Workplace Culture

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 1, 2016 Gina Deveney

Entitlement Knows No Age

Employee perks are getting pretty sweet at some companies – but that doesn’t mean their employees appreciate it. Recently a friend was venting to me about his coworker, who had spent the better part of the day complaining about missing

May 23, 2016 Julie Shenkman

You’ll Be Shocked To Hear What Freelance Workers Are Demanding

Nexxt recently conducted a survey of more than 5,000 job seekers, which revealed that many are hesitant to pursue the growing number of independent contractor opportunities with on-demand companies, such as driving for Uber or performing jobs through TaskRabbit. The

May 4, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Crazy New Hiring Trend: Hiring Teams

Is it Insane or Brilliant? So…you’re in the market for a new job and so is your best friend and so is his co-worker. You all work in the same field in different capacities and you want to work together.

May 2, 2016 Joe Weinlick

Job Ads: Make Your First Sentence Count

Want to get more responses to your job ads? You can advertise in more places. If you are paying based on performance you can raise your bid. But, there is one thing you can do that doesn’t cost anything and

April 20, 2016 Julie Shenkman

National Survey Finds Disconnect Between Employers and Job Seekers

Future Workplace, a research firm dedicated to rethinking and re-imagining the workplace, and Nexxt recently announced results of a national survey that found a disconnect between employers and job seekers. The “Active Job Seeker Dilemma” survey includes a national sample

April 1, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Indebted to You? Student Loan Benefit Could Be Key Retention Tool

[Excerpted from Workforce] With crippling student loan debt the norm these days, a survey finds employees are attracted to companies that offer repayment benefits. Every day parents and students alike research the cost of a college education — and sticker

March 24, 2016 Julie Shenkman

The Secret to Keeping Your Employees From Leaving You

According to the Bureau of Labor statistics the average professional switches jobs every three to four years and when you have to fill that position that can cost you big bucks. The secret to recruitment and retention is the same

February 26, 2016 Gina Deveney

This Yelp Employee Can Teach Your Company about Employee Engagement

When’s the last time one of your employees told you what they really thought? For Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, the answer is last week. That’s when 25-year-old Talia Jane, a member of Yelp/Eat24’s customer support team, posted an open letter

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.