Posted by Master Resume Writer on Sep 29th, 2011

Transitioning Your Career ...

image: Sean MacEntee By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter If small firms truly DO offer the largest number of jobs (64% of net new jobs according to the U.S. Small Business Administration), then mapping a career strategy aimed that direction makes good sense. The key word here is ‘strategy,’ and an...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Sep 23rd, 2011

Are the Waves of Career Ad...

  By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The swell of career advice blogs, articles and Tweets is more pronounced than ever. The popular pitching of pithy Do’s and Don’ts asserting how to write a no-fail resume, easy ways to build a personal brand and attract your perfect company, top 10 strategies to...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Sep 14th, 2011

“They” Said It...

image via howstuffworks.com By Robert P. Poindexter When automobiles began to be commonplace, over 100 years ago now, They said the horse was finished. Visions of wild horses roaming the city streets were conjured up. They said the horse would eventually become extinct. According to Them, we would have to...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Sep 10th, 2011

A Focused Approach to Shap...

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The resume – so often misunderstood, yet so critical in helping lift a job search off the ground. As a professional resume writer, I am passionate about the value of this messaging vehicle. Unfortunately, careerists, in the thick of career transition, often become...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Sep 1st, 2011

You CAN Teach an Old Dog N...

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Hat tip to Dawn Bugni for inspiring the title to this post! Replete with change, our recent Texas transition has dogged us with new challenges. Enveloped by mesquite trees and a sprawling yard, our resort home would seem to afford our beloved Louie – a 15-year-old miniature...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Aug 26th, 2011

Are You Everywhere–Y...

image: linkedmediagrp (flickr) By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Visibility within the social networking channels is essential in today’s job search. If you are hunkered down, nose to the grindstone and confident that doing your job well will get you your next job, and that social media is not for you, then...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Aug 18th, 2011

Being Respectfully Visible...

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter In my latest post at Glassdoor.com, I speak to the topic of focusing inward on your career now that summer has relinquished its baton to fall. Your kids back to school, it’s time to expend your energies on your next career opportunity. With that said, words of caution come...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Aug 13th, 2011

A Diploma Is Not a Resume...

By Robert P. Poindexter Ah, college. That institute of higher learning where last year’s seniors are this year’s freshmen. Four years of all-night study groups and 20-page term papers. It is the first real taste of freedom for many an ambitious young person yearning to spread their wings and fly...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Aug 5th, 2011

Has Your Career Red-Lined?...

By Robert P. Poindexter Once only found on the most sophisticated of high-performance machines, tachometers are as common on the minivan as they are on Corvettes. That little gauge alone won’t keep you from blowing your engine, but it will let you know that something has got to change in a hurry, or...

Posted by Master Resume Writer on Aug 1st, 2011

Rain Can Fall From a Clear...

By Robert P. Poindexter On the 27th of July, I turned 47. Inching ever closer to that half-century mark, I sat in the cockpit of my sailboat, reflecting on the lessons I’ve learned about life on planet earth up to this point. Below are 47 things I came up with (one for each year). I do not...