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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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Q4 2022 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Planning for the Future article image

December 21, 2022

Q4 2022 Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Planning for the Future

Hiring in 2023 Should Address the Intersection of Economic Uncertainty & the Tight Labor

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: The Top Hiring Trends, Challenges, & Priorities for 2023 article image

December 6, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: The Top Hiring Trends, Challenges, & Priorities for 2023

The Labor Market is Seeing Pullback Relative to 2022 Historical Highs Employ data shows new job listings per month are decreasing across organizations of

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q4 2022 article image

December 6, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q4 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q4 2022 from the NXTThing Insights

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The Step-by-Step Guide for Enhancing Your Employer Brand: Build a Better Candidate Experience article image

November 14, 2022

The Step-by-Step Guide for Enhancing Your Employer Brand: Build a Better Candidate Experience

The Step-by-Step Guide for Enhancing Your Employer Brand: Build a Better Candidate Experience from the NXTThing Insights

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Changing Up Your Recruiting Approach: What It Means to Move from In-House to RPO article image

October 5, 2022

Changing Up Your Recruiting Approach: What It Means to Move from In-House to RPO

Changing Up Your Recruiting Approach: What It Means to Move from In-House to RPO from the NXTThing Insights

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Hiring as a Business Priority: What Talent Acquisition Looks Like in 2022 article image

September 22, 2022

Hiring as a Business Priority: What Talent Acquisition Looks Like in 2022

Introduction In the last 18-24 months, hiring has shifted dramatically as a business priority. Many employers had layoffs, furloughs, and reductions in staff during

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: How Talent Acquisition Leaders Empower Their Recruiting Teams article image

September 20, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: How Talent Acquisition Leaders Empower Their Recruiting Teams

The Top Reasons Recruiters Find Their Jobs More Stressful Today The latest Employ data depicts how much pressure recruiters are under in today’s

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Recruiting Tactics That Work in a Tight Labor Market article image

September 20, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: Recruiting Tactics That Work in a Tight Labor Market

Introduction Overcoming the tight labor market has required recruiters to change their approach. See what’s actually working to attract candidates in the current hiring

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The Modern Candidate: How Hiring is Changing & What to Do Next article image

September 12, 2022

The Modern Candidate: How Hiring is Changing & What to Do Next

The Modern Candidate: How Hiring is Changing & What to Do Next from the NXTThing Insights

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q3 2022 article image

September 1, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q3 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report | Q3 2022 from the NXTThing Insights

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Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: The Labor Market Is Unlike Anything Ever Seen Before article image

September 1, 2022

Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: The Labor Market Is Unlike Anything Ever Seen Before

Here’s a Look at the Current Hiring Employ Quarterly Insights Report Infographic: The Labor Market Is Unlike Anything Ever Seen Before.

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Five Data-Driven Strategies to Improve the Candidate Experience article image

August 15, 2022

Five Data-Driven Strategies to Improve the Candidate Experience

Five Data-Driven Strategies to Improve the Candidate Experience 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.