Workplace Culture

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.

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

January 18, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Want to Hire Achievers? Avoid this Personality Type

We have now entered the time of year when most NFL teams’ seasons have ended and coaches are getting fired and hired. I couldn’t help but think, about how public this job search process is for them. True, it’s on

Millennials sitting on a park bench with their technology

December 15, 2015 Julie Shenkman

Just Accept It, Millennials Are Our Future: 3 Strategies to Train Tomorrow’s Leaders

[Excerpted from Social-Hire] Can Millennials become good leaders? More companies are starting to embrace Millennials as Baby Boomers begin to retire from the workforce. Since Generation X is smaller demographically, Millennials will become the dominant force in the workplace. In

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 25, 2015 Julie Shenkman

HR Pros Outline The Attributes That Define A Quality Candidate

We often hear from job seekers that they are constantly getting conflicting job search advice and given that there are tons of resources out there, we’re not surprised. One of the most common complaints we hear is, “How am I

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

September 1, 2015 Nikki La Croce

4 Companies Doing a Great Job of Promoting their Awesome Culture

We live in an age where digital relationships flourish perhaps more frequently than those IRL. (That’s code for “in real life” for those of you who may not be fluent in text speak.) Coming from the generation that bridges social