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
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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.
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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
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“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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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
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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
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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
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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 can be applied to our everyday activities – especially job hunting. So, take deep breath, you’re about to embark on your training to become a Gold Medal Olympian in the realm of job hunting.
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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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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
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