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
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Employers, Want Some Advice? Take a Page from the Gig Economy Handbook
Lured by an entrepreneurial spirit, an exciting earning potential, and increased flexibility, professionals of all shapes and sizes have left traditional desk jobs for stints with companies like Uber, Postmates or Task Rabbit. And this trend isn’t slowing down. According
Continue readingRecruitment Roundup – Retail Therapy
Welcome back to another week of Recruitment Roundup! This week we’re all about retail. It’s a changing landscape that will continue to present new recruitment challenges as it evolves. So, we gathered articles with potential problems and solutions for hiring
Continue readingWhat Is the Gig Economy?
For the past few decades, HR has been predicting the rapid evolution of the workforce and the workplace. I’ve been told that in the 90s, Brand Me was supposed to change the relationship people had with companies and virtual offices.
Continue readingWould You Work a “Gig” in Today’s Shifting Economy?
[Excerpted from Social Hire] The gig economy in the U.S. has grown rapidly in recent years, with more workers taking on freelance, independent contractor and other non-traditional jobs. Within this new landscape exists a growing number of opportunities with on-demand
Continue readingHow Embracing The Gig Economy Can Create A Happy Work Environment For Your Employees
Recently Nexxt conducted a survey to understand the booming gig economy. And the gig economy is such a hot topic at the moment that Nexxt’s Chief Marketing Officer, Joe Weinlick, was asked to talk to CBS about it. Here’s the
Continue readingYou’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
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