We at Nexxt are located in the Philadelphia region, and if you’re not from here, you’ve probably heard that Philadelphians are pretty passionate people. So, we wanted to see how our city is viewed by locals, especially after Philadelphia was
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You’re Doing It Wrong! The Key to Recruiting Hard-to-Reach Candidates
Traditional job advertising focuses on a relatively small audience of active job seekers, but what about all of those passive candidates, playing hard-to-get? Download the pdf. Nexxt is a recruitment media company that uses today’s most effective marketing tactics to
Continue readingAre You Incorporating Technology Into Your Recruitment Process? You Could Be Scaring Job Seekers Away
Nexxt recently conducted a national survey of more than 6,000 job seekers, which revealed that job seekers are concerned that technology could take over the interview process. The majority of respondents (56%) said technology has already made the interview process
Continue readingModern Workers Redefine Success and What You Need To Know To Hire Them
According to a recent survey of more than 11,000 active and passive job seekers, the definition of success has changed. No longer are we tied to one company that will take care of us in our retirement or guarantees us
Continue readingHow Job Seekers Feel About The Upcoming Presidential Election & What You Need to Know As An Employer
We at Nexxt recently surveyed more than 5,000 job seekers (both active and passive) to understand how they feel about the upcoming presidential election, how it is influencing their job search and how they interact with their coworkers. So as
Continue readingToday’s job seekers are impatient—and that’s okay.
As a recruiter, is job hopping a red flag? Or do you understand why people leave their jobs? Walk into any bar around town at happy hour and you’ll overhear more than one person complaining about work. Job dissatisfaction is
Continue readingThe Secret Weapon For Your Millennial Retention Strategy
Employers are realizing that putting total control of retirement decisions in the hands of their employees was a bad idea. Older employees are delaying retirement due to underfunding of their retirement portfolios and market volatility. The end results are increased
Continue readingHire Those Job Seekers That Are Doing Creative Things to Get Noticed
If you’re looking to make a change in the way your company operates, maybe you need to change your hiring process. Seek out the job seekers that are doing creative things to get noticed. Their fresh ideas likely don’t end
Continue readingJob Seeker Said He Put Up a Billboard Because ‘Nothing Else Was Working’
We often hear from job seekers who are frustrated with traditional job search tactics and feel the need to take the road less traveled to stand out. We’ve heard about a lot of interesting gimmicks, like the girl who wanted
Continue readingAn Employer’s Guide to Hiring New Grads
While their fellow Millennials have been in the workforce for some time, younger Millennials are just graduating college and beginning their careers right now. So, what are they looking for in a job? It’s easy if you just put yourself
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