When I was a kid, I wanted to be bilingual, I still wish I was but lucky for me there’s an app for that. Traveling to a foreign country doesn’t seem as intimidating anymore. In theory I could simply speak
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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
Continue readingModern Workers Redefine Success and What You Need To Know To Hire Them
According to a recent survey of more than 11,000 active and passive job seekers, the definition of success has changed. No longer are we tied to one company that will take care of us in our retirement or guarantees us
Continue readingToday’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
Continue readingYou’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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingHire 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
Continue readingJob Seeker Said He Put Up a Billboard Because ‘Nothing Else Was Working’
We often hear from job seekers who are frustrated with traditional job search tactics and feel the need to take the road less traveled to stand out. We’ve heard about a lot of interesting gimmicks, like the girl who wanted
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
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