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Job Search Secrets Webshow Moves to Tuesdays

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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It’s been nearly two years since I started livestreaming my Job Search Secrets webshow to educate job seeker on the unwritten rules of the job search.  And for nearly the past two years, we’ve been live every Sunday night.  And I’m excited to announce a change in day and time to better accommodate viewers.  The [...]

April 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Jump Start Your Job Search

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The New Year is about renewal, rejuvenation, and possibilities.  The year 2010 is already leaving on a high note as U.S. Consumers are on track to spend over $450 billion by January 1st. Job seekers can use positive economic forecasts like the one above to their advantage.  Ending sales numbers for their companies may be average [...]

December 28, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Smile. . . You’re Underqualified

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

… under-qualified… or at least you feel like you are. I mean why else would you not have received the position right. Hearing the news   You’ve had the interview, heard the call, received the email, and opened that letter. Finally you hear, in oh so many words:   Thank you for your interest in [...]

May 2, 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 →

Can I Collect Unemployment If I Relocate?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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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 →

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 [...]

April 1, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

New Tools–Twitter for Job Seekers

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Being in the job search is tough and as a job seeker you are not alone especially with the more than 15 million who are out of work and in the job hunt.  People don’t prepare for the job search although they should at least six months in advance.  This provides you opportunity to grow [...]

March 7, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

It’s a Dry Powder Job Market (Part I)

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Is our economy recovering? I’d like to think yes, but after viewing the most recent December Job Report, I’m not quite so sure.  In the United States we had 85,000 new people file for unemployment benefits this last month.  My concern for the economy and our reported recovery is three fold. November and December are historically [...]

January 10, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What a Georgia Vacation has to do with Blogging4Jobs

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The title of this blog post, “What a Georgia Vacation has to do with Blogging4Jobs” might have caught your attention and had you wondering exactly what the title asks. So what does a Georgia vacation have to do with Blogging4Jobs? Well, I’m sorry to disappoint.  The title has nothing with this blog post.  I have [...]

December 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Your Career As a Mystery Shopper

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Mystery shopping or secret shopping is a great way to secure outside income and enhance your resume.  A mystery shopper is someone who provides normally a retail, restaurant, grocery store, or convenience store establishment an impartial evaluation on their location’s performance regarding customer service, in-stock product, cleanliness, and the customer experience.  Sometimes shoppers are asked [...]

November 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Overcoming Job Search Anxiety & Stress

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Sweaty palms, quivering knees, and racing pulse.  Being out of work, laid off, or unemployed is hard enough.  Job seekers who have lost their jobs or recently been displaced have a hard enough time with job loss and learning how to move forward and be more than what they do (or did).   I had [...]

November 15, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Video–How to Network

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
November 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 →

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 [...]

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October 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →