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April 23, 2014 Gina Deveney

Running, Resilience and Your Career

This post is about facing challenges and setbacks, and ironically, we had some on Monday (and Tuesday) when we originally tried to post this. Our blog host was down, but fortunately we’re back up and running now. And, even though

Edgar Allen Poe with the words "Have your resume ignored? NEVERMORE!"

April 17, 2014 Joe Weinlick

Resume Advice from. . . Edgar Allan Poe?!

When you created (or last updated) your resume, did you open up a word document and start typing in or editing bullets? If you are like most people, you didn’t spend time planning your resume so much as you started

April 11, 2014 John Scott

Tailoring Your Resume for a Career Change

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

Man with words around him reading "All I said was don't want to work here. Why is the interview over?"

April 9, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Interview 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

March 31, 2014 Gina Deveney

Working 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

March 28, 2014 John Scott

What 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

Man gasping holding a sign saying "Affordable Care Act?"

March 26, 2014 Joe Weinlick

Millennials 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

Words reading: I spent more time on this bracket

March 19, 2014 Julie Shenkman

6 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

March 18, 2014 Gina Deveney

Why 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

Person holding the resume of someone they are interviewing

March 14, 2014 John Scott

4 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