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October 2009

An Open Letter to @OKDOT

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Dear OKDOT (Oklahoma Department of Transportation), I read recently in the Oklahoman about your use of Twitter as a way to update Oklahoman travelers about construction, heavy traffic, and weather conditions.  Twitter is a fantastic way for you to connect with drivers and travelers whether its during our daily commute to work or if someone is just passing through.  [...]

October 25, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Hold the Mayo–Hamburgers & Resumes

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Are resumes and hamburgers an unlikely metaphor?  I think not.  A couple weeks ago I met my  friend, Martha for lunch at our local Red Robin.  Martha is quite particular in her food choices which is why we always meet for lunch there.  In the last four years that I have known her, she has [...]

October 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Why HR Should Report to Recruiting

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Just this past September ERE held there Expo in Florida.  One of the key speakers for the Expo was Mike Grennier of Walmart.  Now, I didn’t get to go to the Expo but because all my friends were sending back copious twitpics about how much fun it was I decided that I had better watch the stream from the Expo.  [...]

October 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

HR is the New PR

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Hold on to your hats, folks.  Your HR team is the new face of PR.  Human Resource departments aren’t just cubicles full of paper processing, copy making, policy writing drones, they are the future of your company’s business success.  Ask any corporate human resource professional, and they will tell you that they wear many hats from recruiting, [...]

October 23, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Now, Is that Appropriate Language?

by Ray_anne

I may be shaking a few trees today. Or stirring a few pots. Or even whacking a few beehives with a big, fat stick. But guess what? I’m not afraid. Like the Wright Brothers, I’m letting it fly. I can’t help it…, I have held it in long enough. As a matter of fact, it [...]

October 20, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A New Chapter. . .

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Today I made one of the most difficult decisions of my life.  I’m excited yet terrified.  It is today that I made the decision to leave corporate American and dive head first into the world of entrepreneurship and consulting full time and 100%.  I’m certain these are exciting times ahead full of possibility.  If you [...]

October 19, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Job Seekers Iron Out the Wrinkles

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Job seekers can now add Botox to the job search checklist just after resume and coverletter. In an increasingly youth-obsessed culture, job seekers look to physical enhancements to appear more confident and youthful in the job search.  These enhancements vary from hair coloring, weight loss, Botox, and even plastic surgery. And as the number of [...]

October 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Are You Connected?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Last week marked the two-month anniversary of my arrival to Oklahoma.  After being in California six months, missing home and nowhere to use my degree in communication, it seemed best to go back to the 405. Leaving California with just a pocket full of money, no job, and nowhere to live, I certainly had my [...]

October 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Press Release–Botox & Your Job Search

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Botox & Your Job Search Physical Enhancements Help Job Seekers Find Jobs OKLAHOMA CITY With the U.S. September job report hitting another 26 year high with more than 263,000 jobs lost and a 9.8% unemployment rate, job seekers are looking for creative ways to appear younger in their job search. The only live job search [...]

October 11, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Networking for the Holidays

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

This week’s webshow focused on preparing to network for the holidays.  Yes, I said the holidays.  At present there are 75 days left till Christmas which means plenty of opportunity to attend family events, holiday parties, and other networking events.  For me, the holiday networking season begins with Halloween which is on Saturday this year. [...]

October 11, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

HR & The Social Media Battlefield

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

With the nearly 95 million people on Facebook and 28 million on Twitter in the U.S. alone, social media is a force to be reckoned with.  And yet still businesses fail to effectively leverage social media which is a low cost way to build consumer relations, develop an employment brand, recruiting, and market their business.  Those of of us [...]

October 11, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Denial is Not a River in Egypt

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

A couple weeks ago I was having a discussion with a client about resumes and interviewing.  Typically, what happens is that someone recommends that I can assist their friend in getting a job, we talk, and they try to sell me, very badly I might add on helping them for free.  Do mechanics repair your [...]

October 8, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Job Search Secrets with Radical Recruit

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

As many of you know, I have a weekly live webshow on MomTV Sundays at 9:00 PM EST where we talk about the unwritten rules of the  job search.  This week’s show was amazing and featured Geoff Webb, the Radical Recruiter.  Geoff provided viewers some great information on how to reach hiring managers and recruiters using sourcing methods and other [...]

October 4, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dad, Cool It With the Twitter Updates

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Have you all seen that commercial from Verizon? The one where the kids are making fun of their parents for jumping on the Social Media bandwagon with their kewl new phones? I know you have (if not, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14CKzskjn4s). That is what most of my friends are like as well. Hell, in my [old] office, people [...]

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