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Sean Walters

PoliticsRecruitment

The war for talent. And everything else.

Am I being paranoid, or does it feel like we're teetering on the precipice of a world war? Granted, conflicts and skirmishes across the globe are a constant, but does it seem to you that we may have a perfect storm of despotic leaders, unilateral increased military spending, escalating "tensions",…
Sean Walters
March 7, 2025
EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitment

Easy come, not-so-easy go

There’s something in the water currently. No, not fish. Or faeces. I mean something that is bringing out some very aggressive, spiteful, and vindictive behaviours. You may remember that a couple of months ago I wrote this blog about a particularly nasty, inconsequential Christchurch firm who were bullying a former…
Sean Walters
February 14, 2025
Recruitment

The lost art of the “boozy lunch”

Booze and recruitment have historically gone together like gin & tonic. When I started in this industry, you could not meet a recruiter who was teetotal. Actually, there weren't even occasional or "social" drinkers. Recruiters, like sailors, soldiers, dockers, and the homeless, tended to be habitual binge drinkers, 'cept everyday…
Sean Walters
January 31, 2025
Recruitment

A New Year’s Resolution: Meet more candidates

Merry New Year - as they say in countries who speak English as a second language. If you're reading this, you're one of the seemingly few who decided to start your working year on the 6th of January, and not the 13th. Hopefully everyone is well rested, although if your…
Sean Walters
January 10, 2025