Author Archives: Barb Poole

Barb Poole has been helping people explore, find, get and keep career dreams for over 25 years. She leverages her longevity in the career industry and pulse on today’s best practices, to help her clients work smarter through the career maze, whether in a job search campaign or maximizing success in a current position. She offers career coaching and writing services to both individuals and corporate outplacement clients.

4 tips to put Sales 101 into your resume

This post speaks to the basics of Sales and Marketing 101, and why these basics are crucial pieces of your resume. Yes, the subject’s been covered by others many times before. It will be covered again, I have no doubt. So why now? Why by me? Because every week I talk to people who tell…

3 tips that help when juggling and struggling

I know multitasking’s been considered one of the most desirable talents in the past. I’m not sure I agree, but that’s another blog post. I have to admit I was surprised to read in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that the number of goals a person typically juggles at once is 15! That…

Are you finger pointing at job-search age discrimination?

Does age discrimination exist in the job market? Absolutely! But it’s not always that simple. It’s possible that if you’re over 50 and having a difficult job search, the reason could be beyond age discrimination. It will serve you well to recognize it, sort it out and resolve it! Real or perceived? Yes, age discrimination…

3 Tips to ease job-search (or other) worrying

In a world where many juggle umpteen balls in the air and often feel bombarded by information and to-do overload, it is not surprising that worry surfaces as one of the main culprits my clients in job search voice concern about. Over the years, I’ve researched and recommended strategies to help push through worries. Clients…

Do you go with the flow?

Honestly, is it that hard to relax, shift gears and roll with the punches? Umm. Yeah; sometimes it is. And a job search or career issue can yield quite a few blows. Sometimes you feel down for the count. If you’re feeling rigid against life’s hits, here are some ways to loosen up and move…