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The Resume is Dead

by Ray_anne
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I am waxing nostalgic. What is it about the past that keeps us in it? Or keeps us reverting to it or, sometimes, avoiding it? Do we value it as history and what we can learn from it or is it simply too difficult to let go? From reviewing a résumé to conducting professional reference interviews, [...]

January 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Job Seeker Rethinks Executive Recruiters

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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There was a reporter for the local paper who covered the local professional football team and the National Football League. He made a great statement once about mediocrity. He said, “Many years ago, there were 12 National Football League teams and 12 good quarterbacks. Now there are 32 teams and 12 good quarterbacks.” Wow. What [...]

December 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Resumes Don’t Get You Hired. Interviews Do.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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A resume will get you through the door, but the interview is what will get you hired. You might be the BEST at the JOB you are interviewing for, but if you don’t master communicating that in an interview, you may not get the job. Interviewing is a skill that can be learned… here is what [...]

November 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dear HR Pros, Be Transparent

by rblake

I graduated college on May 15, 2010 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business. I knew before I graduated that it would be hard getting a job. My dad was laid off from his job and it took him six months to find another. He then had that job for six months and [...]

July 19, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Rules for the Executive Job Search

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The job search can be especially tough for executive level candidates.  Salary requirements are high and their are a limited number of open positions available which are often go unadvertised.  Earlier this year, the Ladders conducted a survey which listed the top 3 biggest mistakes made by highly compensated and qualified job seekers.  And to round out [...]

December 22, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Keyword Tips for Resume & Online Profile

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Keywords should be an extremely important component of both your online social media profiles as well as your resume.  These keywords can be a difference maker in getting your resume front and center and in front of a recruiter. I had the pleasure of having Jennifer Scott, the President of Hire Effect on my job [...]

December 6, 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 →

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 →

B4J Comment Contest

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Leave a comment and get entered in a chance to win your choice of either a Resume & Brand Package valued at over $600 or a $75 Gift Card. Leave a comment between now and August 1st. Thanks for your support of the new and improved B4J. So many more exciting announcements & new features [...]

June 29, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Job Search Bermuda Triangle

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Just like the Bermuda Triangle, it is easy for job seekers to get lost in the sea of applications, customized cover letters, and advice from experts and friends on how to successfully and effectively manage the job search. Throughout the job search, job seekers often lose their sense of direction mysteriously vanishing and falling victim [...]

June 2, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

6 Interesting & Obscure iPhone Apps for the Job Search

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The future of communication is with mobile technology, and iPhones are no exception. Below are some interesting iPhone apps that can be used in an interesting and usual way while in the job search. 1. LinkedIn. Access connections, view your profile and immediately invite others allowing you to networking anytime and anywhere with just the [...]

May 3, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

“Always Be Prepared” in the Job Search

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

With the current state of the economy, the girl scout motto says it best, “always be prepared” especially when it comes to your job search and my friend Mark is no exception. Four weeks ago, Mark started to feel uneasy in his job as a IT professional. Over the last eight months, Mark had survived [...]

March 22, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Keep Your Resume Atop the Miles of Piles

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Just last week in Illinois, over 1,000 applicants were accepted in the first hour for 125 open grocery warehouse positions. Two weeks ago in Florida, a job fair in Miami had over 7,000 candidates in attendance. With so many unemployed and in the job search, even high qualified candidates and their resumes can get overlooked [...]

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