Season 4 Episode 44 | Trust the Process Weekly Bitch: Lack of attention to detail In the final episode of season 4, Ann and Marcelle wrap up with a no-bullshit discussion of how challenging it can be to engage in the resume-writing process at Career Valet. Some highlights: Revamping or rewriting your resume is difficult, even when you have professional helpIt's normal to freak out when navigating a big change, like shifting careers or changing jobsLearn which 3 questions to ask yourself before you begin your work with us Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Season 4 Episode 43 | Imposter Syndrome Weekly Bitch: Thoughts about Palestine in lieu of a weekly bitch This week, Ann welcomes guest Deiadre Rauch to the show to talk about imposter syndrome. Deiadre is an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and an adjunct faculty member at the Institute for Transformational Leadership at Georgetown University. Some highlights from the conversation: The idea is real, but is it a syndrome or a phenomenon?Imposter syndrome isn't just about our careers ... parents can feel like imposters, tooSelf talk and internal thoughts matter!Own your story and celebrate successes Learn more about Deiadre and find resources to access your own inner leader. Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Season 4 Episode 42 | Mad About Interviews Weekly Bitch: Inconsiderate hiring processes This week, Ann welcomes guest Jennifer Horton back to the show to talk about the interviewing process ... again! As professional women, they've interviewed far and wide and have a lot to vent about. Some highlights: Don't lie to candidates about timelines - be upfront!Hiring processes need to be more people-oriented vs. "candidate" orientedAnn and Jennifer are smart and have a lot of solutions to hiring problems ... but HR departments probably don't want to hear about them Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Season 4 Episode 41 | Other Duties as Assigned Weekly Bitch: What is your "authentic self" This week, Marcelle and Ann welcome guest Ryan Shay, federal lobbyist and Hill veteran, to talk about how to have a successful career in politics and government. Some highlights: Start close to home with a local representative or political campaignAssess your tolerance for risk and uncertainty - stable job seekers, this is not the space for youVotes matter, but the effect of your vote can take timeWatch C-Span! Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Season 4 Episode 40 | Life By Design Weekly Bitch: Wifi in Baltimore sucks This week, Ann welcomes guest Josselyne Herman-Saccio, master coach, founder of The Art of Being Unmessable With, and all around badass to talk about the trap of the work-life "balance." Some highlights: Your context determines your reality, so take stock of the lens with which you view the worldBeing right is the best drug in the worldCheese is LIFEHow to get connected to your vision and live your dreams For amazing resources connect with Josselyne and make sure you take advantage of her free gift! Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Season 4 Episode 39 | Personal Branding Weekly Bitch: LinkedIn connections requests that suck This week, Marcelle welcomes guest Stephanie Ward, business and marketing mentor of Firefly Coaching, to talk through ways to market yourself and create your personal brand. Some highlights: Develop your personal brand and take it with youHow to build the relationships you actually want, that will help you reach your personal goalsFigure out what's blocking you from showing up, and address your fears of putting yourself out there Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 4 Episode 38 | Negotiating Salary Weekly Bitch: Social media expectations at work This week, Marcelle and Ann welcome guest Brandon Bramley, founder of The Salary Negotiator (www.thesalarynegotiator.com), to get the dirt on when, why, and most importantly how to negotiate your salary. Some highlights: Negotiating salary is very common and expected - you won't lose the job offer!Base salary is only one part of the overall compensation packageNegotiating should be a friendly exchange, not an aggressive winner-take-all throwdown Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 4 Episode 37 | Global Nomads Weekly Bitch: Time zones with a global team This week, Marcelle and Ann welcome guest Kathleen Di Paolo, CEO at Wanderers Wealth to talk about the realities of living the digital nomad dream. Some highlights: How to move abroad and maximize your tax benefits / figure out the right tax structureBali sounds amazing - we want to go!There are over 50 countries with digital nomad visas - listen to get Kathleen's top 5 And please, for the love of god, check out her AMAZING insta account! Can't get enough of the bitches? Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 4 Episode 36 | Love Languages Weekly Bitch: Helping kids with the "new" math Welcome back to SEASON 4 of Career Bitches! Marcelle and Ann graciously welcome their husbands back for a lighthearted and hilarious conversation about language learning together as a couple and other fun topics: Everyone agrees that the Steve Martin school of languages is the way to go (listen to find out what and why!)Make the kids learn with you OR ignore them in your new secret languageShoutout to The JennifersSeth and Joe nerd out about index cards ... of all things Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 35 | Odd Jobs Weekly Bitch: Mandatory resume builders in job applications It's the FINAL EPISODE of Season 3! Marcelle and Ann have some laughs talking about crazy interviews and random jobs and they've had over their careers, and there are definitely some surprises: Being interviewed for the wrong job because ... HRHow to use an interview you don't care about as a learning opportunity or a social experiment - choose your own adventure!Dating ... againAnn and Marcelle's service industry tales Stay tuned for Season 4 this fall, with a reprise of husbands Seth and Joe! Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 34 | Job Search Like a Pro Weekly Bitch: The workplace fire drill This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann welcome career expert and fellow podcaster Mac Prichard to the show. If you're so over job boards and applying for everything under the sun, you don't want to miss this discussion about how to job hunt like a pro. Here are some great takeaways from the episode: Networking is time well spent - you never know where a connection will leadWhy you should stop applying for every.single.job.The four questions you need to be able to answer before you apply for a positionHow long does it take to acquire the Boston accent, anyway? You should also check out Mac's podcast, Find Your Dream Job, and sign up for his weekly job newsletter. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 33 | Be Your Own Cheerleader! Weekly Bitch: Underutilizing new employees This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle welcomes the amazing Jennifer Horton back to the show for an encore to discuss the challenges of selling yourself in a new career field. Here are some great takeaways from the episode: The best leaders aren't always the ones with the most work experienceHR-written job descriptions aren't always accurate (true story!), so you should apply if YOU feel it's a good fitUnderstand your own worth and don't sell yourself short Jennifer is currently in the job market, so please ⁠check her out on LinkedIn⁠ if you want to hire a super smart, funny, and all-around awesome colleague. