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NXTThing

Recruiting built around people, not just processes

NXTThing is a recruitment process outsourcing partner built on shared accountability, transparent data, and embedded delivery. Every engagement is staffed and managed as an internal team would run it, with transparent measurement and reporting.

NXTThing team members gathered together in a conference room
Years of combined leadership experience
25+
Active RPO engagements
250+
Industries served
40+
Client retention rate
95%
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Our origin

A better way to hire was necessary

NXTThing was founded by talent leaders with in-house recruiting experience who identified the same gaps across the traditional agency model: no shared accountability, no pipeline visibility, and no transfer of knowledge back to the client. NXTThing was built to close those gaps—embedding directly inside a company’s hiring process and backing that team with dedicated recruitment technology and analytics.

That founding principle has not changed. Hiring should be a human act, not a transaction. We built NXTThing to give leaders a partner who listens first and deploys technology second.

Our values

The principles we live by

Shared accountability

NXTThing is measured against the same hiring metrics as the client, rather than being paid per placement.

Full transparency

Pipeline, data, and reporting stay open between NXTThing and the client’s hiring managers at every stage.

Evidence-based delivery

Every recommendation is grounded in labor-market data and NXTThing’s own delivery record.

Long-term partnership

Programs are built to outlast a single hiring cycle, not deliver one-off placements.

Our history

How we got here

  1. Founded

    NXTThing launches with a single embedded RPO engagement.

  2. Year 2

    Analytics and market assessment services added.

  3. Year 4

    Expanded into 40+ industries nationwide.

  4. Year 7

    Recruitment technology practice established in-house.

  5. Today

    250+ active engagements across the full talent lifecycle.

A full suite of services

What we do

NXTThing offers a comprehensive suite of talent acquisition services built to meet the needs of modern organizations.

Recruiting services

Managed recruiting, executive search, and contingent labor management, run as an extension of your own team.

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Our approach

A partner built to fit your exact need

A NXTThing partnership pairs recruitment technology with dedicated delivery teams. Candidates are treated as an extension of the client’s employer brand, not a transaction.

The result is a talent acquisition program built for sustained growth, not a single hiring cycle.

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Leadership

Led by practitioners,not account managers

The NXTThing leadership team brings 25+ years of combined experience across recruiting, operations, technology, and client delivery.

Terry Terhark

Founder

A true partnership, built for your hiring program

Talk to the NXTThing team about where your hiring program stands today.

Tell us your hiring problem. We solve it with people, technology, or both.

Tell us your hiring problem. We solve it with people, technology, or both.