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 | 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...
by Irene Marshall | Sep 2, 2022 | Career Growth, Job Search
One of my clients is a very experienced Executive Assistant. She showed me a job posting from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco that she applied. She was well qualified for the basic role and job duties. However, it stated a...
by Irene Marshall | Aug 30, 2022 | Career Growth
Can’t you learn almost anything with YouTube? I started to bake with a friend, Anne, at the beginning of Covid. We would pick a recipe, be in our separate kitchens, then use our iPhones and iPads to work together. Now we can be in one kitchen. It has been so...
by Irene Marshall | Aug 2, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions, Job Offers
Did you know a signing bonus will “make you whole” if you leave before the stock options mature. One time I worked for a startup artificial intelligence company. I received a small amount of stock because I was not very high up on the totem poll at...