The Wild West of Career Building: Young adults need direction
“There are specialists and there are everyone else.” Most are “everyone else”. Graduating college with a business degree – unless it is accounting or some other technical aspect within business”, most everything within liberal arts and many other degrees requires a deeper understanding of how to navigate careers than ever before. This is not bad […]
If you are “meh” with your job, then now is the perfect time to plan your next move
I’m a bit too old to use a hipster word but I’ve recently worked with several twentysomethings who used “meh” when describing their current job. I fully know that those who find Career Counseling Connecticut usually find us after they have been suffering for a while. The most common comment we receive is “I should […]
2023!!!! Are you looking forward to going back to work? If not, time for job-career change.
With hope, most of Career Counseling Connecticut’s readers are enjoying a long holiday. Some of my Christmas cards are from past clients who came to Career Counseling Connecticut feeling miserable about their careers and now feel good-great. Google “Sunday anxiety” and you may be surprised by the sheer volume of articles addressing work dread. I […]
Career lessons from the pandemic
The tumult of the last few years has led to Career Counseling Connecticut working overtime on how to help our clients navigate their careers. Some lessons: Career and life happiness are intermingled The Great Resignation stemmed from a massive amount of workers realizing that their unhappiness in life was brought on – at least in […]
Are you a parent of a recent college graduate? We can help your child get a job.
Career Counseling Connecticut has always been a mission based business. But post-pandemic we feel more committed than ever due to the epidemic of mental health issues facing young adults. Help for depression Your adult children will need every advantage possible. We can help: -craft a job seeking plan -train how to network -train how […]
Can I have 10% off if I am giving a college graduation gift….yes :)
“Will you give 10% off or something if I purchase your services as a college graduation gift?” A grandmother of a UCONN graduating senior asked a couple of weeks ago. Normally…. no. But for grandmothers…. my heart strings. So… “sure” I responded. I’ve never offered a discount before. It seems to an unprofessional and sales-like […]
My career coach….and life coach…
Career Counseling Connecticut provides…. no surprise… career counseling. But increasingly and often for young adults, career/life are intertwined. Those who know me will often say that I am their life coach. But I always emphasize that my primary function is providing career guidance. Happy to help as needed, contact us
Your career is a big part of your life: A cautionary tale of how career misery leads to life misery
Your career is a large part of your life. This is a true story with all identifying details changed so perhaps not entirely “true. Rich had a highly promising career in his twenties and in his thirties. The 1990s went wonderfully well for him as did the 2000s. His personal life was also great. […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: The Post Pandemic Career
Some good news about the pandemic: it has shifted several paradigms: 1.) Feeling trapped in a career The Great Resignation has made it more acceptable to leave a job that was not fit. 2.) Feeling the need to maximize money As many have reflected, beyond a certain amount of money that meets basic needs and […]
Career Counseling Connecticut: the post college job search
The pandemic took its toll on college students. Terrible time to be in college. But also a terrible time to think about building a career. Internships were remote. Or disappeared. Colleges are generally terrible at helping college students with their career planning were particularly terrible in the last couple of years. Why? Because the best […]