by Irene Marshall | May 16, 2023 | Interviews, Job Search
My answer is “It depends” when someone asks me how long it will take to get a new job. Here’s what happened with one of my clients: She scheduled an introductory call. Then she had a heart attack! She went on FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) and would not be working...
by Irene Marshall | Apr 4, 2023 | Career Growth, Cover Letters, Interviews, Job Offers, Job Search
When should you tell a recruiter or hiring manager about your planned vacation? People involved with hiring new employees do not want surprises. Say something like this: “I have planned a vacation In Australia for three weeks from (date)...
by Irene Marshall | Dec 27, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions, Job Search
I have a client who was once hired as an Office Assistant but was in the process of taking on a larger and more complicated role in her company. I helped her negotiate a new title of Office Manager to reflect this change. It was important to be clear about...
by Irene Marshall | Dec 14, 2022 | Career Growth, Career Transitions
What can make you unhappy in your work? Is it your co-workers? Your customers? Your actual job? It can be hard to separate out the source of the problems. I had a client who was a stockbroker. He was 29 years old. He and his wife wanted a child, but he had not been...
by Irene Marshall | Dec 6, 2022 | Resume Writing
What if you don’t have a resume but need one now? Or maybe your resume is ancient history, so it will be like writing one from scratch anyway. I went 17 years without needing a resume at one point in my career. But how do you even start? One of my clients...
