Why wait for a career change?
In the years running Career Counseling Connecticut, I have heard: “I should have come here earlier more than any other phrase.” I recently met with a young man in the insurance industry who reminded me of a close friend from law school. “John” has been unhappy in his legal career for many years. He is […]
Career happiness leads to career success; Career unhappiness leads to career failure
When Denise walked into Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices, she gave off the energy of someone on the verge of depression. I knew Denise when she was 17. She had come to The Learning Consultants for college counseling. She was a bright light. So, I understand that something dramatically changed in the ten years since I […]
Control of work life
I have now been running Career Counseling Connecticut for nearly 20 years. I have a strong anecdotal sense as well as an analytical understanding from research related to happy careers that feeling a sense of control – autonomy – related to your work leads to happiness. I know from own experience. I checked my voice […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Why human interaction creates results where apps fail
Imagine that your new job required you to become fluent in a new foreign language in 6 months. Someone might suggest: use DuoLingo. Have you ever used DuoLingo? It’s great… for what it is. Have you become fluent in a foreign language through DuoLingo? Become proficient? Conversational? Or have you just learned a few words […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Helping Clients Find Meaning In Career and… Life
Those on a mission – think of Peace Corp workers and religious clerics – often do not have a bright line between work and life. Their work is so integrated into what their lives that they are either always working or never working, depending on one’s perspective. Given my expertise in career coaching, there are […]
Helping your young adult child with career issues… now….
“What happens when an entire generation does not grow up?” This was the hyperbolic title of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. But there is some – perhaps a lot of truth – to the notion that failing to launch has become commonplace. “It’s up to Max.” So said two nice parents from […]
Navigating Job and Career Guidance: Why Expert Career Guidance Is Needed for Many
Andrea was perplexed. “I’ve applied to over 700 jobs…” In running Career Counseling Connecticut, I hear variations of this story daily. In her case, the answers for her job search challenge were obvious. Her college major was not a practical one; her summer jobs were in retail; and her first post college job was waitressing. […]
Career Counseling Connecticut’s most common comment: “Why did I wait so long? I should have come here years ago.”
Paul looked at me and said: “I’m about to say what you wrote in one of your earlier articles. I should have come here years ago.” Paul was a 29 year old customer service representative for a tech company in Hartford, CT. He got the job fresh out of UCONN. Needless to say, he did […]
2025: Career Counseling Connecticut’s Guidance For Career Chaos
2025: Career Counseling Connecticut’s Guidance For Career Chaos “Isn’t this the land of steady habits?” an older career counseling client recently said to me. John had his thirty year career in insurance – a stable field – upended and had found himself looking for a job for the first time since the 1990s. He came […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: Helping young adults navigate job and career chaos
Generation Grind: Navigating the Chaos of Early Careers Yes, I did see some of this coming…! I read a great deal about the new world of work when I started Career Counseling Connecticut in the 00s. The company started as a niche offshoot of The Learning Consultants. While Career Counseling Connecticut is still a subsidiary, […]