job seekers

10 Questions to Ask in the Job Interview When Asked, "Do you have any questions?"

October 28, 2019 Julie Shenkman

10 Questions to Ask in the Job Interview When You’re Asked, “Do you have any questions?”

What is something that high school students and job interviewees have in common? When asked, “Do you have any questions?” they both stay silent. Don’t be a blank-faced high school student who definitely has questions—say something! But don’t just say

September 7, 2018 Emily McKinney

Nexxtciting New Partnership with the NEC

As fall (and the fall sports season) quickly closes in, Nexxt is excited to announce our new partnership with the Northeast Conference (NEC). This partnership will allow Nexxt to connect more job seekers with their next career or job opportunity.

Woman in graduation cap with a confused look on her face.

May 25, 2018 Emily McKinney

Congrats Grad! Now, Get a Job

So, you’re a graduate – congratulations! Now it’s time to join the rest of us in the working world. LinkedIn recently published an article that lists all sorts of useful stats about majors, industries and job titles in the top

May 18, 2018 Emily McKinney

Nigerian Princes Need Not Apply

“Hello Future Employee! We are now hiring for Package Inspectors. You will work 20 hours a week from your own home. Compensation will be $65,000/year…” I get these sorts of emails all the time. While they usually provide me with

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May 11, 2018 Emily McKinney

Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills – Which Do Recruiters Value Most?

When searching for a job, it seems almost impossible to know what employers want these days. Some people insist that companies care more about culture and look for people whose personality will mesh well with the team. Others say that

April 20, 2018 Emily McKinney

HR Pros Have Weighed In! – Their Idea of the ‘Ideal’ Candidate May Surprise You

When you’re interviewing, it gets stressful. You want to come across as the perfect candidate with experience and talent galore. But, is this what the hiring manager really wants? Nexxt conducted a survey, asking HR professionals what they look for

March 23, 2018 Emily McKinney

Turn to Texting to Find Your Next Job

Seems like everyone these days is glued to their phones. Some people are on Instagram, making fun of their frenemy’s new haircut while others are playing Candy Crush or whatever this week’s equivalent is. But with over a billion smartphones

February 16, 2018 Emily McKinney

The Job Seeker Olympics: How to Get the Gold

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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November 22, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Would You Use Work As An Excuse To Miss Thanksgiving?

We recently surveyed 6,000+ job seekers to ask about their Thanksgiving plans and 1 out of 4 job seekers told us that if they could get out of Thanksgiving and maybe use work as an excuse…they would. But with Thanksgiving

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March 29, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Just 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