Sailing Rejuvenation :: Little Havana

On May 12, 2013, in Job Search, Robert Poindexter, Sailboat, Sailing, Texas Executive Resume, by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Sailing into Sunday with a little fun … Headed to the islands with Little Havana.

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter A new grad client who graduated with a Master’s degree in Economics landed a job in just a few months with our 3-PAGE, focused resume (+ interview coaching). The resume touted multiple leadership roles: captain of his basketball team, graduate assistantship and more! He was regularly complimented that his resume was a [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter It may seem obvious. You were invited to an interview with the hiring manager or recruiter. They beckoned you because they like your resume and believe you are qualified for the job. At this point, it’s all about the dialogue, and you are a fantastic interviewer, so what else do you need [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Thanks to Cherry Woodburn for engaging me in a Twitter conversation about (yet) another article on why people should ‘forget the resume.’ You can read the article on Forbes.com, here: How To Stand Out In A Crowded Job Market: Forget The Traditional Resume. People who want to hire you for a job [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter A major media outlet’s recent video article sparked my latest Glassdoor post. A rather youthful interviewer held the microphone to several experienced career coaches and repeatedly suggested that older workers were technologically unsavvy. As well, she implied that boomers’ inexperience with computers, the Internet and social media harmed their job search efforts. [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter A major media outlet’s recent video article sparked my latest Glassdoor post. A rather youthful interviewer held the microphone to several experienced career coaches and repeatedly suggested that older workers were technologically unsavvy. In turn, she implied that boomers’ inexperience with computers, the Internet and social media harmed their job search efforts. [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ~Maya Angelou Robert’s and my soul-enriching spring trip to Kansas City, MO, to visit my folks commenced this past week. Not only did we engage in luxurious, drawn-out conversations that [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Finding the wind is essential to sailing. Without wind — the boat’s natural engine — your sails begin to luff. Similarly, in our careers, without motivation — the human’s natural engine — our energy droops. In sailing, when this happens, we start looking for wind. This means scoping out wind ripples on [...]

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By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Is the CEO at your company on your side? Does he or she motivate you to go the proverbial ‘extra mile’ on a project? Does he galvanize winning teams? Do you feel as if you know your CEO, and that he really cares about you and the needs of the organization? Good [...]

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  By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter International Talent Management Strategist Dorothy Dalton inspired me with her recent post on surviving long-term unemployment. Her pithy, content-rich article articulated real-life examples of professionals and executives battling extended job loss as well as strategies to stimulate career traction. Her article spurred me to think about the other side of the [...]

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