Joanne Meehl, BA, MS, JCDC - Career and Job Search Coach
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Use AI, *networking*, long-distance job hunt to a state more supportive of your family (I teach you how) #jobsearch #Resumes
Use AI, *networking*, long-distance job hunt to a state more supportive of your family (I teach you how) #jobsearch #Resumes
You've found a new job and have turned in your resignation on your current job.
They are alarmed and come back to you with a raise and promise of a promotion, if you stay.
Should you accept that counteroffer?
And: how can you overcome job search inertia?
For my answers:
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They are alarmed and come back to you with a raise and promise of a promotion, if you stay.
Should you accept that counteroffer?
And: how can you overcome job search inertia?
For my answers:
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Overcoming inertia - Accept that counteroffer? - New REFRESH service for former clients!
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services NEW: 4 Ways of Overcoming Job Search Inertia Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | September 2026 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career cert
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September 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
You've found a new job and have turned in your resignation on your current job.
They are alarmed and come back to you with a raise and promise of a promotion, if you stay.
Should you accept that counteroffer?
And: how can you overcome job search inertia?
For my answers:
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They are alarmed and come back to you with a raise and promise of a promotion, if you stay.
Should you accept that counteroffer?
And: how can you overcome job search inertia?
For my answers:
conta.cc/4qWFJMK
August "Between the Trapezes" newsletter for those in job search is out: topics are 'Be sure to tell your story' and 'What to say to that nosey coworker who is asking if you are in job search because you are making changes to your LinkedIn profile...'
Read and subscribe now:
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Read and subscribe now:
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Be ready to tell your story
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August 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
August "Between the Trapezes" newsletter for those in job search is out: topics are 'Be sure to tell your story' and 'What to say to that nosey coworker who is asking if you are in job search because you are making changes to your LinkedIn profile...'
Read and subscribe now:
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Read and subscribe now:
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No newsletter this month (hey, it's summer!) but catch one of my recent LinkedIn posts, one of my most popular in a while, about INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: www.linkedin.com/posts/joanne...
5 Essential Interview Questions to Ask in Job Search | Joanne Meehl, BA, MS, JCDC posted on the topic | LinkedIn
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
What's an easier way to approach interviewing? Whether it's AI or an actual human (clients are reporting it's a mix), think of it as only 5 questions.
Because each in...
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July 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
No newsletter this month (hey, it's summer!) but catch one of my recent LinkedIn posts, one of my most popular in a while, about INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: www.linkedin.com/posts/joanne...
My June "Between the Trapezes" newsletter is out now...with some motivating material for those in job search who might need a boost right now! A quick read, with cool links and tips (this month: about your email signature, with samples).
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Fire up your search!
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services Here's how to do your email signature Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | June 2026 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career certainties June
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June 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
My June "Between the Trapezes" newsletter is out now...with some motivating material for those in job search who might need a boost right now! A quick read, with cool links and tips (this month: about your email signature, with samples).
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Don't let up on your job search just because it's summer! It can be a GOOD time to be looking. See my latest post on LinkedIn for some tips and ideas for your hunt right now.
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Be smart: keep your search going during the summer | Joanne Meehl, BA, MS, JCDC
It's summer, time to let up on the job search, right?
𝐍𝐨𝐩𝐞.
See the guide below for some tips on keeping your search going, updated for Summer 2026.
Don't get forgotten over the summer. Show that ...
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June 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Don't let up on your job search just because it's summer! It can be a GOOD time to be looking. See my latest post on LinkedIn for some tips and ideas for your hunt right now.
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May 2026 newsletter "Between the Trapezes" is out now! For those who want to better manage their career OR do a smarter job search: conta.cc/4tHUYsQ - always a quick read!
Beware the latest job search scams
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services Some guidance for EXtroverts as they network! Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | May 2026 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career certainti
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May 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
May 2026 newsletter "Between the Trapezes" is out now! For those who want to better manage their career OR do a smarter job search: conta.cc/4tHUYsQ - always a quick read!
Joanne's latest newsletter (April 2026) is here: conta.cc/4sMl5iH
Main topic: How to post on LinkedIn. Don't hold back in helping others.
Not subscribed? Be sure to do so at the link for that in the newsletter - thank you!
Main topic: How to post on LinkedIn. Don't hold back in helping others.
Not subscribed? Be sure to do so at the link for that in the newsletter - thank you!
Three ways to post more on LinkedIn
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April 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Joanne's latest newsletter (April 2026) is here: conta.cc/4sMl5iH
Main topic: How to post on LinkedIn. Don't hold back in helping others.
Not subscribed? Be sure to do so at the link for that in the newsletter - thank you!
Main topic: How to post on LinkedIn. Don't hold back in helping others.
Not subscribed? Be sure to do so at the link for that in the newsletter - thank you!
