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February 23, 2018 Emily McKinney

The Right Way to Handle an Exit Interview

Spring is almost in the air. Trees are starting to sprout leaves, flowers are preparing to bloom—and many job seekers are pursuing new opportunities. We wish all job seekers were leaving to pursue their dream job, but the reality is

February 16, 2018 Emily McKinney

The Job Seeker Olympics: How to Get the Gold

This year’s Winter Olympics, held in PyeongChang, is chock full of thrilling successes, heartbreaking failures, and even some lessons for us mere mortals to learn from. That’s right, the Olympians over in South Korea have taught us some things that

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February 9, 2018 Emily McKinney

Find the Good in Being Ghosted

To Ghost – verb. The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communications. When you hear the term “ghosting” you probably have flashbacks to bad dates. When I hear it though,

February 2, 2018 Emily McKinney

Working as Gen Z: How to Break the Stereotypes

Millennials, if you think you had it bad with generational stereotypes, be thankful you aren’t Gen Z. Gen Z is the newest generation entering the workforce, and they’ve already been dubbed the laziest one yet. Though I classify as a

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January 25, 2018 Julie Shenkman

Gen Z Is Here And Ready to Work, But Are We Ready For Them?

With Gen Z entering the workforce, should we expect the world of work to change? A recent survey by Nexxt asked job seekers of all ages how they think Gen Z will impact the job market and the workforce.

January 23, 2018 Julie Shenkman

Will Amazon Go Eliminate Cashier Jobs?

Amazon Go, Amazon’s autonomous grocery store is here and there’s been a lot of talk about it. Yes, you read right…autonomous. It is designed to let customers walk-in through a subway-style turnstyle, pick up items, and purchase them without standing

January 18, 2018 Julie Shenkman

What Job Seekers Need To Know About Employment Background Checks

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve applied for a job at least once in your life, which means you’re familiar with the process. You fill out a job application, answer some questions about your skills and maybe attach

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November 22, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Would You Use Work As An Excuse To Miss Thanksgiving?

We recently surveyed 6,000+ job seekers to ask about their Thanksgiving plans and 1 out of 4 job seekers told us that if they could get out of Thanksgiving and maybe use work as an excuse…they would. But with Thanksgiving

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March 29, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Just Accept It. You Will Be Interviewed by a Robot, If You Haven’t Been Already.

In 2017, I would think I’d be more accepting of technology in the hiring process. I have readily welcomed technology into other parts of my life, I have a car that reads my text messages, I have a watch that

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January 16, 2017 Julie Shenkman

How to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking to Slay the Job Search

With the New Year, underway and people making resolutions to be better versions of themselves it can be hard to be positive all the time, especially if you’re in the process of looking for a new job. We get it…looking