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 32 | Tales from HR Weekly Bitch: Endless HR training videos and quizzes This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann welcome HR expert Amanda Haddaway to the show. Amanda is an award-winning HR consultant, corporate trainer, and certified executive coach who holds a Master of Jurisprudence degree from Tulane Law School in labor and employment law. She's also the managing director of HR Answerbox, a boutique consultancy focused on solving people problems. This fun conversation had so many great takeaways, including: How the pandemic drastically changed the workplace landscapeThe need for holistic support and management practicesEmployment law is REALLY complicatedUntrained managers are ruining businesses You can find Amanda at her LinkedIn page, and learn more about her consultancy at the HR Answerbox website. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 31 | What is Social Work? Weekly Bitch: Plastics and resealable bags This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann welcome the amazing Jennifer Horton back to the show, now that she's officially completed her Master's degree in social work! The three OG Career Bitches catch up, talk sh*^%t, and have a lot of laughs. Other highlights you don't want to miss: Different paths of social work and what opportunities are availableInsurance issues and access to therapyLack of empathy in our culture and failure to recognize the importance of solid social-emotional skillsCongress ... do yoga!Naked comedy, and so much more Jennifer is currently in the job market, so please check her out on LinkedIn if you want to hire a super smart, funny, and all-around awesome colleague. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 30 | Creative and Curious Weekly Bitch: It's an ANTI bitch - good people make our workplace great! This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann share a new take on the diversity question and talk about the importance of diversity of thoughts and ideas in the workplace. Other highlights you don't want to miss: You can create real connections with your remote workforceFind time to bond with co-workers and be curious about othersRecognize the lived experiences of others, and challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠Career Valet⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 29 | Remote Work Weekly Bitch: What does it mean to have "professional" hair?? This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann welcome investor and creator Ilma Tiki, co-founder and CEO of The Remote Company. Ilma talks to the Career Bitches about how to build a solid remote workforce across timezones and cultures. Here's what you don't want to miss: Build time into your day to think and engage in deep workDocument rules and expectations for your workforceMeetings should have intentionLeading vs. managing You can check out her LinkedIn to ⁠learn more about her and her incredible story about building small Lithuanian company MailerLite into an international brand. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠⁠Career Valet⁠⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 28 | Own Your Power Weekly Bitch: Unrealized dreams when partners' schedules take priority This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann welcome business and marketing coach Amel Derragui, founder of Tandem Nomads. Amel talks to the Career Bitches about how to find your superpower, take control over your career, and start your own business. Some amazing takeaways that you don't want to miss: Love yourself enough to allow yourself to f&*k upCreate a strategic exit from your current company and/or make a negotiated, progressive transition into something newFind your zone of genius!Social media is not a visibility strategy You should check out her podcast and learn more about her and the work she does with women across the globe. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at ⁠Career Valet⁠, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 27 | Imperfectly Perfect Weekly Bitch: Ignoring lessons learned This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann take on one of their favorite topics - process improvement! It's great to figure out what went wrong in a process, but then you have to DO something with that information. Small errors and mistakes can help us learn and do better in the future. It's also okay to let things go that aren't helping or that you have no power to change. Finally, be a good teammate and do nice things for your workplace fam - acts of kindness make everyone's workplace a better place to be. Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at Career Valet, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 26 | U.S. Job Market Weekly Bitch: Too many meetings! This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet welcome Stephanie Ferguson, director of global employment policy and special initiatives at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Marcelle and Stephanie chat about trends in the U.S. job market, and the good, the bad, and the ugly about hiring. Check out more from the Chamber of Commerce at their website. Stephanie Ferguson is the director of global employment policy & special initiatives at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Ferguson's portfolio is comprised of unemployment insurance and international labor policy. Ferguson also oversees the U.S. Chamber's Data Centers. In this role, Ferguson keeps the Chamber’s members and audience informed about the current state of the workforce, advocates for unemployment insurance modernization, and represents the Chamber and U.S. employers’ international labor interests through various working groups, serving as a delegate to the International Labor Conference, and attending various business and human rights conferences. Ferguson began her career working for Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) and subsequently worked on the public policy team at Amazon. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish Language & Literature as well as her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Nevada. America Works Data Center Employer Roadmap: Childcare Solutions for Working Parents Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at Career Valet, and learn about available career and resume services.

Career Bitches Season 3 Episode 25 | Workplace Bias Weekly Bitch: Invisible barriers to promotion This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet welcome adaptive leadership coach Latica Tomašić Kickert back to the show. We talk about the ways women still face challenges when trying to get hired, promoted, and more. Reach out to learn more about the coaching services that Latica offers and sign up for her mailing list on her website, Leader Adaptive. You can also find her on LinkedIn. You can also listen to our season 2 episode with Latica to learn more about adaptive leadership and so much more! Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at Career Valet, and learn about available career and resume services.