People We Have Helped to Successfully Change Careers – Part 1

By Mitchell Baskin, MS, PE The chemist that became a museum curator – My client, a young woman was a chemist for about eight years and hated it. She became a chemist because when growing up her father, a chemist, used to mix brown liquids with green liquids and they...

THE WRONG CAREER CAN AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH – Part 2

BY Beverly Baskin ED. S, LPC, CCC, PARW If you feel that you may be in the wrong job or industry, explore what would make you happy in terms of career.  What would be different?  How would other people view you?  Why are some other people that you know happy in their...
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...

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...

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...