by Irene Marshall | Jul 19, 2022 | Interviews, Job Offers, Job Search
Have you ever felt unsafe during an in-person interview? Have you let yourself be in a dangerous situation because you really needed a new job right away? You might think this wouldn’t happen, but it can if you let your guard is down. I recently talked with a...
by Irene Marshall | Jun 28, 2022 | Interviews
Have you thought you were prepared for an interview, but you forgot something? Sometimes the most obvious things are not obvious. If you are interviewing with a company that has a product or a service, it is important to personally experience what that is. I was...
by Irene Marshall | Jun 21, 2022 | Career Growth, Interviews
I once talked with a man who had been a stay-at-home dad for seven years but needed to go back to work. He had been the Chief Financial Officer at a company. His wife died in childbirth, leaving him with two special-needs twin boys. As he was in a good financial...
by Irene Marshall | Jun 14, 2022 | Interviews
Have you ever left an interview feeling unsettled because it seemed to be an interrogation rather than an interview? Maybe that actually happened. Here is my story. I am an interview coach, and my client was retiring from the FBI. He was an expert...
by Irene Marshall | May 24, 2022 | Interviews, Resume Writing
You would think that a Senior Accountant could write a simple business letter. Well, you cannot assume that. One man lost a job offer which was too bad because he was well-qualified. I used to be a recruiter with Robert Half, placing people in direct-hire finance and...
by Irene Marshall | Apr 18, 2022 | Interviews
Have you ever needed a bathroom break between interviews? How has that made a difference in getting or not getting a job? One time, I did interview coaching for a client who was going onsite to a company to meet four people. It would be stressful because he would have...