A must-see edition of my +Between the Trapezes+ career and job search monthly newsletter:
3 Things to NOT Say on Your Resume, and answering the question, Should I use "EasyApply" or not?
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Don't forget to subscribe!
3 Things to NOT Say on Your Resume, and answering the question, Should I use "EasyApply" or not?
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Don't forget to subscribe!
Resume Revisit: Don't Say These 3 Things on Your Resume
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services Be an Olympian in your job search Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | February 2026 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career certainties Febr
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February 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A must-see edition of my +Between the Trapezes+ career and job search monthly newsletter:
3 Things to NOT Say on Your Resume, and answering the question, Should I use "EasyApply" or not?
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Don't forget to subscribe!
3 Things to NOT Say on Your Resume, and answering the question, Should I use "EasyApply" or not?
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Don't forget to subscribe!
Check out the latest in prompts that are very useful for job search research, in my series posted on several Sundays in the last few weeks! Here's the latest: www.linkedin.com/posts/joanne...
* Sunday Prompt *
This is last in a series about prompts to use when doing career-focused inquiries using an LLM (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, others).
Here’s this week’s prompt, which we used in… |...
* Sunday Prompt *
This is last in a series about prompts to use when doing career-focused inquiries using an LLM (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, others).
Here’s this week’s prompt, which we used in Pe...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Check out the latest in prompts that are very useful for job search research, in my series posted on several Sundays in the last few weeks! Here's the latest: www.linkedin.com/posts/joanne...
Have you seen my "Sunday Prompts" on LinkedIn? If so, tailor them for YOUR search. Just go to my profile - LinkedIn.com/in/joannemeehl - and see my posts including the prompts. Message me there if you have questions!
#prompts #jobsearch
#prompts #jobsearch
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December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Have you seen my "Sunday Prompts" on LinkedIn? If so, tailor them for YOUR search. Just go to my profile - LinkedIn.com/in/joannemeehl - and see my posts including the prompts. Message me there if you have questions!
#prompts #jobsearch
#prompts #jobsearch
Check out my Dec newsletter, a 2-min read about avoiding the "resume ATS" 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌, and with some juicy links (one to my free/popular Holiday Job Search guide), link to interviewing with AI *and* humans, tips on gift ideas! Easy subscribe so you're among the first to see it each month.
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Uh oh, it's baaack: the "your resume isn't ATS-friendly enough" scam
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services Updated: A list of inexpensive holiday gift ideas Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | December 2025 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career
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December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Check out my Dec newsletter, a 2-min read about avoiding the "resume ATS" 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌, and with some juicy links (one to my free/popular Holiday Job Search guide), link to interviewing with AI *and* humans, tips on gift ideas! Easy subscribe so you're among the first to see it each month.
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You're in job search and don't even want to talk about it. Yet you have to go to Aunt Mary's on Thanksgiving.
My article from a few years ago is as relevant today! What to do when you get asked about your job search? Here's a helpful reply, & a link to a related, hilarious SNL video:
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My article from a few years ago is as relevant today! What to do when you get asked about your job search? Here's a helpful reply, & a link to a related, hilarious SNL video:
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How to Respond Over Holiday Dinner: “You’re STILL looking for a job?!”
It’s the holidays with all your relatives, close and distant, for dinner, crowded around the table. All is well until someone asks you, “So, how is your job search going?” While numerous news stories ...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
You're in job search and don't even want to talk about it. Yet you have to go to Aunt Mary's on Thanksgiving.
My article from a few years ago is as relevant today! What to do when you get asked about your job search? Here's a helpful reply, & a link to a related, hilarious SNL video:
bit.ly/49ThKaS
My article from a few years ago is as relevant today! What to do when you get asked about your job search? Here's a helpful reply, & a link to a related, hilarious SNL video:
bit.ly/49ThKaS
November newsletter: Rejecting Rejection!
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Rejecting "Rejection"
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services And: A whole list of inexpensive holiday gift ideas Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | November 2025 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two caree
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November newsletter: Rejecting Rejection!
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A new feature, Your Sunday Prompt, from Joanne: a real prompt I've used with a real client/candidate in job search: here's the first one. Change some of the wording to make it useful for you!
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*Sunday Prompt* for you to use
Here's a prompt I used this week on ChatGPT with a Scrum Master who was just beginning to research possibilities for his next role.
If it's useful to you with...
*Sunday Prompt* for you to use
Here's a prompt I used this week on ChatGPT with a Scrum Master who was just beginning to research possibilities for his next role.
If it's useful to you with whateve...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A new feature, Your Sunday Prompt, from Joanne: a real prompt I've used with a real client/candidate in job search: here's the first one. Change some of the wording to make it useful for you!
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The October two-minute newsletter: how sharing your target companies with your network gets way more referrals into open jobs!
