With college seniors heading down the homestretch, I can’t help but think of the best graduation present I received when I finished school. While some people I know got cars and others a simple bouquet of flowers—my parents were somewhere
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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
Continue readingAfter the Happily Ever After: Rapunzel Gets a Job and More
Once upon a time, us kids read fairy tales and many of us imagined what it would be like to be kings, knights, or princesses, but we never really thought about it from the other side—what if a princess or
Continue readingCareer Advice from Nexxt’s CEO
Nexxt’s CEO, Rich Milgram was recently interviewed and shared his Rich Milgram, Founder and CEO of Nexxt thoughts on why job seekers shouldn’t search for jobs, but instead think about their careers. Milgram talked about the mistakes he sees candidates
Continue readingOne Place You Shouldn’t Post Your Resume
Let’s all be positive as we take 2014 by the horns and make those resolutions to improve ourselves and further our careers. One of the things we often see on the blog and on our Facebook page (shameless plug) are
Continue readingOne Resolution to Improve Your 2014 Career Outlook
According to US 105, getting a new job is the third most popular New Year’s resolution for 2014. Our philosophy at Nexxt is that you should always be thinking about getting a new job — even if that “new job” is the
Continue reading2013 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
Continue readingGet Some Confidence Already
At Nexxt, we think confidence is important because it’s transformative. But developing confidence is a commitment. It takes time. I want to be clear. Confidence is not natural in anyone. It has to be developed, acquired, and nurtured. It is
Continue reading5 Ways to Fight Top Meeting Offenses
Do you ever find yourself in a meeting sitting across the table from a coworker that has his head down, clearly not paying attention to what is going on in the room? Instead, he is sitting with his hands under
Continue readingBe in Control of the Process: Part I
As a job seeker, I was once told by a recruiter that the team that interviewed me really liked me and said I answered every question well. But, I didn’t get the job. I asked why, and am glad to
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