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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

June 27, 2014 Julie Shenkman

The Top 9 Career Articles of the Month

It’s almost the end of the month, so we thought it would be fitting to share an end of month list! Here are the top nine articles from Beyond in June: The Job Search is Moving to Mobile Devices Three

June 4, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Employers Tell All Infographic

Ever wonder what employers look for when they recruit candidates? Well now you can stop wondering because we’re going to tell you. We recently conducted a survey in conjunction with Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, to

June 2, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Great Character Makes You a Great Candidate

I watch 60 Minutes every week and this week they did a story about a high school football coach named Frank Hall from Chardon, Ohio. Frank is just an ordinary guy with extraordinary character. In February of 2012, a student

May 19, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Top 10 US Cities to Find a Job & Make a Hire – Q1 2014

We all hear that big cities like New York have the most jobs and job seekers but when you do the math that’s just not the case. Here are the real best places to find a job and get hired

March 4, 2014 Julie Shenkman

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,

January 31, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Read This Before Your Next Interview

This is a pretty cool story about how this guy prepped for a job interview at Google. Despite being extremely busy with his current job and personal projects, he got organized, studied hard, and (spoiler alert) landed the job. So

December 17, 2013 Julie Shenkman

2013 Named ‘The Year of the Unemployed Worker’

You guys have been working hard and we at Nexxt wanted to let you know that it hasn’t gone unnoticed. In a recent Nexxt survey (some of you may have even participated) it was determined that 2013 was The Year

December 2, 2013 Joe Weinlick

“Any Job” Does Not Exist

Type “Any Job” into Google. Look at the related searches: “any job openings,” “any job available,” “how to get any job,” “any job that is hiring right now.” The list goes on. A lot of people just need a job.

November 1, 2013 John Scott

The Importance of Keywords on your Resume

As a Career Advocate at Nexxt, I have the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of job seekers each week. Many of our conversations are about creating an effective and impactful resume. Each week, I plan on featuring a question that