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June 22, 2015 Gina Deveney

Building the Best Job Advertisement in 3 Parts

The hardest part of posting a new job advertisement is building the description itself. You know what the job entails and you even have a perfect candidate in mind, but how do you make sure your job ad appeals to

June 18, 2015 Julie Shenkman

7 Ways to Attract Candidates Like a Silicon Valley Startup

It seems like every day I read a news story about a tech startup in Silicon Valley that receives millions of dollars in funding and given that I got my start at a startup (See what I did there?) I

May 27, 2015 Julie Shenkman

74% of HR Professionals Are Liars: They Claim That They Don’t Research Candidates On Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn

I have a friend who is the associate director of a summer camp and each year she and her colleagues need to hire about 150 employees from cooks to counselors to tennis instructors. She and I met for lunch and

May 19, 2015 Joe Savarese

I Got a Promotion, But You’d Never Know It from My New Job Title

When I first started putting some thoughts to paper, I was going to write solely about how the job title an employer lists on their job postings can affect the job’s performance – but then I looked at my own

May 12, 2015 Gina Deveney

You Have to See What this Candidate Did to Get Noticed

Most job seekers really, really, really want to find a new job. Some have specific companies where they’d ideally like to work, but chances are they’re still applying other places. And then there’s Nina Mufleh. Mufleh really, really, really wanted

April 22, 2015 Gina Deveney

Your Applicant Pool Is Depressing Because So Is Your Job Description

Think about the typical job description. Chances are it calls to mind phrases like “The ideal candidate will…” and “Responsibilities include…” Not very inspiring stuff. When did we all decide that the primary function of a job description is to

April 13, 2015 Joe Stubblebine

Text Messaging Comes to the World of Job Boards

Centralized text recruiting platform TextRecruit and job board Beyond.com have announced a partnership that integrates text messaging directly into the recruitment process.

March 26, 2015 Gina Deveney

Don’t Look Now, But Hiring Just Got Harder

In February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the federal unemployment rate had fallen to 5.5% – its lowest level since May 2008. While many argue that this number is deceiving, it’s clear that confidence is returning to the

March 17, 2015 Joe Weinlick

Why can’t I apply to a job by tapping on my wrist?

The much awaited Apple Watch is out! At Nexxt, we don’t want to waste a second, so we’ve already started designing our Smartwatch Smartalerts. It may take a little while for technology and the market to catch up, but why

March 11, 2015 Joe Weinlick

The Much Maligned ATS: The Secret Weapon to Screening for Dedicated Talent?

Years ago, in those grim days after the .com bubble imploded, I worked with an insanely talented and dedicated head of engineering. One day the fire alarm in our building went off. While most people scurried to grab their phones