company culture

November 8, 2018 Emily McKinney

Radical Transparency: How Much is Too Much?

If you type “company culture” into any search engine, you’ll quickly see the term “radical transparency” rise to the top. First coined in the early 1990s by stock market guru and hedge fund founder Ray Dalio, it’s become a hot

November 1, 2018 Emily McKinney

Another Nexxtciting Halloween

Office culture matters now more than ever – especially with companies like Google and Facebook offering cool work spaces and in-office perks. Well, here at Nexxt, we take culture seriously … and Halloween even more so. Enjoy the pictures below

August 17, 2018 Emily McKinney

4 Tips to Building a Workplace that Attracts Top Talent

We spend half of our lives at the workplace, between tasks, teamwork, shared lunches, and brainstorming sessions, to meet expectations. That’s why our work environment influences so much. Our performance, mood, and drive to work towards better results all depend

April 10, 2017 Julie Shenkman

Is the “Right” to Disconnect Coming to the U.S. & Will it Work?

In today’s hyper-connected business environment, detaching from work is borderline impossible. Thanks to the various devices within arm’s reach throughout the day, we have the ability to be plugged in constantly—for better or for worse. At the start of the

December 9, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Want Happy Employees? Throw an Awesome Office Holiday Party

The holiday season is officially here and that means it’s time for companies to host their annual holiday party. Many companies take this time as an opportunity to celebrate another successful year in the books and thank their employees for

Hate your job? How long should you stay?

October 7, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Today’s job seekers are impatient—and that’s okay.

As a recruiter, is job hopping a red flag? Or do you understand why people leave their jobs? Walk into any bar around town at happy hour and you’ll overhear more than one person complaining about work. Job dissatisfaction is

September 30, 2016 Julie Shenkman

You’ll Be Shocked To Hear How Modern Workers Define Success

Nexxt recently conducted a survey of more than 11,000 job seekers, which revealed that traditional markers of success such as salary and company tenure aren’t as relevant to today’s workers. According to the survey—which was evenly split between employed and

July 28, 2016 Julie Shenkman

The Secret Weapon For Your Millennial Retention Strategy

Employers are realizing that putting total control of retirement decisions in the hands of their employees was a bad idea. Older employees are delaying retirement due to underfunding of their retirement portfolios and market volatility. The end results are increased

A pair of glasses with the city shining through

July 26, 2016 Julie Shenkman

Hire Those Job Seekers That Are Doing Creative Things to Get Noticed

If you’re looking to make a change in the way your company operates, maybe you need to change your hiring process. Seek out the job seekers that are doing creative things to get noticed. Their fresh ideas likely don’t end

May 23, 2016 Julie Shenkman

You’ll Be Shocked To Hear What Freelance Workers Are Demanding

Nexxt recently conducted a survey of more than 5,000 job seekers, which revealed that many are hesitant to pursue the growing number of independent contractor opportunities with on-demand companies, such as driving for Uber or performing jobs through TaskRabbit. The