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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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Follett & NXTThing RPO Win Gold in 2022 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards article image

August 24, 2022

Follett & NXTThing RPO Win Gold in 2022 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards

Exciting news to share! Follett Higher Education and NXTThing RPO won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold award for excellence in the Best Recruitment

How Involved Are Your Company Leaders In Hiring Candidates? article image

August 24, 2022

How Involved Are Your Company Leaders In Hiring Candidates?

Guest blog from Terkel.io How involved should company leaders be in the hiring process? To help you determine how leadership can contribute to the

What Recruiters Really Want — And Need — from Employers Right Now article image

August 19, 2022

What Recruiters Really Want — And Need — from Employers Right Now

By Stephanie Sparks, Content Marketing Manager There isn’t a single industry unscathed by the changing labor market, rising inflation, and the corresponding salary wars.

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

The Year of the Recruiter article image

August 15, 2022

The Year of the Recruiter

The Year of the Recruiter from the NXTThing Insights

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August 5, 2022

Lever Joins Employ to Accelerate Growth

Strategic Move Solidifies Employ’s Leadership as the Largest Provider of Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Solutions BOSTON (Aug. 5, 2022) – Employ Inc., a leading

Time to Celebrate! Lever Is Joining Employ article image

August 2, 2022

Time to Celebrate! Lever Is Joining Employ

By Allie Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer, Employ Inc. Just over a year ago, JazzHR, Jobvite, and NXTThing RPO came together to change how businesses

The Difference Between End-to-End and Project Recruitment article image

July 27, 2022

The Difference Between End-to-End and Project Recruitment

By Stephanie Sparks, Content Marketing Manager Employers today face an unprecedented labor market. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more than 11 million

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July 26, 2022

Develop Candidate Personas with 8 Tips from Recruiters

Guest blog from Terkel.io Recruiters, what is one tip for developing a candidate persona? To help you develop effective candidate personas, we asked recruiting

Measuring the Top Benefits of RPO on the Candidate Experience article image

July 8, 2022

Measuring the Top Benefits of RPO on the Candidate Experience

By Stephanie Sparks, Content Marketing Manager When examining whether recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is right for you, one key area to consider is how

Fact or Fiction: Hiring for Culture Fit No Longer Reflects Reality article image

July 8, 2022

Fact or Fiction: Hiring for Culture Fit No Longer Reflects Reality

Guest blog from Terkel.io Is it better to hire for values over culture? Why? To help you determine whether it is better to hire

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July 7, 2022

6 Qualitative Metrics That Measure Candidate Experience

Guest blog from Terkel.io What is one example of a qualitative metric that helps measure the candidate experience? To help develop strong qualitative metrics

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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