College graduation and mental health: Career Counseling Connecticut can help.
The transition into the “real world” is challenging. Indeed, it’s an underrated challenge. The challenge is both practical and psychological. Career Counseling Connecticut has served our career seeking clients in the very practical endeavor of finding careers/jobs that make our clients happy and successful. Given my deep immersion in psychology/philosophy, it’s not surprising that […]
Parent of a graduating college student in 2022?
Over the years, I have been surprised – although less so now – at the number of college graduates who did not seek full time employment during their senior year of college. Parents are much nicer these days. Back in the day, old school parents would have been asking “have you applied for jobs?” on […]
Denying Reality: Gen Z’s “I don’t dream of labor” will lead to eventual unhappiness
The mission of Career Counseling Connecticut is to help clients find work that makes them feel happy and successful. The pandemic has had some benefits, including the chance to reflect on work-life balance. Unfortunately, there has been an “anti-work” movement among some portion of Gen-Z. “I don’t dream of labor” is a catch phrase that […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Replace career seeking anxiety with career building
The pandemic has made me more comfortable opening up with our career counseling clients. A recent client said as she conveyed her dread of heading back to the office upon the pandemic ending: “I just feel anxious all the time, wondering what I am going to do for my career.” I remember that feeling. I […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: If your financial number represents escape, time to switch careers
“Everyone has a number”, meaning the amount of money in the bank needed to quit or retire. So said a friend of mine in the financial industry. For those who have been battling through tough corporate or other purely practical jobs, the “number” is part of their escape route from a job they don’t like. […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Meeting With Us Is The First Step Towards Career Happiness
If you are unhappy in your job, then you likely spend a lot of time in your head talking to yourself about your unhappiness. That’s a challenge. As social beings, we need to connect with one another, particularly when going through a problem. If you are fortunate enough to have a real friend at […]
The New World of Work: Different expert advice is required. Career Counseling Connecticut can help
“My Dad said to just get my foot in the door and then the company will figure out how best to use me.” Serena called Career Counseling Connecticut with an understandable lack of sophistication regarding the world of work. Her main advisors were her parents, particularly her Dad, who had been hired in the […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Why wait for a better career?
With great serendipity, “John”, one of my closest friends from law school had a business trip to Los Angeles at the same time as my family trip. John has been unhappy in his legal career for many years. He is one of the most creative, interesting, and entertaining people I’ve ever met. My wife thinks […]
Are you anxious? Maybe a CAREER counselor not a therapist counselor is what’s needed
“You helped more in one hour than she has in 20 sessions,” Emily said in relation to work with Career Counseling Connecticut versus her work with a psychologist. The reason was obvious: Emily needed career help. Her therapist dealt with coping with the anxiety of her career. That’s needed. But it seemed clear that Emily […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: 2022 Post Pandemic Career Transformation
2020-2021 has taken many things from many people. My larger company – The Learning Consultants – lost the parents of several team members due to Covid. Outside of health, economic devastation in the form of lost jobs has likely had the biggest lasting impact. The other shift has been psychological. People no longer want to […]