Career Counseling Connecticut: Career Education
“That was more career education than I received in 4 years of college.” Danielle noted as we ended her first meeting at Career Counseling Connecticut. I am a product and a fan of liberal arts education. The virtues of learning from the Great Books and different disciplines are many. But most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Do you NEED a vacation?
My philosophy professor once spent a half-hour in our independent study tutorial describing the difference between “want” and “need”. I don’t desire to reduce “need” to bare minimalism. But I will use the distinction to help guide career changers. Mental health in the United States has deteriorated to its lowest levels since the height of […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Summer Career Planning
Summers are tough for those who are out of work. Many companies leave their hiring for the fall and many hiring managers go on vacation. Career changers often make the terrible decision to wait for career planning until the fall for those reasons. Job searches take 1-3 months minimum. Career shifting takes longer. Waiting until […]
Career Counseling Connecticut for Twentysomethings
Read about opportunity cost and the sunk cost fallacy. Then… if you are reasonably convinced that you are in the wrong career field, you’ll understand why you need to plan your career shift immediately. The mission of Career Counseling Connecticut: help career seekers find happy and successful work. I’ve been somewhat surprised by how many […]
Career Investment: Not a luxury but a necessity
By nature, I am an idealist. Idealists are almost always conflicted about money. Sure, we want it but that’s not our primary driver for work (beyond a certain income) and “selling” to others as in convincing others to part with their money is definitely not our thing. In relation to career counseling, I am particularly […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: The future of work
When asked, most residents in a highly educated state like Connecticut will say that they know the work world is changing. Few, however, take action in order to ensure that they -and their children – will adapt to the changes. This is, in part, because giant economic changes – such as the Industrial Revolution – […]
Job security through loving your work
Fred was just let go from his financial services company in Glastonbury, CT. “I thought I would get out of Hartford because I had been laid off by 3 companies in Hartford during the last 15 years.” Anyone with a sense of the type of people who succeed in the financial services industry would likely […]
Interviews: The need to understand personality tests
Some people detest personality tests. Some people love them. I am in the latter category. My personal interest stems from my deep interest in understanding people. I should add that I think in subtleties and nuances so I am not one to lock people into boxes. But I do think the validated tests provide insights, […]
What’s your calling?
“How did you find your career?” That’s a reasonable question that clients of Career Counseling Connecticut ask, particularly when they know my background. I started my career as an attorney. I note the following only because it is relevant to the point: I was one of those Ivy-league attorneys working at large public and private […]
Graduated!!!! Now what?
College celebrations for those without jobs can be more stressful than joyful. There should be very real gratitude. But the inevitable questions from friends, relatives, and acquaintances shifts the mood: “So, what you are doing for work?” is the most common question. The muttered response about not being sure or starting to interview is usually […]