Sean Walters

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Sanctimony: Alive and well in a “comments” section near you

Last Friday, Pete Stewart, the MD of Auckland-based engineering recruitment firm "Lynx Recruitment" posted the below in reference to the green "#OpenToWork" frame on LinkedIn: "Hate to say this but if you are looking for work nothing will hinder your opportunities more than having this on your profile. #recruitment #lessismore…

Sean WaltersFebruary 19, 2021

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Recruiters Telling the Truth? You Better Believe It

Barring some early adolescent fumblings, I don’t think there is anything more frustrating than not being believed. I don’t mean when someone doesn’t believe your lie. That’s almost fun and most certainly deserved. I mean a "sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit" type…

Sean WaltersFebruary 5, 2021

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

“We’ll be back”

“Never go back”, or so say sassy wine-drinking perpetually-single best friends in romcoms. Of course, this advice usually pertains to some misogynistic pig who shagged his secretary on a work trip to Vegas. However a similar sentiment extends to anyone returning to old territories. This week saw the inauguration of…

Sean WaltersJanuary 22, 2021

Human Resources Recruitment

2020: A Review (AKA How to Write a Marginally Popular Recruitment Blog)

This blog started off as a review of 2020. However, being that this is my last hold of the Whiteboard marker for 2020, and that a 2020 "round up" is a stupid idea for a blog, I've decided to be slightly self-indulgent. Firstly, I should preface that I am no…

Sean WaltersDecember 11, 2020

Recruitment Sourcing

“We don’t use agencies” and other lies

Not all lies are created equal. Sometimes we lie to save our own skin. Sometimes we lie to be kind. And other times, we lie to ourselves. In the most part, recruiters have a reputation for the telling the kind of barefaced porkies we’d tell our parents when disappearing off…

Sean WaltersNovember 27, 2020

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Fat Fees & Fat Recruiters

Well guys, I've finally done it. I've taken the plunge. In my defence, I've always had a slightly polarised relationship with commitment. Contrary to what many ex-girlfriends would say, I actually wouldn't describe myself as a commitment-phobe. I'm just a fan of "extensive research" before signing my life away. For…

Sean WaltersNovember 13, 2020

Employment Recruitment Work

How To Apply For a Job When the Market is F*cked

Today, the obvious blog topic would be about the impending election. However, I realised this morning that I had no appetite for writing such a piece. Perhaps it's the God-awful televised debates. Or maybe the number of old, white, unemployed men on LinkedIn telling me to vote for that rat…

Sean WaltersOctober 16, 2020

Employment Human Resources

A Recruiter’s Campaign to Ban School Holidays

It's a been a while since I've been on one of my poorly-researched rants. So buckle-up folks! Let me start this week's blog with a disclosure. I don't actually have any children. (*I believe this true at the time of writing.) I do however co-own a business. In fact, I…

Sean WaltersOctober 2, 2020

Employment Human Resources Politics

“High” Billing Recruiters

When I was 17 I had a mate called Kev who managed a sausage factory. Although only 2 years older than me, his precocious talent (in that he could speak English) fast tracked him into a management position. One of his responsibilities was to select which Labour Hire agency would…

Sean WaltersSeptember 18, 2020

Job Boards Sourcing

Tinder & Job Boards Are For Losers. And I’m Proud To Be One.

When I was a single man, I used to love Tinder. Now I know everyone is using Bumble and Hinge for their online dating endeavors these days , but back in my day, Tinder was king. And I know what you're thinking. Me, sitting like a lonely loser, underpanted in…

Sean WaltersSeptember 4, 2020

Sanctimony: Alive and well in a “comments” section near you

Recruiters Telling the Truth? You Better Believe It

“We’ll be back”

2020: A Review (AKA How to Write a Marginally Popular Recruitment Blog)

“We don’t use agencies” and other lies

Fat Fees & Fat Recruiters

How To Apply For a Job When the Market is F*cked

A Recruiter’s Campaign to Ban School Holidays

“High” Billing Recruiters

Tinder & Job Boards Are For Losers. And I’m Proud To Be One.

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