Athlete Career Counseling

Tips To Consider When Preparing For Text Interviews

In previous NexGoal articles, we have provided tips for job seekers to prepare for various interviews (video, etc.) and even provided common interview questions and answers. Now, we will offer up some tips on how to ace a different type of interview that utilizes a method that we use every day – texting. According to Domo, there are 22 billion text messages (not including app-to-app messaging) sent...

“Rules” To Break In Your Job Search

Ever since childhood, we have been taught to follow the rules. For this article only, I am advocating that you go ahead and break them, but only the ones related to the job search. While it sounds crazy to go against advice you’ve been told when searching for a job, bear with me. As technology has changed, many aspects of our lives have followed suit –...

Mistakes Commonly Made During The Job Hunt

In today’s digital age, searching for a job can be done with just a few clicks of a mouse. Thousands of jobs are available via a number of avenues, including our own job board (which can be found here). While the large number of jobs available to job seekers is great, it also means that there are thousands, if not more, people seeing the same posts....

Dealing With Failure and Rejection in the Job Hunt

Whether you are trying to start your career or progressing through one already, it is almost guaranteed that you will encounter failure and rejection along the way. Although these two words (failure and rejection) usually have a negative connotation, a change in mindset can turn these minor setbacks into positive learning experiences. According to snagajob.com, there are three reasons why failure in the job search is...

Tips To Kickstart Your Personal Brand Development

Our friends over at the VIKTRE Career Network recently shared a story titled “The Importance of Building and Leveraging Your Personal Brand,” and we thought there was a good message that needed to be shared with the NexGoal audience. An athlete’s brand consists of anything from his or her style, the companies he or she partners with and values. While the personal brands of professional athletes...