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Three for Thursday: 3 Cs of Personal Branding

“If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” These were wise words spoken by legendary Mad Men character, Don Draper. They are especially wise in the context of personal branding. There are many students who have just graduated college this past semester who are now faced with the task of finding employment. With unemployment at 4.9 percent, competition has lessened for many positions and...

How Inky Johnson Found Motivation After Life Altering Incident

Usually in our Monday Motivation article, the team here at NexGoal writes an in-depth piece breaking down some aspect of the workplace and how you can utilize it to find motivation and take your career to the next level. These posts have been great, however, our inspiration comes from another source this week. Featured Job of the Week: Our Client is Hiring a Sales Representative in...

How to Find Job Seeking Inspiration from NCAA Championship Buzzer Beaters

On Monday night, an incredible NCAA Championship game ended with two of the best shots many of us have ever seen in our lives. If you are anything like me, you probably jumped out of your seat and were ready to take on the world after watching North Carolina’s Marcus Paige drain his three-pointer to tie it, and then seeing Kris Jenkins hit a three-pointer as...

Job Interview Final Four: How to be Last One Standing

March Madness has certainly lived up to its name this year. A number two seed lost to a 15 seed, six of the seven ACC teams in the tournament made the Sweet 16 and we saw a team lose a 12-point lead in 35 seconds. In the end though, all of this madness has culminated in a Final Four featuring Villanova, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Syracuse....

Three for Thursday: 3 St. Patrick’s Day Job Search Tips

Today is the day folks. Time to break out your green clothing, head down to your local parade and start drinking green beer before 10 a.m. in the morning, because it is St. Patrick’s Day. On top of the usual parade and celebratory festivities many of you are going to partake in, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament “March Madness” officially begins the field of 64 today....