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Jonathan Rice

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Farewell to a Tumultuous Year in Recruitment

There's something of the "last day at school" vibe in the air today.  Even though there are still, officially, four days of work next week, there's a fair number of recruiters I've spoken to who are hanging up their sourcing gloves for the season today.  As is usually the case…
Jonathan Rice
December 17, 2015
Recruitment

Rate Your Recruiters

Thanks to everyone who attended the final #RicePowWow of 2015.  It was awesome to see so many of our clients, candidates and general supporters celebrate the festive season in true kiwi style (drinks, ham, singalong, more drinks etc...)  We have an awesome recruitment community in New Zealand and I love…
Jonathan Rice
December 3, 2015
Job BoardsRecruitment

Recruiters Putting the Social into Networking

The topic I had planned to blog about today has been put back a week.  So now I'm like a desperate press industry hack scrabbling around for inspiration with some portly, cigar-smoking, sociopathic editor breathing down my neck.  Except in this instance that editor is you my dear reader.  Damn you.…
Jonathan Rice
November 26, 2015
Recruitment

Why Recruitment is Rarely a Family Affair

My first proper job after Uni was as a management trainee with a large US car rental company Enterprise Rent-A-Car.  A dominant force in the US market, they had set their sights set on European expansion and I was part of a vanguard of "J-1 Visa" workers from the Old…
Jonathan Rice
November 19, 2015
Job BoardsRecruitment

Our SEEK Recruitment Awards U-Turn

It's Thursday as I write this week's blog post, and for good reason.  You see, it's the 2015 SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards tonight and there's a very real chance I won't quite be able to cajole my brain cells into enough worthwhile use to pen anything sensible tomorrow.  I'll still…
Jonathan Rice
November 12, 2015
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The Superstitions of Recruiters

There's really only one topic on the lips of all kiwis this Friday.  Yes that's right, it's what your kids are wearing for Halloween Sunday morning's Rugby World Cup Final between the All Blacks and the Wallabies.  So as much as I love to bring you all our particular brand…
Jonathan Rice
October 29, 2015
Recruitment

Five Weeks is a Very Long Time in Recruitment

Hello.  It's me again.  You know, the one who used to write this blog most weeks but absconded on a European jaunt for a wee while?  No...?  Ermmmm, right then, let's see if I can get this going again. Firstly, thanks to Sean for keeping The Whiteboard going in my…
Jonathan Rice
October 22, 2015
RecruitmentUncategorized

How Not To Fire People

Surprisingly, and perhaps disappointingly, I've never been fired from a job. Surprising, given that a good proportion of my day-to-day behaviour isn't appropriate for the workplace. Disappointing, given that being the narcissist that my ex-girlfriend describes me as, I like to place myself centre-stage for all my blogs. However, I have…
Jonathan Rice
October 15, 2015