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NXTThing

The Hiring Intelligence and Insights Hub

Everything new from NXTThing in one place: blog posts, research, customer stories, podcast episodes, and where to find us next.

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Upcoming appearances

See us at an upcoming event? Let us know you'll be there. Want us at yours? Get in touch.

RPOA Annual Conference

Chicago, IL

Reading the Signals: How to Lead RPO Organizations into the Future

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HR Tech

Las Vegas, NV

From Change to Transformation

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Gartner HR Symposium

Orlando, FL

Ignite Intelligence

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NXTThing Newsroom

Awards

NXTThing RPO Wins 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award for Best Frontline-Focused Talent Acquisition Solution

Awards

NXTThing RPO Wins Two Silver Medals in Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards

Press Releases

NXTThing RPO Unveils Personegy, AI-Powered Platform to Transform High-Volume Hiring

Awards

NXTThing RPO Named a Star Performer and Major Contender in Everest Group’s 2025 RPO Services North America PEAK Matrix® Assessment

Awards

NXTThing RPO Named a Star Performer and Major Contender in Everest Group’s 2025 RPO Services Global PEAK Matrix® Assessment

Awards

Talentegy and Spectrum Win Brandon Hall Group Award for Best Advance in Recruitment Marketing Technology

Awards

Talentegy Wins Brandon Hall Group Award for Best Advance in Recruitment Marketing Technology

Awards

NXTThing RPO Wins Two Silvers in Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards

Awards

Inc. 5000: Employ Named to Prestigious List for 2023

Awards

NXTThing RPO Named a Leader in the NelsonHall RPO & Total Talent 2023 NEAT Report

Awards

Press Release: NXTThing RPO Identified as a Leader in NelsonHall’s RPO & Total Talent 2023 NEAT Report

Awards

ICYMI: Follett Higher Education & NXTThing RPO Received an HRO Today Business Partnership Excellence Award

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9 Opportunities for Automation and AI in Recruitment article image

July 20, 2023

9 Opportunities for Automation and AI in Recruitment

The demand for innovative technologies that streamline hiring and make recruiting more scalable has never been more important. 47% of companies plan to increase

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The Data-Driven Recruiting Handbook: Seven Ways to Leverage Talent Insights to Drive Results article image

June 27, 2023

The Data-Driven Recruiting Handbook: Seven Ways to Leverage Talent Insights to Drive Results

The Data-Driven Recruiting Handbook: Seven Ways to Leverage Talent Insights to Drive Results from the NXTThing Insights

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Automation and AI in Recruiting: Balancing the Risks and Rewards in a Modern Hiring Environment article image

May 23, 2023

Automation and AI in Recruiting: Balancing the Risks and Rewards in a Modern Hiring Environment

Automation and AI in Recruiting: Balancing the Risks and Rewards in a Modern Hiring Environment from the NXTThing Insights

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Examining the Concerns of AI: Combating Skepticism in Recruiting article image

May 23, 2023

Examining the Concerns of AI: Combating Skepticism in Recruiting

Combating Skepticism in Recruiting If conversations on social media and in popular press aren’t apparent enough, consider this your official notification: AI is no

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NelsonHall NEAT Leader 2023: RPO & Total Talent article image

May 4, 2023

NelsonHall NEAT Leader 2023: RPO & Total Talent

NelsonHall NEAT Leader 2023: RPO & Total Talent from the NXTThing Insights

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2023 Career Site Lookbook: Candidate Engagement Starts on Your Career Website article image

May 2, 2023

2023 Career Site Lookbook: Candidate Engagement Starts on Your Career Website

2023 Career Site Lookbook: Candidate Engagement Starts on Your Career Website from the NXTThing Insights

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Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Leverage Key Candidate Personas from the Employ Job Seeker Quadrant™ article image

March 30, 2023

Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Leverage Key Candidate Personas from the Employ Job Seeker Quadrant™

Leverage Key Candidate Personas from the Employ Job Seeker Quadrant™ For employers today, understanding job seeker mindset and behavior is critical to connecting with

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Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Examining Hiring Trends Across Companies and Sectors article image

March 21, 2023

Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Examining Hiring Trends Across Companies and Sectors

Take a Look at Jobs Data From the Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Employ data revealed that across its 18,000 customers, organizations representing

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q1 2023 article image

March 7, 2023

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q1 2023

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q1 2023 from the NXTThing Insights

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Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Job Seeker Expectations and Realities in 2023 article image

March 7, 2023

Q1 2023 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Job Seeker Expectations and Realities in 2023

Introduction The job market is strong based on the total number of job openings and the historically low unemployment rate. And that’s leaving job

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Spotlight: Examining DEI Across the Talent Lifecycle article image

February 14, 2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Spotlight: Examining DEI Across the Talent Lifecycle

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Spotlight: Examining DEI Across the Talent Lifecycle from the NXTThing Insights

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We Invented RPO. And Then We Made It Better. article image

January 24, 2023

We Invented RPO. And Then We Made It Better.

We Invented RPO. And Then We Made It Better. from the NXTThing Insights

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to common questions.

What does an RPO do?

An RPO runs agreed parts of your recruiting process as a managed service. Depending on scope that can mean sourcing only, or the full path from workforce planning through to onboarding handover, delivered by a named team working in your systems.

What are the two types of RPO?

The usual split is enterprise RPO, which is an ongoing program covering continuous hiring, and project RPO, which covers a defined burst such as a new site or a seasonal ramp. Modular engagements, which take a single stage, sit between the two.

What is RPO technology?

RPO technology includes the tools used to support and improve recruiting delivery, such as sourcing, candidate engagement, screening, scheduling, automation, AI and analytics. It can integrate with an organization’s existing ATS and HR technology, adding capabilities and efficiency without necessarily requiring a full technology replacement.

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