The Waiting Game

Image by quirkybird (flickr) By Robert P. Poindexter Rest assured that no matter how much or how long I pray for patience, it never seems to come quickly enough to satisfy me. Waiting is an excruciatingly factual part of life here on planet earth, and few have mastered a technique that even comes close to...

Ignite Your Job Search By Minimizing Social Media

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Many myths are actually truths, and the other way around. This applies to some of the assertions being bantered about in the job search space. If you can simply clear the clutter of myths and focus in on what is important — the key elements of a successful, proactive and...

Executive Job Seeker: Is Your Career Portfolio Current?

image: b_d_solis (flickr) By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The complexity of an executive’s career message can be clarified through a rich process of career archaeology. This rugged process unearths a multiplicity of career stories that have become buried in the recesses of your memory as you become...

Job Seeker Clarity (Reality Check)

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Part of my job owning a creative, service-oriented business is managing client expectations. I credit a conference presenter, Andrea Kay, for tipping me off about 10  years ago as to a best (or at least better) practice for setting expectations ‘up front’ with...

Job Search Courtesy

image: me at home By Robert P. Poindexter A man walks into his home one afternoon and his wife begins this conversation with him. Wife: Where have you been? Husband: Church. Wife: Oh, and what was the sermon about? Husband: Sin. Wife: Really? And what did the preacher say about it ? Husband: He was against...

Attempting to Tame the Twitter Wild West in Job Search?

image: dvdtown.com By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Whether job seeking now, or in the future, you can unearth value from the Wild West of Twitter. Though your inclination initially may be to gain company, human resource, recruiter and collegial contacts as well as resume, job search and interview support, I...

The Aristotle Approach to Your Job Search

By Robert Poindexter From the teachings of Greek Philosopher Aristotle came the three methods of persuasion we all rely upon. Around 300 B.C., while teaching at the Lyceum, he introduced them to us. They are as follows: Ethos (Credibility). Sometimes we believe something just because we trust the person...

A “No Regrets” Job Search

“I have no regrets.” photo via godslovereal.com These words were spoken by a friend of mine when I was 26 years old. He was four years older than me at the time, and as I sat sipping on a cool drink in the screened enclosure of his pool area that was attached to his 5,000 square foot home that overlooked...

Exploiting Your Job Search Wind

Last year, after tearing my Genoa for the fourth time, I decided it was time to Photo by CoolAntarctica.com bite the bullet and invest in a new crisp sail whose seams wouldn’t burst every time the wind came up above 5 knots. That new sail was an absolute joy to fly. Problem was, though, it made my old...

Winning the Job Search Lottery

There’s an old joke about a woman who gets down on her knees one night and prays to God to let her win the lottery. A week later, she prays the same prayer, explaining that she just lost her job and could really use the help. Another week goes by, and she tells the Lord that her car is about to be...