Career Change: Covid-19 May Create The “Right” Time
I was reviewing some career counseling cases from a few years back and came across this one: “I always thought it was not the right time. When 40 approached, I realized that there will never be the right time.” Melanie, a mid-level manager at a bank in Shoreline, Connecticut said.As Melanie told her tale, I […]
Coronavirus Age Discrimination Layoffs
I practiced employment law when I was in the private sector. “Anyone over 50 is in danger of getting laid off because they cost too much”, the lead employment lawyer said at one of our meetings. The other experienced lawyers agreed. “So we need to make sure our clients can demonstrate that they had legitimate […]
Invest in your career
Career Counseling Connecticut was started with a distinct mission: help people find work that makes them feel happy and successful. I started the company prior to The Great Recession of 2008. During the relatively good economic times, I saw that many of my young clients from The Learning Consultants, the parent company of Career Counseling […]
Career Planning for Twentysomethings
My recent book, The Parents’ Guide to Career Planning for Your Twentysomething, was published before the Covid-19 crisis hit. My advice in the book remains the same. But I will add one more item: The crisis gives Twentysomethings a ready-built explanation to shift their job-career. Of course, I’m only addressing those who feel that they […]
Coronavirus in Connecticut And Its Career Implications
Most everyone will have their career/job impacted by Covid-19. This goes well beyond all those in the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. Some of Career Counseling Connecticut’s past clients provide examples. Kevin is an operations executive for a company that owns movie theatres across the country. The revenue for this upcoming quarter might be 0. […]
Coronavirus, Connecticut, Careers….
If there is any good career news regarding the shutdown, it is that career seekers have time to reflect. Several new clients of Career Counseling Connecticut have noted: “This Coronavirus shutdown has made me realize I don’t want to go back to work.” I don’t know when and until that time I’ll be urging and […]
4 ingredients for a happy career
The mission of Career Counseling Connecticut has been to help our clients become happy and successful in their careers. Having worked with thousands of career coaching clients over the years, I have observed dozens of different ways that our clients have found happier careers. For simplicity’s sake, I will boil down to 4. The happiness […]
Coronavirus and Your Career
If you feel delighted that you don’t “have to go” to work, then you should use this time to plan your career change. Let me explain. If the Coronavirus hit when I was a private firm attorney, I would have been overjoyed that I did not have to (1) deal with the micro-managing, overly critical […]
Now is the time to invest in your career development
The most repeated phrase from Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients is some variation of “I should have come here a long time ago.” Certainly, this happens with most of our clients over 40, who have stuck out an unhappy job/career way too long. But the same feeling has become increasingly common among younger clients, particularly those […]
An opportunity for career reflection
Please do not confuse my optimism with lack of concern about the coronavirus. We should all be super vigilant. My hope is that your employer enables you to work at home; that you are able to self-quarantine with your families and/or are very connected via communication devices if you are alone; and that you use […]