By Robert P. Poindexter Nautically speaking, a partner is a stout wooden frame surrounding the mast that takes the strain off of the deck timbers. Of course, most people don’t associate that word with the sailing vernacular above. Maybe they should though. After all, isn’t that what being a partner is all about? When you think about it, […]
The Particularly Vexing Process of Writing Meaningful Resume Achievements
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Writing a resume is much more strategic and difficult than initially meets the eye of most careerists and job hunters. Particularly vexing is the creation of meaningful achievements statements. When it comes to vetting out your achievements, you must be acutely aware of the value of your contributions to the target reader, […]
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 […]
Is Your Career Story Accessible?
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I stumbled across the idea of story “accessibility” on a colleague’s blog this weekend. In her post, “The Earth Is the Original Nonlinear Storyteller,” Katharine Hansen, PhD, a leading proponent for deploying storytelling for career advancement, describes a geology field trip in her Eastern Washington locale. Hansen explained that during this tour […]
Are You Navigating Unfamiliar Career Waters?
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Initial Storms of Change This year’s Texas drought has been an interesting contrast to last year’s Missouri floods. Following our move from rain-drenched Kansas City to stormy and windy Lake Texoma in May 2011, our initial concern was that we’d moved to a too-gusty location. (Yes, you can have ‘too much’ wind […]
Transitioning Your Career From Fortune 500 to a Small Business Market
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter If small firms truly DO offer the largest number of jobs (64% of net new jobs according to the U.S. Small Business Administration), then mapping a career strategy aimed that direction makes good sense. The key word here is ‘strategy,’ and an instrumental tool in your strategy toolkit is a focused, well […]
Are the Waves of Career Advice Overwhelming You?
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The swell of career advice blogs, articles and Tweets is more pronounced than ever. The popular pitching of pithy Do’s and Don’ts asserting how to write a no-fail resume, easy ways to build a personal brand and attract your perfect company, top 10 strategies to get past the human resources gatekeeper […]
“They” Said It Would Never Last
By Robert P. Poindexter When automobiles began to be commonplace, over 100 years ago now, They said the horse was finished. Visions of wild horses roaming the city streets were conjured up. They said the horse would eventually become extinct. According to Them, we would have to slaughter them by the thousands in order to avoid the […]
A Focused Approach to Shaping Your Value Story
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The resume – so often misunderstood, yet so critical in helping lift a job search off the ground. As a professional resume writer, I am passionate about the value of this messaging vehicle. Unfortunately, careerists, in the thick of career transition, often become overwhelmed as to how to write a resume that […]
You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Hat tip to Dawn Bugni for inspiring the title to this post! Replete with change, our recent Texas transition has dogged us with new challenges. Enveloped by mesquite trees and a sprawling yard, our resort home would seem to afford our beloved Louie – a 15-year-old miniature pinscher, free range. However, this […]
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