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Without a target company list, your network can't help you very much
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services And: here are 3 do-them-now tips to generate a target company list Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | October 2025 View as Webpage Help for when you’re bet
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October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The October two-minute newsletter: how sharing your target companies with your network gets way more referrals into open jobs!
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Seems it's time to post this one again, for those of you interested in relocating and working remotely. YES, there still are remote jobs in many locations and depending on the work you like to do/can do, there may be a fit for you in sunnier or cooler or beachier locations.
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Seems it's time to post this one again, for those of you interested in relocating and working remotely. YES, there still are remote jobs in many locations and depending on the work you like to do/can do, there may be a fit for you in sunnier or cooler or beachier locations.
Shake up your search! Do the unexpected, so you can cut through the noise of today's hiring scene.
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In Job Search, Do The Unexpected
You have nothing to lose by breaking through the facelessness of job search. "You mean I can really do ____ with my resume?" "Is it OK in job search to ____?" "I thought you weren't supposed to ____ i...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Shake up your search! Do the unexpected, so you can cut through the noise of today's hiring scene.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/job-se...
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August newsletter: What is the best of 4 ways to land an interview?
A quick read, with lots of tips!
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A quick read, with lots of tips!
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Do you know what ratings to give the 4 ways of getting an interview?
Email from And: The 3 things to do to start a smart job search Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | August 2025 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career certainties August 2025 It's
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August 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
August newsletter: What is the best of 4 ways to land an interview?
A quick read, with lots of tips!
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A quick read, with lots of tips!
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Reposted by Joanne Meehl, BA, MS, JCDC - Career and Job Search Coach
Military and national security experts overlook a key fact: A country is ultimately only as strong as its currency.
Memo To Trump: A Weak Dollar Begets A Weak Country
Military and national security experts overlook a key fact: A country is ultimately only as strong as its currency.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Military and national security experts overlook a key fact: A country is ultimately only as strong as its currency.
It's August...do you have a May college grad who's hanging around the house, still not in a job?
It's not an easy job market this year. Having a coach and a roadmap for job search can be a huge help!
Have them get in touch with me - I need to hear from *them*, thanks.
It's not an easy job market this year. Having a coach and a roadmap for job search can be a huge help!
Have them get in touch with me - I need to hear from *them*, thanks.
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It's August...do you have a May college grad who's hanging around the house, still not in a job?
It's not an easy job market this year. Having a coach and a roadmap for job search can be a huge help!
Have them get in touch with me - I need to hear from *them*, thanks.
It's not an easy job market this year. Having a coach and a roadmap for job search can be a huge help!
Have them get in touch with me - I need to hear from *them*, thanks.
What to believe? I tell job hunters to laugh at the economy, whatever is happening.
If you're in job search, know that KEEPING AT IT, *especially with networking*, is what conquers a search especially during uncertain times like now.
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If you're in job search, know that KEEPING AT IT, *especially with networking*, is what conquers a search especially during uncertain times like now.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought
Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created just 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, too.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What to believe? I tell job hunters to laugh at the economy, whatever is happening.
If you're in job search, know that KEEPING AT IT, *especially with networking*, is what conquers a search especially during uncertain times like now.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
If you're in job search, know that KEEPING AT IT, *especially with networking*, is what conquers a search especially during uncertain times like now.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Are you in higher education and thinking of leaving, to go to the for-profit world?
It’s a specialty of mine: Made the switch myself years ago and have helped many over the years. Tip: To make this kind of jump, networking is key!
Contact me about how I can guide YOU in leaving academia.
It’s a specialty of mine: Made the switch myself years ago and have helped many over the years. Tip: To make this kind of jump, networking is key!
Contact me about how I can guide YOU in leaving academia.
July 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Are you in higher education and thinking of leaving, to go to the for-profit world?
It’s a specialty of mine: Made the switch myself years ago and have helped many over the years. Tip: To make this kind of jump, networking is key!
Contact me about how I can guide YOU in leaving academia.
It’s a specialty of mine: Made the switch myself years ago and have helped many over the years. Tip: To make this kind of jump, networking is key!
Contact me about how I can guide YOU in leaving academia.
My July newsletter is out, all about ***Salary Negotiation***! Consider subscribing if you don't already - link is in the newsletter. Thanks!
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The SALARY NEGOTIATION Issue: Getting What You Want (Sample Prompt included)
Email from Joanne Meehl Career Services Where can you find current salary stats? Between the Trapezes - On Job Search! | July 2025 View as Webpage Help for when you’re between two career certainties J
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July 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My July newsletter is out, all about ***Salary Negotiation***! Consider subscribing if you don't already - link is in the newsletter. Thanks!
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Are you a former US (or state) government employee? Or anticipate a layoff? Know that there is support for you in many ways, including this new job resource: formergov.com
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July 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Are you a former US (or state) government employee? Or anticipate a layoff? Know that there is support for you in many ways, including this new job resource: formergov.com