Career Counseling Will Provide Hope and Exploratory Work Will Provide Solutions
“I feel hopeless.” Mandy said as she walked into the offices of Career Counseling Connecticut. “I’m stuck on a 1 hour drive through I-95 each morning from Guilford to Norwalk heading to a job that I don’t like but need to pay the bills. At the end of our meeting, Mandy had two things: (1) […]
Do you want to have a happy life? If so, you must have a happy career.
“It sucks but it pays the bills.” Jerry said. We were at a fundraiser in Greenwich, CT as he lamented that the thought of going to work that Monday was already bumming it out on Saturday. Most people wouldn’t feel sorry for Jerry. He’s a multi-millionaire. But I did. He was hurting. Money not only […]
College Expense: A significant career and financial decision
I met with my accountant yesterday. During tax time, he meets with his Connecticut clientele and hears concerns about their financial decision. He’s interested in my work as a career counselor and relayed that many of his clients are very worried about both college cost and the college investment. Many Connecticut parents are spending $100-$300,000 […]
Career Counseling Should Be Mandatory For Young Adults
A few years ago, I met with a 20 year old from Fairfield, CT. As we were in a career counseling session, I asked her what her parents did for work so I could understand her general sense of potential jobs. She did not know and said what other students have touched upon: “they never […]
Career Counseling To Ensure Good Mental Health
In the last few months, I have had several wives call Career Counseling Connecticut on behalf of their husbands. The stories are reasonably similar. Their husbands had career paths, often with large companies, and were laid off either due to companies leaving Connecticut or due to what has become the normal restructuring mode of all […]
Time to Change Careers: Career (Life) Happens While You Are Making Other Plans:
“Life happens when you are busy making other plans.” An old friend posted this quote – originally said by others but made famous by John Lennon – on Facebook recently. He noted that he was celebrating his 20th year in a career field that he thought he would leave after year 1. He noted that […]
If you are approaching 50, you must find your legacy career
The retirement myth for our generation has been explained elsewhere but I found this article particularly compelling. Forty and fiftysomething clients of Career Counseling Connecticut were programmed with the same number that formed my thinking about retirement: 65. That magic number stemmed from the original age that Social Security benefits were scheduled to be doled […]
The clueless college student heading into the work world
“I like animals.” Bryn said. A sweet natured young lady from Branford, CT told me during our first career counseling session. Bryn’s sentiment made her endearing immediately but that was soon displaced by concern for her. “I’m not interested in anything related to becoming a vet or a vet tech.” Bryn continued and then systematically ruled out […]
The job search process: the mystery of how to get a better job or just a job in today’s work world
“I’ve sent 100 applications to Indeed.” Sharon said as she called the offices of Career Counseling Connecticut. “Is it my resume? I’ve been out of work – at least out of a real job – for over a year. Can you help me find work” Sharon was in a business field and lived in Stamford, […]
Recent college graduates stuck in underemployment: Parents you have to help
Many recent college graduates are stuck in underemployment. This shouldn’t be the case for our Connecticut career counseling clientele Connecticut has among the best education systems in the country. Most Connecticut parents raised their children in affluent suburbs and provided every advantage possible for their children. Those who attended UCONN – one of the […]