[Excerpted from Workforce] With crippling student loan debt the norm these days, a survey finds employees are attracted to companies that offer repayment benefits. Every day parents and students alike research the cost of a college education — and sticker
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The Secret to Keeping Your Employees From Leaving You
According to the Bureau of Labor statistics the average professional switches jobs every three to four years and when you have to fill that position that can cost you big bucks. The secret to recruitment and retention is the same
Continue readingRecruiters Turn to Text Campaigns to Acquire Talent
[Excerpted from recruitingtrends] As a recruiter, you’ve tried the job boards and you’ve purchased some email campaigns, but you’re still not getting the volume of response you need to fill those open jobs. Now might be the time to consider
Continue readingRecruiters: The Machines Are Coming
Nexxt’s VP of Talent Solutions, Joe Stubblebine wrote this insightful article for Strategic HR Review on what’s in store for the recruitment industry as more and more talent acquisition tools become automated. [Excerpted from Strategic HR Review] Companies spend an
Continue readingAre We Having Trouble Hiring Because We’re Too Darn Picky?
In a recent survey of HR professionals conducted by us (Nexxt), we learned that HR Pros said that it is harder to find qualified candidates today than it was six months ago. Is it harder to find candidates because we’re
Continue readingTop 10 Best Places to Hire Candidates
Sure it’s easy to say that the best places to hire candidates are in large metropolitan areas, but that’s not actually the case. You can to go where the candidates are eager and are ready to for their next opportunity.
Continue readingHard Skills or Soft Skills: What skills do you value most? [INFOGRAPHIC]
We surveyed more than 4,000 HR Pros and job seekers to learn what’s more important to them–hard skills or soft skills. Here’s what we learned:
Continue readingIf you want change, don’t hire yourself
When recruiting talent step out of your comfort zone. Yes, recruiting talent that will fit into your organization’s culture is important, but it doesn’t mean that you should discount candidates that don’t fit every requirement you’re seeking. Joe Weinlick, Vice
Continue readingDevices Candidates Prefer When Searching For Jobs
When online recruiting came on the scene it was a revolutionary way to recruit candidates and now we’re evolving even further. From smartphones to tablets to smart watches to Google Glass—what devices are the most popular when job candidates search
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Job Finalists: Recluse in major need of a haircut. Aggressive gambler. Panics when it comes to deadlines. Will go to any length to succeed. Living a lie, but reaping the benefits. Game player and a cheat. These don’t sound like
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