to search for a job.” “Grace needs help with her resume.” “Tommy has never really interviewed.” “Christine needs to get an internship.” “Can you help Mandy with networking?” Career Counseling Connecticut has increasingly worked with college students who have discovered that job searching is not taught in either high school or […]
Summer 2023: Time for Healthy Career Building
The Pandemic did have its gifts. Life reflection was a big one. In relation to careers, many people realized that they were spending too much time doing something that made them unhappy. Several trends emerged with The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting topping the list. Each stemmed from reasonable premises: leaving something that was causing […]
Summer 2023: Help for college graduates
WHAT ARE YOU DOING AFTER GRADUATION? DO YOU HAVE A JOB YET? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO FOR YOUR CAREER? I can hear PLEASE STOP coming from the heads of countless recent grads who do not have ready answers to these questions. If you want to give a great graduation gift…I’ll suggest a few […]
Fear and Opportunity for Young Adults
Are you a twentysomething? Or are you a parent of a twentysomething? If so, you likely understand the fear and anxiety that is permeating the work world for many. The structural changes in work are occurring at such a dizzying pace that other than those who are specialists in health care and some areas of […]
Any way you look at… your career takes a lot of “life”
“I’m happy when I’m not at work. I feel like I am almost leading a split life. When I am home and socializing, I am “me” but when I am at work, I feel a mix of boredom-angst-anxiety.” That was a paraphrase from 25 years ago of what I told several friends who only saw […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Artificial Intelligence and how it will affect jobs in the near future
Connecticut is the land of steady habits. Generally, its jobs and career paths have been positioned around steady industries. It’s not surprising that Hartford is the insurance capital of the world and that many jobs in Connecticut are not exactly cutting edge. Artificial intelligence will change career paths. I have been immersed in studying AI […]
Career Trends in 2023
I have been running Career Counseling Connecticut for 15 years. I started at the time of the Great Recession. At the time, I was monitoring career trends and commented to several media outlets that we were undergoing more career change as a society than at any time in history. Yes, even more than the Industrial […]
Common Mistakes Made By Job Seekers
“Could you please tell my son to change is cover letter based on the job?” So said an exasperated mother from Fairfield, Connecticut. From her perspective, young people were graduating college without any understanding of how to apply for jobs. “Most just send blanket applications through Indeed.” She knew as she was the hiring manager […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Go Connecticut!!!!
I am not a Connecticut native. I grew up in New Jersey. I lived in Washington, DC and Philadelphia for about a dozen years and then settled in Connecticut as a sort of Switzerland for my wife’s Boston based roots and my New York based culture. Oddly enough, I look going to Boston more than […]