Nexxt announced results from a national survey of more than 5,000 job seekers, which revealed that a majority (72%) of job seekers said talking about politics at work is inappropriate, and almost half (46%) said they’ve felt uncomfortable at work
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Career Journeys – Michele Gonzalez
Careers don’t always follow a straight path. In fact, more often than not there are detours, timeouts and reboots. That reality is the inspiration behind our Career Journeys series, spotlighting people who have taken unique and inspiring journeys in the
Continue readingCareer Success Has NOTHING To Do With Salary
A national survey of more than 11,000 job seekers revealed that traditional markers of success such as salary and company tenure aren’t as relevant to today’s workers. According to the survey—which was evenly split between employed and unemployed job seekers,
Continue readingIt’s Okay to Leave a Job You Hate
Walk into any bar around town at happy hour and you’ll overhear more than one person complaining about work. Job dissatisfaction is pretty common and often people feel like they owe it to a company to suffer through a bad
Continue readingCareer Journeys – Lance Baird
Careers don’t always follow a straight path. In fact, more often than not there are detours, timeouts and reboots. That reality is the inspiration behind our Career Journeys series, spotlighting people who have taken unique and inspiring journeys in the
Continue readingCareer Journeys – Cheryl Thompson
Careers don’t always follow a straight path. In fact, more often than not there are detours, timeouts and reboots. For the next few weeks, our Career Journeys series will be spotlighting people who have taken unique and inspiring journeys in
Continue reading3 Reasons Why You Hate Updating Your Resume
Often times I talk to job seekers who mention that one of the things they hate doing most when searching for a job is updating their resume. In fact, one of these fine people once told me that they’d rather
Continue reading3 Career Lessons from Olympians
Friday evening marks the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Despite controversy over pollution, poor organization and the threat of the Zika virus, here’s hoping that the excitement of competition will overshadow the less than ideal lead-up
Continue readingSo You Think You Can Email?
Avoid these six common email mistakes and you’ll be on your way to email super stardom. Electronic mail – what a world we live in! It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s convenient. I can’t even imagine how people communicated with
Continue reading4 Things You Can Do To Guarantee An Interview
Modern job hunting has evolved over the years. Now-a-days you can easily apply online for virtually any position. Hundreds of companies are now seeking candidates, such as yourself, through the world wide web. Although it is now easier than ever
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