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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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Supporting Internal Mobility Can Help Future-Proof Your Business article image

July 26, 2023

Supporting Internal Mobility Can Help Future-Proof Your Business

Corey Berkey, SVP of People & Talent at Employ, shares his thoughts on the value of creating internal opportunities in this Forbes Council

Getting Ghosted by Talent? The Four Jobseeker Personas Recruiters Need to Know article image

July 25, 2023

Getting Ghosted by Talent? The Four Jobseeker Personas Recruiters Need to Know

Getting Ghosted by Talent? The Four Jobseeker Personas Recruiters Need to Know from the NXTThing Insights

What Leading RPO Recruiting Firms Offer Employers Today article image

July 20, 2023

What Leading RPO Recruiting Firms Offer Employers Today

Agility and adaptability. That’s what today’s dynamic business landscape demands companies of all kinds do to both improve their talent acquisition strategies and remain

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

The RPO-Staffing Agencies Comparison Guide for Employers article image

July 17, 2023

The RPO-Staffing Agencies Comparison Guide for Employers

There are recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) staffing agencies that provide short-term support to fill full- and part-time job vacancies — a decent resource for

9 Ways to Use Recruitment Automation and AI Right Now article image

July 17, 2023

9 Ways to Use Recruitment Automation and AI Right Now

The current labor market has a high number of job openings and a shortage of skilled talent. The number of openings reported in July

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July 12, 2023

How Employers Can Navigate a Competitive Labor Market

Navigating a competitive labor market can be a daunting task. To help you and other hiring stakeholders at your business, we’ve gathered eight invaluable

3 Ways to Implement Data-Driven Recruiting for Maximum Results article image

July 7, 2023

3 Ways to Implement Data-Driven Recruiting for Maximum Results

Within organizations large and small, the recruiting function has a huge opportunity to become more agile using data-driven insights, especially in light of the

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July 7, 2023

Overtime Pay Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

Part 3 of the Employment Law Thought Leadership Series by Employ By Jason A. Geller, Regional Managing Partner, Nathan K. Low, J.D., Partner, and

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

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Explained article image

June 23, 2023

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Explained

Tell members of your executive staff that your talent acquisition team needs the help of a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solution provider, and you

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June 15, 2023

7 Impactful Talent Acquisition Strategies for Your Business

The distinct talent acquisition strategies executed by your business will certainly differ from those carried out by other mid-sized and large-scale organizations across industries.

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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