49% of job seekers are passive, which means, if you’re not investing in passive candidates, you’re leaving a large pool of talent untapped. Passive candidates are ideal for highly skilled and critical positions, when locating qualified active candidates is
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What New Grads Really Want from Their First Jobs
Gen Z is entering the workforce in droves, and with them comes fresh ideas, diverse perspectives, and modern priorities. To effectively engage with and hire members of this up-and-coming talent pool, it’s important to know what matters most to them
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Last year was rough on employers. The Great Resignation swept the nation. 50 million people left their jobs in 2022, the most since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking two decades ago. Turnover rates soared and left businesses scrambling
Continue readingRetention Is High At The Moment
Employee retention reached lows in 2022. Dubbed the “great resignation,” nearly 50 million Americans quit their jobs last year, according to the federal JOLTS report, with about 4 million resigning every month. This was the highest documented rate of employee
Continue readingShifting Priorities: What Job Seekers REALLY Want!
A Nexxt survey of job seekers asked the hard-hitting question, “What do job seekers really want?” Throughout a lot of unknowns over the last few years, the priorities of job seekers have obviously changed and changed back and changed again.
Continue readingWhat Is Skills-First Hiring?
COVID-19’s destabilization of the labor market is still evident three years later. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, workforce participation has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, leaving employers floundering in their searches for qualified workers. Many additional factors
Continue readingIs Hiring to Fill a Specific Role an Outdated Tactic?
Previously, many job positions would open to fill specific roles with a detailed summary of what the requirements and qualifications for that role would be. However, as times are changing and how the workforce operates is increasingly diversifying due to
Continue readingNexxt brings on Dwaine Maltais as Chief Strategy Officer
Nexxt, a talent solutions technology company, recently announced that Dwaine Maltais has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. With a career spanning more than 25 years in the HR technology space, in different capacities, Maltais will bring his drive
Continue readingWill More Companies Hire Contractors or Full-time Employees in 2023?
2023 has been and will continue to be an interesting year for the employment world. A big question for recruiters is: Will more companies hire contractors or full-time employees this year? It may seem like the corporate world is leaning
Continue reading8 Tips to Write Great Job Ads That Reach the Right People
It’s time for you and your hiring team to produce a job ad. You may be brainstorming ways to craft a clever one that reaches individuals with talent and skills applicable to your job posting. These tips can help attract
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