In an age of agility and speed and AI and shortcuts and hacks and outsourcing the hard yards to bots and (perceptions of) scrappiness, I slay the slow-motion world record. Because when it comes to writing C-Suite, Executive, Board of Director and Entrepreneur resumes, I am not an Amazon-business-style resume writer. While scrolling Amazon for […]
The Rigor and Exhilaration of Building a Unique Resume Story
Building a unique resume story is both exhilarating + rigorous. It is a process of weaving common threads while also being true to the non-linear complexity. In fact, one of the reasons I arise at 5am to embark on a 3+ mile jog + subsequent weightlifting is to gird me for a very rigorous writing […]
In the Throes of Downsizing, Ignite Your Story
In the throes of a major downsizing, I’m not just cleaning out a few drawers in the house, or a closet or two. It’s an all-encompassing initiative that starts with the clearing-out of both physical + intangible clutter and reprioritizing the items that are left. While unleashing from the weight of things, it’s about simultaneously […]
The Difference Between Real Executive Resume Writers + the High-Profile Resume Influencers
Here’s the difference between Influencers and Real Executive Resume Writers: Influencer: Suggests that a 45-minute webinar or do-it-yourself download will result in your being able to create a meaningful resume story. Real Resume Writer: Invests weeks, even months in a process that delves into your who, what, where, when, why and how. She becomes entranced […]
Elder Wisdom Buoys Your Career Story
While it is popular and edgy to always be disrupting, sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Other times, it is best to pivot and create anew. It is through the wisdom of our elders we can discover how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our seniors can be the best example and […]
Pouring Your Soul Onto the Blank Resume Canvas Is an Artful Journey
Swelling with satisfaction and gratitude at your record of career-fueling metrics, you are now ready to weave that emotion into an articulate executive resume story. However, proficiency in selling ideas, tamping down inefficiencies or building a new marketplace does not always translate well into powerful career storytelling. Your ocean of achievements washes over you with […]
What Excuses Are Eroding Your Story?
What Excuses Are Eroding Your Story? The excuses we use to focus on everything and everyone else (but ourselves) mount, the moment we take our first morning breath. What excuses are eroding your story? —- Often, I mark the first hour of the day in the gym, an investment in self-care — body, mind, spirit […]
Why You Should Keep Executive Resume Story Momentum Going After Landing a New Job
Perhaps in the middle of revamping your executive resume story, you land a new role. If this is you, I would strongly encourage you keep the momentum going and complete your resume to tell a full story of your value. After all, you never know when you might need it again. Whether you experience job […]
22 Executive Resume Writing Tips and Strategies
Following are 22 executive resume writing tips and strategies for 2022, to help propel your career story forward. Write with savvy and eloquence, as if in a board meeting. In other words, don’t write for a 6th grader. Write succinctly, yet weighted by meaningful detail. When editing your content, don’t emaciate your value proposition. Ditch […]
A Four Leaf Clover Resume
What does a four-leaf-clover resume have to do with the son of a West Texas preacher? The following post, written by writer and storyteller, Rob Poindexter not only will fill you in, but also aims to entertain you along the way. — As one of the sons of a West Texas preacher, we were indeed […]
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