Career path “certainty” can lead to certain career path misery
“I can’t leave my job to something so uncertain.” so spoke a career counseling client who worked at a large corporation in New Haven, CT. “Alyssa” had just finished telling me how much she hated her job. She didn’t like the people. Several of her co-workers were the adult equivalent of mean girls. Her boss […]
The missing piece of advice from most career advisors…
“I am passionate about…” I hear this a great deal from my career counseling clients as they walk into one of Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices. I hear you. I made the radical switch from big city attorney in Washington, DC to education-entrepreneur in small-town Connecticut. My idealistic nature is in sync with those who are […]
Scary Markets? If you love your work, you won’t worry so much
Much like everyone invested in the stock market, I understand…! But when my wife asked me what I thought, I simply responded: we love our work – and fortunately our work pays our bills – so…. nothing has changed. For others my age – 58 – this is not the case. “NOW I HAVE TO […]
The Career Blessings – and curses – Of Caring About The World
I was a criminal prosecutor when I started my career. This was in Philadelphia, not suburban Connecticut, so the bad guys were really bad guys. Murders, rapists, armed robbers and other terrible types. I spent time with enough victims’ families to know that we were doing work that led to justice. Nonetheless, while I thought […]
Sunday scaries? Not really enjoying vacation? Maybe a new job or career will change that!
I live in Shoreline, Connecticut. For that reason, I meet many residents of other Connecticut towns who are on vacation. When we talk about their work, jobs, or careers, most seem to have one thing in common: they get annoyed by work interruptions during vacation and dread going back to work after vacation. I remember […]
The Best Retirement Planning Advice Ensuring Your Children Are Financially Indepedent
“We are still paying for David’s apartment.” Jim and Cindy, two parents from Old Lyme, CT, noted. “We are now seeing how this hurts our retirement planning.” David had a series of jobs in his twenties but no defined career. Having not graduated college, he followed the path of waiter-bartender-restaurant manager that some do in […]
Career Counseling Leads To Results… Because You Have Taken Action
Why is someone so thankful for your suggestion that he do what he already knew he should do? So asked one of the younger consultants at The Learning Consultants (the parent company of Career Counseling Connecticut), when he reviewed a heartfelt thank you e-mail sent to us about a recent career counseling meeting. One of […]
Career COUNSELING will shift your energy upward
“I feel less alone.” Theresa said. She was a twentysomething underemployed social media manager in Branford, CT. “I am now ready to move on.” Reona, a similarly situated recent college grad from Fairfield exclaimed with a smile. “This is the first time I’ve felt energized about my career…. ever.” Jim, a 28 year old claims […]
Career Advice From Boomers/Gen X and perhaps even older Millennials Is Outdated
While running Career Counseling Connecticut, I have found myself increasingly giving informal financial advice to career changers. This stemmed from my own entrepreneurial path and the need to deeply understand money and investments. I see a lot of parallels in how elders advise young people. John Bogle, the legendary investor, who turned the financial industry […]
Your career (and first/next) job is the most important part of job search
Why knowing what you want is essential to your job search “I need help finding a job….” Claire, a recent graduate of UCONN, noted. She continued noting that she had applied to several hundred jobs with no luck. “Kyle is so frustrated. He needs help with his resume. He has applied to jobs for several […]