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
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After 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
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The 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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The Best Way to Have the Interviewer Get Your Name Right
If you watched the Oscars on Sunday night you may have noticed that Tony Award Winner, Idina Menzel sang the Oscar winning song “Let it Go” from the movie “Frozen” and it was awesome. But when Idina Menzel was introduced,
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How Winning an Oscar is Like Being Told You Just Got a Raise and a Promotion
This past year at Nexxt we’ve been talking a lot about confidence and the Nexxt Moment—that moment where you land your dream job or get that raise and you celebrate that win. It’s a great feeling to know you’re doing
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The Surprising Truth about Resume Page Length
You may have heard that the accepted length of a resume should be no longer than 1 page. While this isn’t entirely untrue, it is certainly no longer the hard and fast rule for candidates seeking employment. It is extremely
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Career Advice from Nexxt’s CEO
Nexxt’s CEO, Rich Milgram was recently interviewed and shared his Rich Milgram, Founder and CEO of Nexxt thoughts on why job seekers shouldn’t search for jobs, but instead think about their careers. Milgram talked about the mistakes he sees candidates
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I Created a Job and Filled It Myself
Sometimes all it takes is one act of confidence to change your career for the better. Nexxt’s Adam Berkowitz did just that when he decided to think outside the resume box. Here’s his story… Ten years and two weeks ago,
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Romantic Comedies: Where Even Work Is a Fairy Tale
© Avnerr | Dreamstime Stock Photos & Stock Free Images In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re giving a nod to the dream jobs that are remarkably common in the magical world of romantic comedies – and practically non-existent in the
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How Confident Is This Lady? She Changed Her Name to “Sexy.”
It was on the news this week that a woman in Ohio changed her name to “Sexy.” Yes, you read that right. She says she did it because she never liked her given name and felt this name suited her
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