Career Advice

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November 26, 2014 John Scott

5 End of Year Holiday Job Search Tips

The countdown to Thanksgiving officially marks the start of the holiday season and many job seekers assume that hiring screeches to a halt during this period. While hiring may slow down and employers may take longer to get back in

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November 14, 2014 John Scott

5 Annual Performance Review Preparation Tips

For most companies, the end of the calendar year also marks the beginning of annual performance reviews for employees. Many individuals overlook their performance review or don’t have a strategy for how to approach them. These reviews are valuable not

November 3, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Would You Sport a Moustache During Your Job Search?

One third of job seekers said they won’t take part because they don’t want it to impact their job search October is a month dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness and women’s health issues, but November is dedicated to the guys.

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October 31, 2014 Julie Shenkman

How Dressing Up for Halloween Can Actually Help You in Your Career

While dressing up for Halloween might seem unprofessional, it might actually help propel you forward in your career. Sounds crazy? Or makes perfect sense. When employers make hires they not only need someone that can perform the duty of the

October 14, 2014 Gina Deveney

Should You Fake It Til You Make It?

I’ve written before about Humans of New York. It’s a blog that’s all about capturing the human condition – and since jobs and careers are a central part of most people’s lives, they come up pretty frequently. Today a career-related

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October 14, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Change Your Career Course and Discover New Lands!

A career change can be very scary. Especially if you’ve only ever worked in one industry your entire professional career; and maybe even within just one organization. Maybe you are actually great at what you are doing right now but

October 10, 2014 John Scott

Overqualified? 4 Tips to Adopt Now

Updating your resume in the midst of a job search can be difficult for individuals who do not have the skills or experience required for a specific opening. It can also be difficult for candidates on the other end of

September 26, 2014 John Scott

What to Do After the Interview

Imagine walking out of an interview for a great job where you spent hours tailoring your resume and cover letter to perfectly match the job description. You think the interview went well and you really want the job. You finally get

September 11, 2014 Julie Shenkman

How to Get Your Soft Skills to Shine Through on Your Resume

When we hire employees at Nexxt we employ a philosophy that has yet to steer us wrong. The philosophy is easy—the skills can be taught, but you can’t teach fit. With that idea in mind we decided to survey both

September 9, 2014 Gina Deveney

Any Employer Would Fire Ray Rice – Probably Sooner, Too

So-called “regular” people get fired every day. It’s rarely front page news, unless it’s on a large scale. But when a star athlete gets the ax, that’s another story – especially when it involves controversy, scandal and illegal behavior. When the

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