Workplace Culture

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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

April 28, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Job Descriptions in The Digital Era Should Be Based on Skills Not Tasks

job Employers are scaling back or even eliminating the need for employees and potential employees to have college degrees. Their reasoning for this? Employers now prefer to hear and see a candidate’s skills and competencies. A Harvard Business Review study

April 12, 2022 Julie Shenkman

Stop Asking Job Seekers Questions in The Interview You Don’t Care to Know the Answers To

Small talk is a core component of our everyday interactions, it’s a convenient ice-breaker we can use to start a deeper conversation. Even in formal occasions, such as job interviews, starting out with small talk is acceptable and common, but

March 17, 2022 Julie Shenkman

What Job Seekers Want

The desires of job seekers have shifted over the last few years. While some things never change (the importance of earning a salary for instance is still the most important thing to job seekers), at the moment, job seekers are