Blogging4Jobs

April 2010

4 Ways Career Services Can Prep Students & Grads

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Colleges and universities are working hard to find new ways to engage, embrace, and educate students on the how to’s surrounding finding a job.  I was humbled to be asked to attend Oklahoma’s Association for Career and Employment Services (called OKACE) as a speaker.  It’s no secret that the job search is tough these days [...]

April 30, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Little Known Tools for Managing Your Online Brand

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The idea of brand management is growing and gaining momentum among the corporate and professional communities. Over the last two weeks I have given three presentations on the topic to business and HR professionals and job seekers and received almost a dozen emails and phone calls. Bottom line is that your reputation is everywhere and [...]

April 26, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Win Some Cash–Job Search Blogger Contest

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The job search presents many challenges for candidates who are eager to land a new position as well as recruiters and hiring managers.  Experts like career coaches, job coaches, and resume writers provide job seekers valuable resources to help them get a leg up in the job search.  As someone who has been in both [...]

April 22, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Euphoric Release from FUN-employment

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

For the previous two-and-a-half months before yesterday,  I was waist deep in the foul smelling trenches of the world of unemployment. Since that time, I have been paroled and at least momentarily released due in part to good behavior. The emotions that I felt surrounding the moments just after the offer call left me euphoric.  My journey through the valley of [...]

April 19, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A New Approach to Gen Y

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Ah, the Generational Debate.  Personally, the topic makes my head spin.  I’m through with articles, blog posts, and webinars with the workplace generational fodder.  Boomers complain about Xers who complain about Gen Y.  All the while Gen Y is complaining about Boomers and vice versa with the Xers somewhere in between.   The cycle seems to [...]

April 14, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Can I Collect Unemployment If I Relocate?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
Thumbnail image for Can I Collect Unemployment If I Relocate?

A Blogging4Jobs reader asked, “I was just laid off on 4/8. I live in Texas and if I can would like to find a job here. If by the end of May I do not have any success, I would like to relocate to California as my children live there (I am divorced).  My question [...]

April 11, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What is the “Get Social Conference?”

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

“Bringing like-minded people together in an un-conference format.” That’s the petty much sums up the idea of Get Social Conference.  My friend, Bryan Wempen and I have put together a series of 1/2 traveling unconferences that will reach a number of midwest locations.  For a number of the general professional population, the concept of social media [...]

April 8, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

10 Creative Job Search Secrets–Guaranteed

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Leveraging your network is extremely important in your job search.  Collaboration is no different.  It’s essential in making your job search happen and with positive results. The job market is extremely competitive.  Because of this, it is easy for companies and hiring manager’s to overlook qualified candidates because they are inundated with hundreds or thousands [...]

April 6, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Job Search Secrets Show to be Streamed on RBC

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I’m excited to announce that Job Search Secrets is expanding. We will now be syndicated on RecruitingBlogs.com, the world’s largest social media network for recruiters. The Recruiting Blogs family has over 157,000 members and I’m excited to be the first internet webshow streamed on the site. Job Search Secrets will still be available on Mingle [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
April 1, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →