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No Excuse Discipline: Going Back to School

by Ray_anne
exhaustion set in

Not too long ago, I faced a very difficult time. One of the greatest challenges of my life… This is nothing new, as many of us have faced hardship, in some cases, extreme hardship, over the last several years.   I had left a long-time position as a senior recruiter at an executive search firm [...]

May 17, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

There are no Do-Overs in Life

by Ray_anne
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Looking back over my last six years, it would be easy to ask, “what if…?” “why did I…?” or say, “wish I would have…” Did you ever play 3 Flies Up as a kid? It can be played with either a football or a ball and bat. I remember this one kid on our street who would [...]

December 1, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

No Excuse Leadership: Reasons, yes.

by Ray_anne
NO Excuses!

Several years ago, I faced a very difficult time. I had left a long-time position as an executive recruiter but was soon working as an in-house recruiting manager and recognized rather quickly that I wanted more for myself. I had tampered with completing my business degree but was so caught up in my work and [...]

October 19, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

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 →

College Networking with Social Media Affinity Groups

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Companies and collegiate job seekers look to social networking as a way to attract and develop relationships online and offline during and after their college experience.  Companies use blogs, social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace, and job boards to attract job seekers and develop an online brand and image. Affinity networking websites can offer companies a unique opportunities to [...]

August 3, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

College Job Search-How to Plan for Success

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Recent college grads learn very quickly that the job search process can be long, drawn out, confusing, and uncertain. Students often graduate from college without a clear understanding of what their future plans are or how their college degree will play into their professional future. I speak from personal experience. I graduated with a Bachelors [...]

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February 19, 2008 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →