Sean Walters

Looking up from the gutter

Because I like cheap property and long commutes, I live in the Auckland suburb of Titirangi. For those who don't know Auckland, or perhaps New Zealand, Titirangi is mostly bush, hills, and women who look like they've got Lenny Kravitz in a headlock. Because of these hills, landslips are common.…

Sean WaltersAugust 30, 2024

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Who are you sh*gging?

This week, I've been thinking about sex with colleagues. Not my own colleagues of course; only one of them is my type and he's far too young. I mean the concept in general. What prompted these thoughts was an article I read about Nadine Ahn, the former CFO of the…

Sean WaltersAugust 22, 2024

Human Resources Politics Recruitment

UK Recruiters prove that the grass isn’t always greener

A tale of perspective today. As you may or may not know, I am currently in the "United" Kingdom. My use of inverted commas is of course intentional given the general feeling of the place. With Brexit, a recent General Election drubbing of a party in power for 14 years,…

Sean WaltersAugust 15, 2024

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

SEEK continue to underserve the NZ Market

This week I received, as did you, the "SEEK Employment Trends Quarterly Snapshot". A riveting read as the title suggests, but please allow me to give you the edited highlights. Firstly, this is a non-New Zealand specific document. In fact, we open with an overview of the Australian market, followed…

Sean WaltersAugust 9, 2024

Employment Job Boards Politics Recruitment

Greetings (and some observations) from the UK

Greetings from the UK one'n'all. This blog comes from you from Bristol in the South West of England. A fun fact about Bristol: it is both a city and a county. Something I didn't realise until about a day ago, and something I'll never consider again. Nor should you. This…

Sean WaltersAugust 2, 2024

Employment Human Resources Work

Tough times creating bad candidate experiences

Have you ever noticed how high demand affects the quality of customer service we experience? If you've ever found yourself shopping on Oxford Street in London at Christmas time, you'll see this. Chubby, sallow-skinned English women wrestling Zara tops from each other to then be treated like cattle by equally…

Sean WaltersJuly 19, 2024

Employment Politics Recruitment

Things can only get (worse before they get) better

I've become a real doom-monger of late. And of all the "mongers" to be, doom are probably the worst. They're certainly the least fun at parties. However, writing New Zealand's third best recruitment blog in 2024 has sealed my fate. My Thursday evenings are spent trying to dig up a…

Sean WaltersJuly 12, 2024

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

MBIE: Procurement, with all the charm of gum disease

Birthdays are a special time. A time to reflect on progress and achievements. A time to look to the future with renewed optimism. No matter what you've gone through, a birthday marks the start of a new year. And "new year" can mean "new you". And so it is as…

Sean WaltersJuly 5, 2024

Job Boards Recruitment Technology

Is SEEK’s “variable pricing” a scam?

Given that it was only this week that we entered the annual SARA Awards, now is not the time to be bagging SEEK in a blog. However, regular readers will know that this blog isn't about being commercially astute. It's about gossip, rumours, wild conjecture, and calling it as it…

Sean WaltersJune 21, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The RCSA Awards: And the winners are…

My word is it that time of year again? Regular readers will know that I typically scrape two blogs apiece from our two recruitment industry awards here in Aotearoa - one to make a prediction, and one to name the winners and demonstrate how little I know. My trip to…

Sean WaltersJune 14, 2024