J. Melissa Cooper, SPHR, PHR, is a freelancer and Internet entrepreneur. Melissa started her first freelance business with $700 and within five years was generating multi-millions. In addition to various freelance endeavors, Melissa is a founding member of HirePerfect, a unique search firm that has pioneered the first pay-per-resume ™ program in the industry. She has an M.S. in Human Resource Management from New York University and a B.A. from Brandeis University. Melissa Cooper is also the Author of Freelance Nation.