Workplace Culture

March 9, 2023 Julie Shenkman

It Is Still a Job Seeker’s Market

Ever since COVID-19 impacted the world, the employment market has been changing. First it was favoring employers, then it was favoring the job seekers, and as we entered 2023, it’s been a bit muddy. Will we see another shift in

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February 7, 2023 Julie Shenkman

5 Questions to Make Your Recruitment Process More Efficient

When it comes to hiring, it may seem easier to rely on the pre-existing recruitment process. However, as your business grows and evolves, the questions you ask within the hiring team need to change and adapt, too. Here are some

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January 19, 2023 Julie Shenkman

The Evergreen Talent Pool aka The Talent Community

As you may be aware, talent communities are channels through which recruiters like yourself can cultivate a growing pool of candidates who have a specific skill set, educational experience, professional experience, or interest in your company. These are candidates who

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November 22, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Hiring For Personality Over Skills

We always had a hiring philosophy at Nexxt, look for fit, then for skills. We were looking for people who would thrive in our fast paced, sometimes silly, high energy work environment. We wanted (and still want) people who wanted

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November 8, 2022 Julie Shenkman

The New Talent Market (We’re Facing)

If you’re an employer waiting for the workplace to go back to normal aka 2019, it is never going to happen. The credit goes to COVID-19 and it accelerated (but did not create) the following workplace trends; the desire for

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August 16, 2022 Julie Shenkman

How to Invest in Your Organization’s Future

Let’s face it, an ad hoc solution to hire talent will not meet your long-term recruitment goals. But, the heavy lift that happens every time you need to hire will no longer exist with a talent community. You can check

August 4, 2022 Julie Shenkman

3 Easy Tweaks to Make Your Job Postings Shine

Having issues getting your job postings to stand out? We understand that—at the end of March 2022, there were 11.5 million job openings and 6 million unemployed people. Your jobs, for many, are making a first impression on candidates and you want that first impression to be a great one. Here are three EASY tricks to make your job posing shine.

June 23, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Looking for Employees That Love Your Brand? Hire Your Customers

Many companies are now facing the challenge of having to fill open positions quickly while ensuring that the quality of the new hires is high enough and they’re a good fit for the organization. With such a tight labor market,

June 7, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Gray Collar Workers Could Be the Key to Your Hiring Challenges

Now and in the years to come, gray is the color that will help companies cope with filling open positions left vacant recently. Meet the gray collar workers. Gray collar workers are the workforce subset lying at the intersection of

May 26, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Employee Well-being Should Be a Core Business Strategy

Companies must consider this key business strategy because it can promote higher retention and increased employee morale. The strategy that businesses should offer is workplace well-being. Companies may feel the need to resume business as usual but this could be