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, […]
Career Learnings, Big Easy Style
New Orleans 2010, Career Management Alliance’s Annual conference event, etched in my mind memories of people, sights, sounds, smells, as well as some ‘new learnings!’ The first memory was carved when my husband dropped me off at the Kansas City International airport. I spotted Billie Sucher, my Iowan neighbor and fellow Career Strategist, and her […]
Eating Bon Bons on the Treadmill
By Rob Poindexter We’ve all done it. We see a picture of ourselves, we catch a glimpse of some imperfect part of our anatomy in the mirror, and think, “Jeez, what the hell is wrong with me?” Let’s see, 47,000 hours on the exercise bike, check. Went to bed hungry for 288 of the last […]
Your Resume: Hoist or Anchor?
By Rob Poindexter No matter how strong or how smart we are, we rarely are able to rely on only ourselves to accomplish our goals. I was thinking about this the other day when a fellow sailor and pal of mine interrupted my morning coffee on the dock with the announcement that he needed to […]
Resume Vs. LinkedIn: Either/Or?
This post is in response to Hannah Morgan’s (@CareerSherpa’s) comment over at my post, “Resume Is Your Career Heartbeat,” where she queries: “Can’t one’s LinkedIn profile be their resume? Why would an employer need to look anywhere else?” I don’t think Hannah and I are far apart on this resume issue! The vehicles which transport the […]
R-SQUARED: Repackaging & Reframing the Resume Rules
Alright, so ‘career experts’ are continually repackaging and reframing the rules of resume writing and job search. For fun, let’s call this R-squared. My resume writing business focuses heavily on serving the senior manager and executive client. Except for the multiplicity of vehicles [MS Word, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, SlideShare (hat tip to @ErinKennedyCPRW for her recent […]
Navigating the Mistletoe of Job Search
As co-coordinator with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter, I am pleased to participate in our third round of posts from our community of expert career advisors and resume writing professionals called the Career Collective. This month’s articles address the topic of Job Search Strategy During the Holidays. Please follow our hashtag, #careercollective, on Twitter. Having personally experienced […]
Does your job currency stand out like a shiny coin?
According to Altan Khendup, senior technology leader, strategist and advocate in Silicon Valley, California, when people think you’re interesting, they start listening; they become engaged, and then you can inject your pitch and your value. I’ve had the pleasure of keeping in touch with this forward-thinking technology leader (oh, and by the way, a client […]
You can thrive in, not just survive, an economic slogging!
As co-coordinator with my colleague Miriam Salpeter, I am pleased to participate in our second round of posts from our community of expert career advisors and resume writing professionals called the Career Collective. This month’s articles are in response to Quintessential Careers Job Action Day. I encourage you to visit other members’ responses, which will be linked […]
Don’t Be a “People Person” In Your Job Search
I understand the impulse to flesh out one’s career value with sweeping generalities: I’m a people person (or, I’m really good with people; or, I like people). I’m very strategic. I’m attentive to detail. I’m very organized. I’m results oriented. I’m innovative. I think outside the box. I’m a change leader. I’m a team leader. […]