My daily conversations with job seekers cover many topics, but one that I hear quite often about is individuals looking to change careers. Embarking on this transition can seem daunting, but not if you have armed yourself with the right
Continue readingInterview Advice I Can’t Believe I Have To Share
I recently heard a story about a job candidate that was asked to leave a job interview before the interview even began. Apparently the candidate bad mouthed the company in the reception area by casually mentioning that they didn’t have
Continue readingWorking Parents: Gwyneth Paltrow Envies You
Image by Andrew Halpern [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons If there were an Oscar for Most Delusional and Out of Touch Comments in a Television Interview, it would go to Gwyneth Paltrow. In a recent interview with E! discussing her
Continue readingWhat to Remember for Your Next Interview
If you’ve gotten to the interview stage of the hiring process, you’ve won half the battle getting your foot in the door. Congratulations! Now it’s time to focus your attention to some seemingly simple actions that can mean all the
Continue readingMillennials Don’t Need Health Insurance; They’re Invisible!
So, the President didn’t say “Millennials are invisible” on Between Two Ferns. The word was “invincible,” and it explains why it’s an uphill battle to get large numbers of young adults to sign up for healthcare insurance. The recent Nexxt
Continue reading6 Ways To Beat The Odds Of Job Search Madness
As I prepare my March Madness bracket (like I do each year) I usually take the route of submitting as many brackets into the pool as I can, thinking that I’ll have a better chance of winning. But given that
Continue readingWhy You’re Not Hearing Back from Employers
Is anyone out there? One of the biggest frustrations for job seekers is sending out applications and never hearing back. It’s as if the human element is missing from today’s job search process. In the article below, Mark Anderson, Nexxt’s
Continue reading4 Steps to Listing Promotions on Your Resume
If you are one of the many loyal employees who have held multiple positions while working for the same company for years, you may be wondering how to illustrate this on your resume. It is quite common to make mistakes
Continue readingAfter the Happily Ever After: Rapunzel Gets a Job and More
Once upon a time, us kids read fairy tales and many of us imagined what it would be like to be kings, knights, or princesses, but we never really thought about it from the other side—what if a princess or
Continue readingThe Only Reason to Check Your Phone in an Interview
I was at dinner with friends the other night, and realized that as soon as we sat down, everyone took out their smartphones. We hadn’t even looked at the menu, and everyone was intent on checking in on Facebook or
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