Been a real resurgence of a counter-culture recently, not the putting daisies into rifle type. More the massive increase to a base salary so you won't leave type.
About 4 years ago, I bought a house in Auckland. I'm not really a savings kinda guy, so didn't have a 20% deposit. Contrary to popular belief, this is possible, but the bank will only lend you up to the amount of a registered valuation of the property. I'm also…
Like a prostitute being asked to spit into a John's mouth, I'm mostly numb to the kinks of the recruitment industry. After nearly 15 years recruiting, 10 of which being spent recruiting recruiters, I've pretty much seen all the crappy behaviours contingent recruitment can create. Throw into the mix the…
We didn't want to be like Scorsese's 2019's Irishman and give you everything in one go! It's a bit of a mad story so Seano will be back next week with the conclusion π£
I have no desire to create and promote a "personal brand" on LinkedIn. I know, I know. For someone who writes a twice-monthly recruitment blog, this may sound like bullshit, but please, hear me out. I am not suggesting that I don't have a personal brand. When you're a recruiter…
Thereβs a lot of nonsensical advice given to job seekers by Recruiters. Actually, scratch that. Recruiters tend to give good advice to job seekers, as their livelihoods are largely dependent on job seekers getting jobs. Itβs so-called Thought Leaders that you need to be careful of. These Thought Leaders sometimes…
My Dad was a Trade Unionist. As a lifelong "working man", some of my earliest memories were of him on a cold winters morning, wrapping up warm and heading to "work" with vats of my mum's homemade chilli con carne. Except he wasn't actually working on these days. He was…