This year’s Winter Olympics, held in PyeongChang, is chock full of thrilling successes, heartbreaking failures, and even some lessons for us mere mortals to learn from. That’s right, the Olympians over in South Korea have taught us some things that
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Gen Z Is Here And Ready to Work, But Are We Ready For Them?
With Gen Z entering the workforce, should we expect the world of work to change? A recent survey by Nexxt asked job seekers of all ages how they think Gen Z will impact the job market and the workforce.
Continue readingWhat Job Seekers Need To Know About Employment Background Checks
If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve applied for a job at least once in your life, which means you’re familiar with the process. You fill out a job application, answer some questions about your skills and maybe attach
Continue readingJust Accept It. You Will Be Interviewed by a Robot, If You Haven’t Been Already.
In 2017, I would think I’d be more accepting of technology in the hiring process. I have readily welcomed technology into other parts of my life, I have a car that reads my text messages, I have a watch that
Continue readingHow to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking to Slay the Job Search
With the New Year, underway and people making resolutions to be better versions of themselves it can be hard to be positive all the time, especially if you’re in the process of looking for a new job. We get it…looking
Continue readingNew Year, New Job: 5 Tips for Job Searching in 2017
It’s never a bad time to kick-start your job search, but if you’re looking for a new career opportunity, the New Year is a great time to reset and commit to achieving your goals after the holiday rush. But just
Continue readingCareer Success Rebooted: This is NOT Your Father’s Career
I grew up in a time when Wall Street was booming, shoulder pads (and hair) were big, and a wood paneled station wagon was a status symbol, yes, you guessed right, it was the 80s. My parents each worked in
Continue readingCareer Success Has NOTHING To Do With Salary
A national survey of more than 11,000 job seekers revealed that traditional markers of success such as salary and company tenure aren’t as relevant to today’s workers. According to the survey—which was evenly split between employed and unemployed job seekers,
Continue readingIt’s Okay to Leave a Job You Hate
Walk into any bar around town at happy hour and you’ll overhear more than one person complaining about work. Job dissatisfaction is pretty common and often people feel like they owe it to a company to suffer through a bad
Continue reading3 Reasons Why You Hate Updating Your Resume
Often times I talk to job seekers who mention that one of the things they hate doing most when searching for a job is updating their resume. In fact, one of these fine people once told me that they’d rather
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