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...
by Irene Marshall | Mar 29, 2022 | Interviews, Resume Writing
Has anyone ever asked you about something you did at work, and you answered: I WAS JUST DOING MY JOB A client who was a CPA came to me to revise her resume. The first page said: FOUND $1 MILLION OF UNBILLED AND COLLECTED $600 THOUSAND. How did she find the missing $1...
by Irene Marshall | Feb 15, 2022 | Career Growth, Interviews, Resume Writing
Did you know that you can get help with an “interview coach”? When I last looked for a job, I didn’t know that such a coach existed. Now I have been doing interview coaching for 22 years, first as a recruiter, now as a professional resume writer and coach. The...
by Irene Marshall | Dec 28, 2021 | Interviews, Job Search
Do you know what the phrase “PAY IT FORWARD” means? If you do someone a kindness, you can tell that person you would like them to “pay it forward.” In other words, you are not expecting a direct payback, particularly if it involves money. It means that you...
by Irene Marshall | May 8, 2019 | Career Growth, Career Transitions, Interviews, Job Offers, Job Search
I once talked with a man who had been a stay-at-home dad for seven years, but wanted to go back to work. Prior to this, 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...
