Blogging4Jobs

December 2007

Links for your viewing pleasure

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Since starting this blog, I have came across several interesting websites and links about the job search. Check them out!! Knowledge is power and through proper preparation, effort, and research you can find a company that you don’t mind, and dare I say enjoy working for. BTW-Don’t forget to join my linkedin network. It’s my [...]

December 30, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Interview Questions Companies CAN’T Ask

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Educate yourself. There are questions the company you are interviewing with can’t ask. The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, also prohibits discrimination against individuals 40 years of age [...]

December 28, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Checking Your References

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

You’ve put together your resume and reference list and are ready to go on the job hunt. Now what? I recommend checking your references. These folks you have listed on your resume are assisting you in reaching your goal of landing your dream job. Not checking your own references is like not using spell check [...]

December 27, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What Employers Really Want

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

According to a Profiles Survey of Canadian Employers, Employers want a top candidate with the following characteristics: *Good Resume *Good Skills *On time for interview *Prepared for interview *Good Communicator *Enthusiastic *Great First Impression *Aggressive Job Seeker *Interested in the Company and Interviewer *Good Follow-up (emails, thank you cards, phone calls) *Poised & Confident I [...]

December 22, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Part II: Food for thought-Online Social Networking

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

My New Year’s Resolution for 2008 is increasing my networking circle both online and in person. It’s obvious if you’ve spent any amount of time online that social networking online is increasingly becoming more and more important. I already mentioned how hiring manager’s are viewing candidate’s myspace pages as part of the background check process. [...]

December 9, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Part I: Online Social Networking–Recruiter’s Dirty Little Secret

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

What’s on your MySpace, Facebook, or Friendster page? Did you know that the content on your social networking page could keep you from getting a job? Yup, it’s true. More and more companies are viewing your social networking page as part of the hiring and background check process. I, myself have viewed candidate’s social networking [...]

December 1, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Marketing Plan Revisited

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

In a previous posted titled, 5 P’s of Marketing I first mentioned the Marketing Plan. I consider your job to be a major life decision and should include in-depth research and planning. In one year alone, a 4o hour a week full time employee spends 80 twenty-four hour days a year at work. Because your [...]

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December 1, 2007 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →