Why do careers matter so much to happiness?
“I literally feel like jumping out a window.” Ted, a 45 year old hedge fund manager from Westport, CT, said as he grabbed my arm for emphasis. “I feel like a square peg in a round hole every day.” Sarah, a thirtysomething middle manager from New Haven, CT, said as she relayed her days pretending […]
Creating a happy lifestyle through your career
John, one of my friends from law school, lives in Fairfield, CT and commutes to New York City. We were at a reunion recently and one of our classmates asked about his work day. “Now, it’s great. I get in around 9 and leave around 6.” I didn’t think less of John for answering this way. […]
Matching Who You Are With Career Success
I am watching a movie from a decade ago – Changing Lanes – that resonated with me because it highlighted my experience with big law firms. Sam Jackson plays a down on his luck guy who gets entangled with Ben Affleck’s character, a morally questionable attorney who starts wondering whether he can stomach the ethics of […]
Career Happiness Will Make You A Better Parent and Spouse
“I want to be able to provide for my kids.” Sean said. “That’s the only reason why I stay in my career.” Sean went on to explain that both his wife and his oldest child had urged him to meet with a career counselor because they saw his misery. If your spouse and kids […]
You can escape your job
“I feel trapped.” Jim told me. Jim had a conventionally good job, in terms of both pay and prestige, at a financial consulting firm based in Fairfield, Connecticut. Indeed, one of his friends wondered why he would seek career counseling. “You make more money than me”, the friend said. Jim was 38 when he met […]
Career Counseling For Twentysomethings: Getting on your path asap
Denise graduated with a business degree and focus in marketing from one of Connecticut’s state schools. She came to Career Counseling Connecticut for resume and cover letter help. She wanted “a job”. This is understandable. But many of those unhappily trapped in a career path took “a job” that led to experience in that field […]
3 Reasons Why The Side Business Is A New Key To Career Security
by Daryl Capuano Many of our clients are not in a position to quit their work and start a business. But, some are in the position to create a side business. Ideally, the business should be within their field of career expertise. For example, the corporate accountant who does personal tax work or web designer of […]
The Challenges and Hope of Freelancing as a Career Path
by Daryl Capuano Freelancing is the growing wave of the future. In a knowledge economy, there will be an increasing need for “just-in-time workers”, those who are needed for projects but for which employers are leery about taking on full-time employees. If you have a marketable skill set and can develop sufficient methods to develop […]
Leave The Job You Don’t Like ASAP
by Daryl Capuano If you don’t like your job and you don’t like the job next in line if you are promoted, then every day you spend at work will: (1) make it emotionally more difficult to leave (2) more likely that you will trapped for practical reasons, and (3) be another day of opportunity […]
What Do Career Tests Reveal?
Career Counseling Connecticut adminsters some powerful personality profiling tests that can HELP lead to career and life changing insights. But career tests – in and of themselves – do not reveal anything but data. That data must be turned into information. And, that information must be turned into actionable advice. Otherwise, the tests are fun […]