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 you may be using […]
Rain Can Fall From a Clear Blue Sky + 46 Other Things I’ve Learned …
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 anticipate […]
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 interview-generating job-search […]
Memories of Time With Our Mother
On behalf of our mother’s birthday today, my 3 sisters and I took a stroll down memory lane about our lifetime relationship with the matriarch of our family, Ann Kathryn Barrett. Happy Birthday, Mom! FROM SUSAN BARRETT HENSEL After we were all tucked into bed, creeping out to the living room and Mom letting […]
A Job vs. a Career (you choose)
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Though the term “job” and “career” often are used interchangeably or in similar contexts, they really are quite distinct words. In fact, for many reading this post, you likely applied for a job early on in your youth simply to earn extra recreational funds. Or, perhaps you held various jobs during college […]
Mid-Year Job-Search Checkup: Get Your Juices Flowing!
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I am excited for this month’s Career Collective roll-out, which I co-coordinate with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter. In July, this collective group of Careers bloggers speaks to the topic of a Mid-Year Job-Search Checkup. For the rest of the posts, please scroll to the end of the blog on July 19. […]
Executive Job Seeker: Is Your Career Portfolio Current?
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 entrenched in today’s, tomorrow’s and other ‘future’ challenges. The value of these processes, […]
Hope/Possibility Within Grasp as You Merge Work/Life
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The satisfactory blending of your work and life may seem improbable, or even impossible at times, but I urge you to bear in mind that hope and possibility always are within grasp. Never give up; and when beset with new obstacles, reframe, refocus, refresh and re-attack your goals to design a life […]
Is Your Resume a 3-Ring Circus?
By Robert P. Poindexter As many of you are (based on the ratings), I find myself especially attracted to these various talent contest type programs. I wish I could say it is only because I truly care about someone whom I’ve never met making it into the “Big Time.” I’m afraid my feelings are […]
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 customers. During her speech, she articulated the value of […]
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