by Irene Marshall | Jul 7, 2021 | Career Growth, Salary Negotiations, Uncategorized
Can you imagine negotiating a $15,000 bonus when you didn’t expect a dime? I once had a client who was able to do just that! A national company hired him to turn around operations at a site in their San Francisco-area location. It would be a challenge, but...
by Irene Marshall | Jul 1, 2021 | Resume Writing, Uncategorized
Are you targeting a specific or a general type of role for your job search? When looking for a job, you need to determine your ideal audience for your resume. When you are writing it, what is your intent? Does your resume need to have a concise and focused statement...
by Irene Marshall | Jun 25, 2021 | Career Growth, Job Offers, Uncategorized
Everyone wants to make more money, but sometimes an enticing opportunity might not turn out to be a good deal. Once, a client came to me with a problem. While he was satisfied with his job and not actively looking for something else, an interesting offer fell...
by Irene Marshall | Jun 9, 2021 | Resume Writing, Uncategorized
It may seem like a simple question, but have you ever asked yourself who actually reads your resume? Another way to put this is, who is your audience? The audience always determines the format of the writing, whether it is a screenplay, movie, book, newspaper, or...
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 | 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...
