The Reality of Job Search Patience, Grasshopper: If ever this phrase was more applicable, it is during executive job search. After weeks, or even months of introspection and prep to launch your newly rebranded career portfolio, it may be tempting to expect to ‘rush’ to the results finish line. Landing that first interview seems like […]
Beware the Influencers Selling You on the Falsity That Your Resume Has Only One Purpose
Some people assert that “the resume has just a single purpose.” I heartily DISagree. Perhaps I’m biased, because of my immersion in resume storytelling, but the resume is organic, ever growing, helping shape your career, including complementing the interview process from inception to offer, and beyond. It is foundational to feeding the more-public LinkedIn, but […]
4 Career Don’ts to Feather Your Thinking Cap This Weekend
1. Don’t look at your executive resume as a one-off item to check a box. Instead, seriously invest in your career through a deeper process of introspections, research initiatives and conversations. Articulate your value on an ongoing basis. Your storyline continually is evolving, day-over-day, week-over-week, hurdle-over-hurdle. 2. Don’t let anyone minimize your value through their […]
Executive Resume Writing Tip: Slow Down, Go Deep
This week’s Top Tip for executives reinvigorating their executive resume is to slow down and go deep into your thought archives before writing your critical career story. Without considerable introspection and layers of thought work related to the ultimate goal of preparing a focused, meaningful and compelling story, your resume will fall flat, like a cake without […]
How to look into the reader’s eye when writing your resume
Does Your Resume Make a Human Connection? In a recent blog, In Search of Excellence co-author Tom Peters shared his flash of inspiration when he realized he had gotten into the skin of his audience and developed a “true personal relationship.” When relating a recent presentation to a group of hardware store folks, Peters said, “If I’m really looking you in […]
How to Open Up All Corners of Your Soul by Hiring the Right Resume Writer
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Choosing a resume strategist with whom to partner is no easy task. Ask anyone who has ever gone from self-sufficient executive to incredulous career student, the path to the right writer often is not simple. Today’s post is a side-by-side comparison of the differences between What We (CareerTrend) Do Vs. What Others […]
Resumes With a Little Flair :: Filtering Out the Hype
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Has your resume run amok? Has attention-deficit diluted your writing prowess as you seek for the latest, hippest ways to market You, Inc.? If you have watched television programs or read articles from some of the major media lately, you’d think that “resumes gone wild” is the way to go. Here […]
Are There Cracks in Your Career Communications Strategy?
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Shedding light on your target audience, becoming intimate with your own value and drumming up muscular career stories that transport your reader all are essential action steps to forge a rock-solid resume. This foundational aspect of today’s job search helps prevent job-search flops and missteps and keep your career messaging infrastructure solid. […]
What to Say on Your Resume to Get a Leg-Up
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Are you telling prospective employers what you think they want to hear? Or, are you giving them the facts? As human beings, and especially human beings trying to land a job, we all tend to err on the side of saying what we believe will give us the best chance for success. (Watch […]
Confidence Building and Your Career
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Cherry Woodburn for a story in her inaugural Confidence Chronicles | True Stories of Becoming Strong series this week. Woodburn, a brilliant storyteller, uses stories to engage the audience. According to her website, she’s also been known to ‘rock the house’ with her energetic […]