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Joanne's latest newsletter (April 2026) is here: https://conta.cc/4sMl5iH

Main topic: How to post on LinkedIn. Don't hold back in helping others.

And a note about new grads landing their first career job...which services on campus can help.

Not subscribed? Be sure to do so at the link for that in the newsletter - thank you!

Three ways to post more on LinkedIn It's spring in most parts of the country (OK, some new snow in Minnesota, sigh...), a time of renewal and change. That prompted me to check out the Career Development Network where I got my IJCDC (International Job and Career Development Coach) career coaching certification, to see what'...

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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?

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

Can you do TOO MUCH networking?!
See what I just posted about this:

Can you do TOO MUCH networking? | Joanne Meehl, MS, JCDC Can you do TOO MUCH networking?! Is there such a thing?

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:

* 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… | Joanne Meehl, MS, JCDC * 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 Perplexity.AI Pro, shortened here because of length: 𝘈𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴.....

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.

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

A holiday gift for you: my latest Holiday Job Search guide, free download for you! www.linkedin.com/joannemeehl

And while there, check out my Sunday Prompts from late November - customize them for yourself for better results when using AI in your search.

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It's the time of year when the reunions, homecoming games, and big family dinners happen. (Great for networking!)

But 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? Read this for a helpful yet kind-ish reply - and a link to a related, hilarious SNL video:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-respond-over-thanksgiving-dinner-youre-still-looking-joanne-meehl/?trackingId=nPteCAUeTxai8%2BGgW7QzCQ%3D%3D

Despite life's ups and downs, gratitude always feels wonderful!

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 have coached us in how to avoid The Ugly Political Discussion over the holidays, if you’re b...

November newsletter, about Rejecting Rejection!

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

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!

*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… | Joanne Meehl, MS, JCDC *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 whatever LLM you use, whether ChatGPT or Perplexity.ai or Gemini or other, just change some of the words to fi...

The October two-minute newsletter: how sharing your target companies with your network gets way more referrals into open jobs!

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