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 […]
Expand Your Career Horizons With Enriching Career Book!
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter “The Twitter stream can become the equivalent of an online university … . Once you connect with the right community of professionals and colleagues, the amount of information available to you is limited only by your ability to process it.” This snippet, drawn from Miriam Salpeter’s new book, Social Networking for Career […]
The High Tuition of Valuable Experience
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Have you ever been put through the wringer of a bad job experience? Worked for a tough boss? Battled through an army of daily challenges that left you emotionally and intellectually wrung? Then, I invite you to read my latest post over at Glassdoor.com, where I discuss how you can convert lemons […]
Words Breathe Life
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter In a recent, Glassdoor.com blog post, I spoke to the need to differentiate yourself in job search via a nuance-rich career story that will elicit emotion and interest. Interestingly, a commenter honed in on a particular phrase (i.e., ‘weaving in word ribbons of career wonderment’) and dressed-down my post asserting that a […]
Jumping Into the Social Media Sea
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter This month’s Career Collective revolves around careerists and job seekers leveraging Social Media for their job search. In conjunction with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter, I am delighted that more than 15+ career bloggers are participating. Please follow the #CareerCollective hashtag on Twitter; as well, the rest of my colleagues’ posts will be […]
Energy- and Focus-Boosting Tips to Propel Productivity
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter A full-night’s rest and the proper diet create a solid framework for career productivity. However, a plethora of other activities, including physical stimulation and workspace decluttering can directly impact your energy and effectiveness. For further ideas that, if applied, will help add muscle to your career, or even jump-start a stalled career, […]
What About the Results of All This Suffering?
By Robert P. Poindexter A few days ago, I began the mind-numbing task of refinishing the woodwork on our sailboat. I do not like anything about this procedure. It requires you to stay bent over most of the time. And, since it is a sailboat, you are usually bending over and twisting to avoid some […]
Are You Just One of the Herd? The “LinkedIn-Is-Your-Resume” Debate Continues.
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter “My goal — and what attracted me to your website — is that you can portray the essence of who I am. It’s not just skill, but it is everything else that I bring to the table – my attitude – all of the life experience, the drive, the energy that I […]
Has Your Resume Been “Treed”?
By Robert P. Poindexter Stop reading this post and head outside. When you get there, find the most majestic tree you can and take a long close look at it. Don’t just glance at it. Study it closely and take in the very essence of its stately features and magnificent presence. Take notice of each […]
Think Your Resume Is Too Long? Go Bungee Jumping!
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter While most operators of bungee jumping sites are not typically physics experts, they do rely on tables generated by experts. These tables are used to determine chord diameter and static line length, based on the weight of the jumper and the desired maximum distance of the jump. Most would agree there is no […]
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