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THE WRONG CAREER CAN AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

THE WRONG CAREER CAN AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

By Beverly Baskin ED.S, LPC, CCC, CPRW Some issues that you may be experiencing due to your job include anxiety, depression, anger problems, substance abuse, addictions, and burn out.  Your time may be spread so thin, and your work is so consuming that your world...

Why Work with Us!

RESUME WRITERS IN NEW JERSEY AND RESUME WRITING SERVICES Resumewriternj and BBCS Counseling, Beverly Baskin, Certified Professional Resume Writer, Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Career Counselor, Master Career Counselor. Mitch Baskin, MS, PE...

Feelings about Job Loss

According to the Social Adjustment Scale by Holmes, job loss is one of the top three stressors in a person’s life. People often have feelings similar to those of grieving or mourning and listed below are the stages of grief: 1) Shock 2) Denial 3) Anger 4) Bargaining -...

At the Start of the New Year–Some Thoughts about Transitions

Happy New Year to all of my readers! Transitions always start with endings....some examples are ending the year with singing “Auld Lang Syne”, ending of one’s schooling with graduation ceremonies, ending a marriage by finalizing a divorce, and ending a job through...

Spouse Relocation Services

For the Candidate: Your Partner, Spouse or Significant Other May be Eligible for Career Relocation Services when you accept a new job For the Partner: Has your spouse accepted a new job offer? Now you and your children have to move and start new lives, new jobs, “find...

Six Reasons Why I Would Hire You

In her article “Six Reasons I Would Hire You,” Cindi Leive* states that interviewers will be impressed with the following six traits: You have done your homework about the company You have passions both professionally and personally about things you care about You...

Career Decision Making Hats

Here are some ways to help with Facilitating Decision Making with regards to career. 🙂 Creative career decision makers wear six thinking hats: blue, white red, black, yellow and green. Try to see yourself wearing each of these hats and brainstorm in that mode. You...

Grief During The Holidays

Darcie Sims, a nationally certified grief counselor and author of Getting Through the Holidays When You’ve Lost a Loved One, offered the following advice for those experiencing grief during the holidays: Be patient and realistic.  Counselors urge clients who are...

Holiday Job Searching

Believe it or not ... The holiday season is prime for job hunting. If you're without a job or unhappy in your current one, it's smart to gear up your search during the last month-and-a-half of the year, rather than get distracted or depressed by the holiday season. ...

The Importance of Interview Training

Interview training sessions are extremely helpful and they include comprehensive strategies and discussions of the three types of interviews that are commonly used by professionals in the field.  Our professional and executive clients go into the interview with...

Volunteer Work helps with Job Search and Job Exploration

Volunteering is one of the most natural forms of networking when you are exploring job opportunities. When a person volunteers in a cause they really like, they will be with like minded people who will enjoy their company and their work style, and will enlighten...

BBCS Counseling Services Article in the New York Times

We are very pleased to have our story published in the New York Times last weekend! The article titled "Conquering Frustration on the Road Back to Work" appeared online on August 31st and was published in the print edition the following day....