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Pumpkin Pie sitting on a plate at the table

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

November 15, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Career 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

Hate your job? How long should you stay?

September 28, 2016 Julie Shenkman

It’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

August 19, 2015 Julie Shenkman

How to Stay Out of the Job-Hopper Zone

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average professional switches jobs every three to four years. But what if you’ve changed jobs two, three or four times within this time frame? Does it hurt your chances of receiving a

September 15, 2014 Julie Shenkman

What skills matter most to recruiters? [INFOGRAPHIC]

So what are recruiters looking for, hard skills or soft skills? And are recruiters finding candidates with the skills they need

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 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

Man with words around him reading "All I said was don't want to work here. Why is the interview over?"

April 9, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Interview Advice I Can’t Believe I Have To Share

I recently heard a story about a job candidate that was asked to leave a job interview before the interview even began. Apparently the candidate bad mouthed the company in the reception area by casually mentioning that they didn’t have

February 27, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Career 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

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