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 […]
Teaching recent college graduates about careers. Parents you need to get your adult children help!
While Career Counseling Connecticut works with all age groups, and each age range has unique challenges, it makes sense that recent college graduates are the ones with the greatest needs in relation to understanding career development. Our education system has not helped their cluelessness. Many seem to emerge with the thought that they can sign […]
Parents of college seniors, recent graduates, twentysomethings… your children need career help
I started The Learning Consultants in 2002. I was fairly certain that teens needed far more guidance and tutoring than being given and that most every high school was not equipped to help students in an optimal way. The “market” agreed. The college counseling, tutoring and test prep industry launched The Learning Consultants and many […]
Career Change: Learn How To Change Your Career, Not Why You Are Unhappy
“I just spent 4 sessions with a career counselor who helped me understand why I’m unhappy with my career. But I ended our work together because I realized that we had done very little to figure out what I wanted to do.” Jane, a thirty-something client from Darien, CT, relayed in her initial e-mail to […]
Adult children: Should parents help with their career?
Yes. In the history of the human race, elders advised their children on farming, craftsmanship, and business until they no longer could do so. That some parents have chosen to abdicate that role for fear of interfering is evidence of a pendulum swing too far from what I call the Dead Poet’s Society dad effect. My generation […]
If you are as happy as your children about a “snow day”, time for a career change!
SNOW DAY for Connecticut schools! Any parents knows the joyous shrieks from children when school is canceled. When adults similarly delight in not having to work, that’s sad. Don’t get me wrong – staying cozy with the family or just having a day off is healthy and good. And there are some people who will […]
2018: Career and Financial Planning – what if you didn’t need a retirement number?
With a large number of my forty and fiftysomething career counseling clients, financial issues play a part – often a big part – in our career change discussions. Connecticut’s taxes, the high cost of living in Connecticut, the worry that Connecticut might have financial troubles in the future seem to dampen the other generally amazing things […]