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September 15, 2014 Julie Shenkman

What skills matter most to recruiters? [INFOGRAPHIC]

So what are recruiters looking for, hard skills or soft skills? And are recruiters finding candidates with the skills they need

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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September 5, 2014 John Scott

3 Good Reasons to Job Search While Employed

With the summer dwindling down, the job market tends to heat up. Hiring managers look to fill vacant positions and most job seekers return from their vacations with a renewed energy to get hired. You may know how to perform

August 26, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Career Advice from One of This Year’s Emmy Winners: “Find that passion..it’s really worth it.”

It’s true that not many people make it in show business, but when they do, they like to talk about it and share advice on how to get there. Some of them claim that they’re simply lucky and it was

August 22, 2014 John Scott

4 Tips for Internal Job Applicants

During my time at Beyond.com, our HR department has emailed job announcements for internal job postings within various departments of our company. While I personally have not attempted to switch departments or leave my role as a Career Advocate, I

August 5, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Top Ten Places to Find a Job Q2 2014

So you’re in the market for a new job, but you don’t know where to look? Start here with the top ten places to find a job.

August 1, 2014 John Scott

Job Fair Preparation Tips

Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the United States unemployment rate is now 6.2% nationwide. If you remember, the rate hit a high of 10% in October of 2009, so things have improved quite a bit in the

July 24, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Job Seeker Dilemma: What If You Have to Cancel a Job Interview?

There was recently a story in the news about a woman who left her children in the car while she went on a job interview. Shanesha Taylor, the mother of two, faced a dreaded decision that many job seekers are

July 16, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Being Let Go from a Job Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Talented

This week the list of Saturday Night Live Cast Members that will not be returning next season was released. While not every cast member at SNL will go on to have careers like Tina Fey or Jimmy Fallon there are