I’m not going to lie: It’s been a rough couple of days around here for me. The weather has been absolutely horrendous, and for those of you who know me, a long stretch of inclement weather usually sets the tone for everything else in my life. Ok, weather gods, look at the calendar!! It’s the […]
What Do You Mean?
By Rob Poindexter “A ship is more then sails, a keel, a hull and a mast. Those things are what a ship is. But what a ship means is freedom,” to loosely quote Capt. Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean fame. I’ve watched this movie somewhere around 150 times, and while it is pure fantasy, […]
Louie’s Big Adventure
By Rob Poindexter The message simply read, “Louie is missing.” It seems the landscapers who had done some work for us recently left just a big enough hole under the fence for 12 pounds of curiosity covered in dog fur to slip through. Yes, Louie was indeed, missing. Keep in mind, this is no ordinary […]
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 […]
Equipped to Climb the Ladder
By Rob Poindexter, Writer and Sailor “Wow,” he thought to himself. The large indoor pool area looked immense as he stood there alone at the foot of the high dive. It soared some 25 feet in the air above the glassy pool’s surface, over 5 times higher then his own 8-year-old frame. Many times he […]
Your Resume Is Not a Tweet
I read it, and I get it, and I buy-in to the 20-second ‘resume scan’ rule. Yet, I don’t FULLY buy in. What I mean is, I don’t accept the implication by some that your resume only gets a 10-, 20-, 30-second sweeping glance by the hiring manager, recruiter, HR. .. AND THAT’S IT (the end of the road […]
Sleeping Beauty
By Robert Poindexter, Sailor and Writer For six long months she lay at rest in her slip. Six long months of cold days, and even colder nights, her lines filled with pink fluid, running through her like the medication from an IV filling the veins of a coma patient. But soon she will be awakened […]
Is your resume anemic?
Does the following describe your resume’s plight? 1. Anemic, weakened by lack of attention as it sits idly in your virtual computer drawer, untended and under-fed as your career purrs along. 2. Or perhaps, it was resuscitated by artificial means as a result of the panic you felt when you were suddenly laid off. 3. […]
Due and Proper
Do you wake up every morning on time? Do you head to the shower and prepare your body with a cleansing for the work day ahead? Men, do you step out of the shower and faithfully put your razor to work, ridding your face of offensive stubble that began creeping up on you around 5:00 the previous […]
There's a Hole in Your Story, Sir
So on morning, I got up around , and decided it was time I finally took care of that which had been bugging my wife and I for quite some. I fixed myself a couple of with some on the side, then headed out the to pick up the items necessary to complete the at hand. […]