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
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You Have to See What this Candidate Did to Get Noticed
Most job seekers really, really, really want to find a new job. Some have specific companies where they’d ideally like to work, but chances are they’re still applying other places. And then there’s Nina Mufleh. Mufleh really, really, really wanted
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Your Applicant Pool Is Depressing Because So Is Your Job Description
Think about the typical job description. Chances are it calls to mind phrases like “The ideal candidate will…” and “Responsibilities include…” Not very inspiring stuff. When did we all decide that the primary function of a job description is to
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Don’t Look Now, But Hiring Just Got Harder
In February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the federal unemployment rate had fallen to 5.5% – its lowest level since May 2008. While many argue that this number is deceiving, it’s clear that confidence is returning to the
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A New Study from Nexxt Reveals How Job Seekers Will Search for Jobs in 2015
Nexxt, recently surveyed over 4,000 job seekers across the country to better understand who would be searching for jobs in 2015. Highlights from the Study Include: Who is searching for jobs What they plan to do to improve their searches
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Stop Receiving Unqualified Resumes
With the Academy Awards approaching I’m trying to see as many nominated films as I can—so I recently saw “The Imitation Game”. If you’re not familiar with the (true) story, it takes place during WWII and it is the story
Continue reading3 Changes We Expect to See in The Job Market in 2015
Nexxt recently conducted a national survey of more than 4,000 job seekers and the findings are quite interesting, especially if you plan to grow your team in 2015. One thing’s for sure, get ready for a lot of confident applicants.
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Top 10 Best Places to Hire Candidates
Sure it’s easy to say that the best places to hire candidates are in large metropolitan areas, but that’s not actually the case. You can to go where the candidates are eager and are ready to for their next opportunity.
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Hard Skills or Soft Skills: What skills do you value most? [INFOGRAPHIC]
We surveyed more than 4,000 HR Pros and job seekers to learn what’s more important to them–hard skills or soft skills. Here’s what we learned:
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National Survey Reveals 75% of HR Professionals View Job Seekers as Unqualified
Nexxt uncovers potential reasons why so many Americans are not getting hired Nexxt, The Career Network, today announced that there may be a significant disconnect during the hiring process. Following a national survey of nearly 4,000 job seekers and HR
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