Three reasons why 20somethings are floundering with career choice and how we help address each issue
I have been working with young people for a long while in relation to career choice. The development of Career Counseling Connecticut has morphed from highly practical with some counseling to about fifty-fifty. Practical coaching – counseling – is needed, not therapy in most cases. The issues below have always been apparent but now are […]
The pace of change has made career planning a near must
The Accelerating Pace of Change: “The HR representative set out my 20 year plan….” This was 1992. I was in graduate school. A speaker came in to discuss why he left the corporate world. The company Royal Shell had such a precise career trajectory for its management trainees that the HR rep could set out […]
Why career counseling? Get Unstuck
I have been running Career Counseling Connecticut since The Great Recession. The most common response when leaving a meeting: “I should have come here a while ago.” They were stuck. Our discussion helped get them unstuck. They moved forward. Their lives were changed. I get nice Christmas cards. This work is mission-based. I mention this […]
Happy work: More possible than ever
There is a lot of grimness about careers. More than ever. Strangely, the options that Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients had when I started the company were far more limiting. Socially, I see it as well. I stay silent about my work world. Why? I’m with people my age who are usually complaining about their jobs. […]
New Year’s Resolution: Change My Job
Like many Americans, you may have made resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and to…finally… change your job. And if you are like most Americans, you started the year strong and then right now are feeling the first signs of slowing down. Here’s what likey happened: as Christmas-New Year’s week gave you some space to […]
How did it feel to go back to work?
“On Mondays, I feel like a kid dreading school. I want to hide under my covers and go back to sleep.” Jay said. I recall a client – Jay is a 33 year old business manager at a small company in East Lyme, Connecticut – who said he’s felt this way for a long time. […]
You – we – all need guidance in the new world of work
Fear sells!!! My friend Paul used to tell me. I had a fundamental disagreement with him when he thought of joining Career Counseling Connecticut. He wanted to create marketing material that focused on the challenges of unhappy careers. I wanted to write about finding happiness. He assured me that we were aligned. “I want to […]
Your “thoughts” – alone – about leaving your job…. will keep you in place. Get a career counselor
“I should have come here years ago.” Danielle said. “I know I’ve wanted to leave for the last 3 years. But I couldn’t figure out why. Now I understand that I really did not put in the time to do so.” I just finished my mini-lecture on Career Counseling Connecticut’s process of “exploratory work” – […]
Are you feeling post-vacation blues?
Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job As always, The Onion captures the human condition. I remember the feeling and empathize with my clients who feel similarly. Why do nothing? We can help.
“My son dropped out of college because he didn’t know his career direction….”
“Garrett has been home for the last year and a half and is growing increasingly anxious. He dropped out of UConn after his sophomore year. He didn’t know what he wanted to do…” So began a typical phone call to Career Counseling Connecticut. Not too long ago, young men went to college with little to […]