Three for Thursday

Resume 101: Make These Mistakes and You Have No Shot

As a job seeker in the internet age, you have one chance to make a good first impression—and it likely will be weeks before you meet a hiring manager in person. With companies fully encompassed in accepting applications and resumes through their websites and via email, job seekers can be eliminated for jobs before having an opportunity to speak with a hiring manager in person or...

3 Ways to Get Ahead With LinkedIn

After a brief trip into the NexGoal toolbox last week, we have decided to return back to our “Three for Thursday” ways here in the content department. This week’s focus returns to a constant source of frustration for some job seekers—LinkedIn. Commonly viewed as a “living resume” by some, jobs seekers do not seem to utilize LinkedIn to the most of its capabilities. Sure, it isn’t...

How to Stay Motivated for Your Job Search During the Holidays

The music has already started playing and the decorations are beginning to appear in your neighbors’ front yards—yes, the Holidays have arrived. Although your life is about to get hectic with family obligations, end of the year quotas that need to be met at work and much more, there is one thing you should not put on the back burner; your job search. There is a...

Is Your Social Media Presence Hurting Potential Job Offers?

Every week here at NexGoal, we challenge ourselves to go above and beyond providing our job candidates with advice and strategy to help them land the career upgrade they have been searching for. One common discussion that comes up with candidates on a regular basis is their social presence. Do they have a social presence? What websites/social media platforms are they using to promote their brand?...

MLB Playoffs Can Provide Inspiration for Your Job Search

When it comes to Major League Baseball, anything can happen once you get to the playoffs. Other professional sports try to claim this in advertisements getting you excited for a No. 1 seed to play a No. 8 seed, but the odds are stacked heavily against the underdog. In baseball, that is not the case. In the 2016 MLB Playoffs, fans have already witnessed the No....