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
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You Won’t Believe The One Thing Everyone Agrees On This Election
Nexxt announced results from a national survey of more than 5,000 job seekers, which revealed that a majority (72%) of job seekers said talking about politics at work is inappropriate, and almost half (46%) said they’ve felt uncomfortable at work
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 readingYou’ll Be Shocked To Hear How Modern Workers Define Success
Nexxt recently conducted a survey of more than 11,000 job seekers, which revealed that traditional markers of success such as salary and company tenure aren’t as relevant to today’s workers. According to the survey—which was evenly split between employed and
Continue readingCareer Journeys – Lance Baird
Today we’re continuing our look at professionals who – either by choice or by chance – have taken unconventional paths to career success. We’ve all seen those resumes, the ones that have more plot twists than a New York Times
Continue readingCandidate Career Journeys – Cheryl Thompson
Say a resume comes across your desk and the candidate’s career path seems so erratic you think their career GPS must have failed them at some point. Do you cast it aside in favor of a someone with a more
Continue reading4 Tips to Help Startups Compete with Industry Giants
At Nexxt (previously Beyond), our primary goal is to help you find and hire the best people for your business. That’s what our team is here for. But, outside of helping businesses of all sizes meet their hiring goals, I
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 readingHow to Focus on Recruiting in a World Gone Mad
Bad news. It seems to be everywhere these days. At home and abroad, there are no shortage of scary, horrifying, discouraging stories. With all this negativity swirling around, it’s easy to get distracted and have trouble focusing on everyday things
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