Weekly Bitch: Fake DEI Policies

This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet welcome adaptive leadership coach Latica Tomašić Kickert to the show. Get insight into how past experiences and interactions can influence how you approach your work, the ways we unintentionally limit ourselves, and why change can be so hard. Reach out to learn more about the coaching services that Latica offers at her website, Leader Adaptive.

Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at Career Valet, and learn about available career and resume services.

Weekly Bitch: Not setting employees up for success

This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet welcome job seeker Heather Selig to the show to answer any all questions about job searching strategies. We learn how to use recruiters effectively, ways to translate experience from one industry to another, and reframe the way we approach contacting people in our alumni networks. Heather is a public policy and government relations leader with 15+ years’ experience creating and implementing strategic objectives in the U.S. and internationally. She's a badass ready for her own chief of staff, so please reach out if you would like us to put you in contact!

Read more about co-hosts Marcelle and Ann at Career Valet, and learn about available career and resume services.

Weekly Bitch: Dinner Drama

This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet talk turkey (and cranberry sauce!) and share all their favorite Thanksgiving dinner dishes. We learn the shocking truth about how Marcelle hates pumpkin pie, and Ann shares her culinary mushroom knowledge. They finally talk about career stuff and discuss current challenges in the labor market, and question why some companies (wrongly) prioritize ivy league candidates and experience at Fortune 100 companies.

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Weekly Bitch: Last Minute Meetings

This week on Career Bitches, Marcelle and Ann of Career Valet talk about respecting people's time (both at work and at home!), bringing your whole self to work, and the importance of sharing domestic chores with your partner.

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Weekly Bitch: Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) as Punishment

Happy Halloween to all our career witches and bitches! Ann and Marcelle chat with stylist and former entrepreneur turned WBEC manager Allison Hamilton-Rohe. Join the conversation about transitioning away from being your own boss and rejoining a more traditional workforce.

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Weekly Bitch: Not paying people what they're worth

Ann and Marcelle chat with Sheila Murphy, co-founder of FlexProfessionals. Join the conversation about flexible work, valuing employees, and the ethics of the side hustle. You can search for remote and flexible jobs available through FlexProfessionals.

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This week Ann puts on her big girl pants and hosts the show alone! She also chats with guest and job-seeker Erinn Burgess who is making the leap from government to private sector work. Learn how to translate your experience for different industries and how to use our keyword hack to make sure your resume uses the right language for the jobs you're targeting. 

Marcelle and Ann welcome guests Melissa Mathews and Tia Over, the CEO and COO of Spring Green Communications. It turns out four women in the communications field have a lot to talk about! Don't miss their discussion about moving from NASA to running a business, embracing a remote workforce, and so much more. 

Marcelle and Ann welcome recruiter Benjamin Mena to the show, where they bitch about terrible job descriptions and being too honest when job hunting. Benjamin is the managing partner at Select Source Solutions where they work with clients and candidates in the Cyber and Data Science arena. Benjamin is also a fellow (sister?) podcaster, hosting both the Decentralized Careers Podcast and The Elite Recruiter Podcast. You can find Benjamin on LinkedIn!

Join Marcelle, Ann, and Jennifer for the last episode of season 1! The Career Bitches share what they wanted to be when they "grew up," and have a serious (for real!) discussion about unicorns, witches, and why you should never be a National Geographic photographer.