Testimonials

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What others have to say about Jeanne Simon's and Mark Simon's services, lectures, books and articles:

"I recommend this book to anyone looking for employment from executives to office clerks. The formula shown can be applied to all.

The authors have simplified the process of writing resumes.  I think the standard format has just been passed down from generation to generation, but they take resumes out of the box. 

I like the information on no dates and not showing versions of software...I believe this would date a person.

The information and guidelines are practical and demonstrate what makes a good or bad resume."

This book has brought resume writing to a new level."
- Faith Powers
H.R. Executive

"I want to thank you, I just got a contract job with a local  
television production company!!!

I used the Producer resume that you sent last week for an editing  internship and it turns out that the woman who is overseeing the interns - is pregnant and leaving for  
maternity - so I got offered her job - post production supervisor - How amazing is that?!

All  due to your expertise in getting me noticed....
So  a BIG Thank you!"
- Bethann Brown

"The day I got my resume I used it and the employer was so impressed that I got an offer. I'm ecstatic!"
- Lillian Alvarez

"This is the way resumes should be written."
- Marty Sherman
Regional Vice President - Landry's Restaurants

"This is brilliant in its simplicity."
- Chris Wright

" I saw hundreds, if not thousands of resumes during my 7 1/2 years as Production Manger for the Universal Studios Production Group. If they were too wordy, or filled with extraneous information, they generally got thrown away. I looked at resumes from potential interns to every freelance crew position imaginable. It would have been so much easier if all the resumes sent to me had used the approach as outlined by the Simons. Simply put....Simple is Better! Keep it short, keep it concise, keep it informative.

I've worked with Jeanne on many TV shows and she is awesome! She's smart, experienced, and she truly cares about others and wants them to succeed. She's absolutely the best person to help others in the entertainment industry perfect their resumes."
- Jody Hill
Former Production Manager
Universal Studios Florida Production Group

"Mark, the word, "thanks" doesn't really convey my level of gratitude and excitement of seeing and hearing you in action at the con this week. Your seminar was funny, inspiring,and thought provoking."
- Elgin Bolling

“Their presentation is the kind that makes you snap your fingers and say ‘That’s so obvious, why didn’t I think of that?”
- Mary Beason

“Thank you both (Mark & Jeanne) for everything you have done for me. I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for you."
- Bill George

“I thank you for all the things you taught me through your book.”
- Babak Marjan

"The best lecture I've seen in 11 years!"
- Celestia Ward

"I drove 8 hours from Devon, England to get to Animex. It was definitely worth it. Mark's indepth knowledge and passion for storyboarding in his workshop is awesome!"
- Jeremy Pitt

“Your ability to take what could have been a ‘high-tech’ subject of overwhelming ‘buzz-words’ and make it a clear, concise sharing of what’s, why’s and how’s that we ‘business folk’ could understand was superb. We were all attentive to every word and found it a wonderful blend of education and entertainment.”
- Gene Romagna
Business Club of Holy Cross Parish

“I wanted to take a moment and tell you that your resume (Mark Simon’s) is very powerful and impressive.”
- Anthony L. Lopez

“I took your advice on resume writing from Animation Magazine and it’s a definite improvement.”
- Scott Peterson

What others have to say about Jim Irvine’s books and lectures:

“Best class I’ve ever attended! Very timely practical techniques that can be implemented.”

“Excellent—very engaging training and solid “take-aways” to apply right away.  Best training I’ve been in!”

“Great training material. Very useful and facilitator had high energy and knowledge of the subject.”

“I think the training was very good and opened my eyes to where I was lacking as a manager.”

“This Situations Leadership model is realistic—practical and I’m looking forward to using it.”

“Great tool for helping me become a stronger more effective manager.”

“This training workshop, SHIFT_Performance - Situational Leadership® II, is providing Nissan exactly what we need, exactly when we need it. In my operation, these leadership workshops have set a new standard for leadership behavior, created a new business language—a language of leadership—and provided us a more effective method/approach for leading others. In my 15 years with Nissan, I have never seen any training program create the level of enthusiasm that this one has in such a short amount of time. In my role, I am primarily focused on bottom-line results and operational performance.  This program has equipped my managers with the practical skills needed to deliver bottom-line results while simultaneously increasing employee engagement, commitment and ultimately performance. Without a doubt, this has been a great investment of management time and Nissan resources." 
Nissan Operations Executive

Jeanne, Mark and Jim have been lecturing all over the world and their articles have appeared in industry trades and even the largest business paper in the United States, the Biz Journals.

Curtis Jobling, designer of Bob the Builder, Mark Simon, Jeanne Simon and Ed Hooks, author of Acting for Animators, lecturing in Northern England at Animex 2006.

Mark Simon lecturing in Shanxii, China on how to improve the quality and quantity of their indiginous animation as a part of the 2nd International Forum on China Culture Industry.