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Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter is a Glassdoor career and workplace expert, chief career writer and partner with CareerTrend, and is one of only 28 Master Resume Writers (MRW) globally. An intuitive researcher, she helps professionals unearth compelling career story details to help best present their unique experience, skillset and interests in resumes and other career positioning documents as well as through social media profiles. In addition to being interviewed for television and radio stories, Jacqui has written for the Career Management Alliance Connection monthly newsletter and blog, ExecuNet’s Career Smart Advisor, The Kansas City Star, The Business Journal and The Wall Street Journal. In addition, she and her husband, “Sailor Rob,” host a lively careers-focused blog over at http://careertrend.net/blog. Jacqui also is a power Twitter user listed on several "Best People to Follow” lists for job seekers.
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The absolutes of job search are puzzling; as in most things in life, there are few black and white rules. The following list of 10 trends not to follow is Part 2 of a two-part series designed to help you winnow out trends that are either outdated or misguided.
It’s overwhelming, discouraging, frustrating and exacerbating – the quantity of blogs and articles telling you how to job search. By focusing on the latest ‘trends’ and progressive strategies, self-anointed experts continue to use their megaphones to sell their own ideas. So what job advice should you pay attention to? What’s most important for you to land the job you want? Consider these top 10 job search trends you should pay attention to.
Most people fear that colorful resumes will risk rejection. The fact is, more people lose opportunities to other candidates because they cave into that fear. Read on for three resume missteps that job seekers make every day, along with ways to rectify them.
Some people meticulously write their resume but then treat their cover letter as an afterthought, resulting in a mistake-riddled, dull and underperforming document. It is important to ensure your job search tool kit is fully equipped with high-quality, well-honed marketing messages that are blunder-free. Read on for four mistakes you’re probably making and remedies you can use today.
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 but yourself and your confidence – right? Read on for five things not to forget on your next interview.
A plethora of articles are written about the value of boomers looking younger and behaving more youthfully to succeed in the perceived (and sometimes very real) youth culture of job search .Unfortunately, this drumbeat often skews the reality. In fact, there are several characteristics age and experience give you that help you in your job search.
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? Good CEOs have distinguishing characteristics and behaviors that attract talent and loyalty. How can you determine if your company’s CEO is doing a good job or could be doing better? Check out these top 10 qualities of a great CEO.
While brilliant, nuanced and attention-grabbing resumes are vital to set you apart from the competition, defining how to color outside the lines while maintaining a message that is crisp, clear and purposeful to your audience is equally vital. Read on for how to tone down your resume and get better results.
If you have ever been the victim of a workplace rumor, you already know how damaging it can be. Protecting yourself from this danger is simple when you know what to look for and whom to run from. Read on for five basic ways to avoid getting tangled up in workplace gossip.
What do you do when job search stagnation sets in, and the glimmer of hope starts to fade? Read on for five ways to help get your job search energized.
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Top 10 Job Search Trends NOT To Pay Attention To – Part 2 by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, MRW June 13th, 2013