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 | Jun 2, 2021 | Industry Research, Networking, Uncategorized
How does a new college grad learn how to use their degree as a stepping point into a satisfying career? One way is to get an “informational interview” from someone with real-life experience working in a field or company of interest to the job seeker. In this...
by Irene Marshall | Jul 24, 2020 | LinkedIn, Networking
Nowadays, you hear a lot of talk about building your professional network, particularly through LinkedIn. How do you do it? For that matter, why do you do it? Can your network actually help you get a job? Can you use it to help other people? One time, I was working...
by Irene Marshall | Dec 13, 2019 | Career Growth, Networking
Every industry has at least one professional association (sometimes more) created by thought leaders to further the profession. Many of them are national or international organizations with local, or even virtual, chapters. I belong to three associations that are...
by Irene Marshall | Sep 18, 2019 | LinkedIn, Networking, Uncategorized
Years ago, networking meant that you would go to conferences and other professional events where you could interact with others in your industry. It made almost everyone uncomfortable and stressed. But now, when you have a digital presence on LinkedIn, you can not...
by Irene Marshall | Mar 27, 2019 | Career Growth, Job Search, Networking
As a resume writer and career coach, I run into many clients who dislike their job, but don’t know why. Sometimes it all has to do with personality. When Someone’s Personality is Not a Good Fit for the Job I could not do a job that required me to be calm, cool,...
