Now Hiring: Job Openings in Merrick

In August, Nassau County's unemployment rate sat at 6.8 percent, and was at 7.1 percent in the Town of Hempstead.  Those figures are slightly lower than they were last year but there are still plenty of Merokeans out there searching for a paycheck.

If you are one of them, to make your life a bit easier, Patch has scoured through the hundreds of fake job ads online and pulled out a bunch that offer real employment opportunities.  The following positions are all located in Merrick:

Bank of America

• Position: Personal Banker 
• Employee type: Full-time
• Requirements: Minimum of one year successful sales experience in a salary plus incentive environment or in a sales-goal environment with defined goals and accountabilities where you met or exceeded those goals
• Source: bankofamerica.com

Groh Well Healing Services

• Position: Nurse Practitioner
• Employee type: TBD
• Requirements: Must be a committed, determined team player.
• Source: enpnetwork.com

Annie Sez

• Position: Retail Assistant Manager
• Employee type:  Full-time
• Requirements: Excellent communication and organization skills, prior retail management experience of 2 year or more, ability to motivate and lead a sales staff, demonstrates a high level of energy and initiative.
• Source: careerbuilder.com

Blockbuster

• Position: Sales Manager
• Employee type:  Full-time
• Requirements: 6 months experience, high school diploma or GED.
• Source: allretailjobs.com

AT&T

• Position: Retail Sales Consultant
• Employee type:  Part-time
• Requirements: Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays, ability to stand for long periods of time, ability to complete all paperwork completely, accurately, in a timely manner, ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Source: careerbuilder.com

Home Instead Senior Care

• Position: Caregivers
• Employee type: Part-time, full-time
• Requirements: Must pass criminal and driving background test.
• Source: snagajob.com

Physical Therapy Office

• Position: Physical Therapist
• Employee type: Full-time, part-time
• Source: craigslist.org

Xaga Sushi

• Position: Bartender
• Employee type: TBD
• source: craiglist.org