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October 12, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Text Is the New Email. Are You Using it for Recruitment Yet?

If you’re like most people, your phone is always within arm’s reach – you might even be reading this on your device. So why not reach candidates on the device that’s already in their hands? Join us Nexxt & HR.com

June 28, 2016 Julie Shenkman

How Embracing The Gig Economy Can Create A Happy Work Environment For Your Employees

Recently Nexxt conducted a survey to understand the booming gig economy. And the gig economy is such a hot topic at the moment that Nexxt’s Chief Marketing Officer, Joe Weinlick, was asked to talk to CBS about it. Here’s the

June 24, 2016 Julie Shenkman

SHRM 2016: Recap

So we just got back from the SHRM Annual Conference in Washington, DC and we just want to say, “Thank you!” to everyone that stopped by the Beyond (now Nexxt) booth. We had a great time in our nation’s capital

February 15, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Nexxt Hosts Webinar on How to Effectively Recruit Talent Globally

Chief Human Resources Officers and Global Heads of Recruitment are shifting their local recruiting budgets to focus on attracting international talent. Although global recruitment programs are a means to save time, money and administrative costs, they can create unique challenges.

February 1, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Recruiters Turn to Text Campaigns to Acquire Talent

[Excerpted from recruitingtrends] As a recruiter, you’ve tried the job boards and you’ve purchased some email campaigns, but you’re still not getting the volume of response you need to fill those open jobs. Now might be the time to consider

January 26, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Want to Improve Employee Retention? It All Starts Here

I see these headlines everywhere (especially with Valentine’s Day approaching), “The Key to a Healthy Relationship,” “The Thing You’re Doing Wrong in Your Relationship,” “Why Relationships Last”…it keeps following me around the internet. And it’s true these three things are

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December 22, 2015 Julie Shenkman

Your Recruitment Program: Workers Around the World Could Make All the Difference

We often talk to recruiters and ask them in which industries they’re having challenges hiring and what it comes down to is they have challenges because they’re limiting their hires to just the United States. And sometimes going outside of

November 17, 2015 Julie Shenkman

Hey Employers, The Number of People That Want to Work on Thanksgiving Will Shock You!

Go Ahead and Stay Open on Thanksgiving, Your Employees Don’t Care! Back in 2012 when big box stores announced that they would be opening on Thanksgiving to allow shoppers to get a jump on their holiday shopping, American workers

September 8, 2015 Julie Shenkman

HR Pros Have Spoken: Proofreading and Punctuality Matter

While the stock market has been on a roller-coaster ride this year, the employment market has maintained a healthy trajectory. On average, 246,000 jobs are being created each month. While there’s a surge in hiring, recruiters aren’t any less discriminating

May 27, 2015 Julie Shenkman

74% of HR Professionals Are Liars: They Claim That They Don’t Research Candidates On Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn

I have a friend who is the associate director of a summer camp and each year she and her colleagues need to hire about 150 employees from cooks to counselors to tennis instructors. She and I met for lunch and