by Irene Marshall | Dec 6, 2022 | Resume Writing
What if you don’t have a resume but need one now? Or maybe your resume is ancient history, so it will be like writing one from scratch anyway. I went 17 years without needing a resume at one point in my career. But how do you even start? One of my clients...
by Irene Marshall | Nov 15, 2022 | Career Transitions
How do you move from a corporate job into the nonprofit world? I have a client who did just that. Here is her story. SHE MADE A PLAN and THEN WORKED THE PLAN! It took one full year from when we met until she started her new job. She was willing to do...
by Irene Marshall | Nov 1, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions
So you think you were passed over for a promotion? Now what? Address your feelings of disappointment, frustration, or anger. You have to get past that. You need to actually know what happened, not just guess. It could be an awkward conversation with your...
by Irene Marshall | Oct 25, 2022 | Career Growth, LinkedIn, Resume Writing
Are you camera shy for your online presence? What about LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Do you have a formal headshot for business in addition to your casual pictures? One time I noticed something funny for one of my clients. His picture on LinkedIn looked...
by Irene Marshall | Oct 18, 2022 | Job Search, Resume Writing
Does your resume need just the years of your employment at each company? Or does it also need the months? If you are applying online, the ATS (applicant tracking system) will probably need the months. But your resume itself has 3 options. There are mixed...
by Irene Marshall | Oct 11, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions
Have you had a bad experience getting your car repaired? Or maybe you know someone else who said they had been ripped off? My husband and I owned an independent auto repair shop near Stanford University for about 20 years. I was never interested in...
by Irene Marshall | Oct 4, 2022 | Career Growth, Job Search, Resume Writing
I had a very strange experience one time. I had gone shopping at a large mall and put some things in the trunk, but I didn’t know that I didn’t shut it all the way. I was aware of a crazy guy screaming on the sidewalk when I drove into the parking lot. I had no...
by Irene Marshall | Sep 27, 2022 | Job Offers, Job Search
Most job descriptions do not include the salary range, which is frustrating. If you are applying for a job, you want to ensure your salary requirements are in the right ballpark. Otherwise, it is a waste of everyone’s time. When I was a recruiter, I would...
by Irene Marshall | Sep 20, 2022 | Career Growth, Networking
I have something nice to share. I don’t know why I want to do this, but here goes: My husband and I have 106 pieces of art displayed in our house, with three more pieces in our backyard. There is more under our bed, behind the couch in the living room, and in some...
by Irene Marshall | Sep 13, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions, Job Offers
Have you ever been fortunate to river raft somewhere? I have been to the Grand Canyon three times! One time right before we were going to go through some specific rapids, the guide on my raft said it was safe enough that we could jump in the water and go feet...
