Jacqui is one of only 27 Master Resume Writers (MRW) globally, has a BA in Writing and has amassed 15 years’ corporate experience. An intuitive researcher, Jacqui unearths clients’ most compelling story details, applies an inventive approach to content development and design, and originates uniquely branded career resume and social media profiles, including LinkedIn, Twitter and personal marketing websites, stirring interest and response.

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	Is Social Media Crippling Your Job Search Efforts? by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jul, 2011 As a guest speaker on TalentCulture’s inaugural Twitter Chat radio show Tuesday evening, I partnered with Matt Charney, Social Media Engagement Manager of Monster Worldwide to discuss the topic of job search myths. Misconceptions thrashed out included (but weren’t limited to): • Curr...
	Be You-Nique: Resume Writing “Rules” to Break by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Feb, 2011 As a member of Career Collective, and in collaboration with my friend and co-coordinator, Miriam Salpeter, I am happy to announce this month’s topic: Job-hunting “Rules” to Break / Outdated Job-Search Beliefs. Please visit other blog posts on this subject, linked at the end of this post on...
	Job Seeker: How To Unearth Value From Twitter by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Feb, 2011 Attempts to tame the Twitter Wild West abound. Some well-meaning, expert advice is on point while other opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. The splendor of Twitter is the absolute control you have to read or respond to the words flagging you down for attention. Tools like Twe...
	Job Seeker: Where’s the Joy? by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Feb, 2011 I sat staring at the computer screen, stifled. Emails crowded my view, like schools of fish, mouths open for food. Will I trigger an undulating wave by diving into this email ocean? Or, perhaps I’ll engage with MS Word and apply the needed salve to dozens of career documents. Will I ...
	Twitter Rules Every Job Seeker Should Follow by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jan, 2011 How should a job seeker craft effective, meaningful Twitter messages that resound with an appropriate, yet impactful tone? Sometimes, the Twitter stream is a smooth rivulet, offering calm conversations, inviting chatter and encouraging words. In other instances, a strongly worded and edgil...
	Who’s Encouraging You? by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jan, 2011 Encouragers – they thread themselves through the needle of our lives, stitching together our tatters when we find we are fraying. In your business, your career or your life, do you have your encourager team in place, those whom you tap into regularly or as-needed, people who will resusc...
	Does Your Resume Have All The Pieces Of The Puzzle? by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2010 Akin to constructing a jigsaw puzzle, preparing your interview-cinching resume requires the assembly of many interlocking career pieces, each with a small part of the picture on it that, when complete, produces a whole picture. Unfortunately, it is most common for a resume to resemble a...
	The Perils (and Value) of Career Nicheing by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2010 “Find a niche! Get a niche. Work in a niche!” In his Nov. 22nd post called, “Over-Nicheing,“ Steve Spalding asserts, “We spend a lot of time extolling the unlimited virtues of nichedom, but we rarely think of its very real limitations.” Though he goes on to say you “should” have a niche...
	‘Polishing, Scrubbing and Tweaking’ your Resume (Oh My!) by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2010 After reading a recent US News article, “6 Steps to Polish Up Your Resume,” my vision of a staid, buzzword-rich resume with your top 10 accomplishments waxed. Though the bones of the article were solid, and the emphasis on translating your work history into achievements respectable, I cou...
	Grow Your Career Networking Seeds Organically by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Aug, 2010 I admit, I’ve never really embraced the word, “networking,” or the idea of it. Instead, I love the concept of NetWeaving. Over at the NetWeavers International website, they promote a pay-it-forward approach and publish a creed that talks about a “shift from thinking about WIIFM (What’s in ...
	Facing the Fear in Your Career Search by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jul, 2010 In what I envision at least a 2-part series on “Facing the Fear in Your Career Search,” my husband, Rob, starts us off with a riveting story on how our journey into a storm created one of our most memorable experiences this summer (perhaps ever). Likewise, in my nearly 13 years’ experie...
	Communicating More in Your Resume: Why ‘Nuance’ Matters by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jul, 2010 Are you communicating your career nuances like an arousing wine advertisement that sells distinctions in flavor that only THIS $40 bottle of Pinot Noir can deliver? Communicating nuance is my favorite ’secret weapon’ for devising a differentiating resume story. Unfortunately, most resumes ...
	Three Tips To Shore Up For A Career Flood by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jun, 2010 Ankle-deep in water, we waded across the ramp to our dock. The next day, after a satiating weekend of sailing, we returned to the ramp for departure, and alas, the water had risen to our knees. Granted, we had slept the prior night ‘on the water,’ and then sailed through the day, water...
	Upping Your Job Search Flame: Be ‘Needed, Not Needy’ by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jun, 2010 This summer’s Career Collective heats up with advice to help job seekers boost the flame under their job search efforts. In collaboration with my partner, Miriam Salpeter, I’m delighted to participate in this monthly blogging initiative. Sometimes the best way to ‘heat up’ a cold job se...
	Your Resume Is Not a Tweet by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Mar, 2010 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 ...
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