By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Turning back in time to 1968, sailing legend Bernard Moitessier decided Cape Horn would be the most logical route for his return trip to Europe from Tahiti. The “Horn’s” dangerous storms and unpredictable seas have fueled many horrifying stories. Even so, Moitessier, after identifying 5 key reasons that the cards were in […]
How Do You Make Your LinkedIn Profile Different From Your Resume?
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Is there a difference between what should be included on your LinkedIn profile and what you should weave into your resume? Absolutely! In fact, several nuances distinguish the two career messaging portals, and this is why content in one should not be directly duplicated into the other. In my latest Glassdoor.com post, […]
Curiosity and Your Career
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I adore ‘quiet spaces.’ That is why life in rural Gordonville, Texas, fits. Nestled amidst horses, dogs, cats and goats and located less than two miles from our sailboat and luxurious Lake Texoma, my husband Rob and I live contentedly. During morning porch- and coffee-time, our neighbor’s cat, “Tom,” trots over to […]
Choosing the Right “Part” in a Resume Partner
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, […]
For Career Traction, Shift Into a Quieter Space
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The storm of social media has rocketed career hastags and chats into cyberspace, often stirring up intellectual and emotional frenzy, creating an over-caffeinated effect on our bodies and minds. With the proliferation of new points of entry into online communication, from Twitter to Facebook to Google+ and more, careerists’ attentions easily can […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]