What are the factors that rec cons and job seekers must have in order to accept an offer? Things have changed in recent times, have your hot buttons shifted?
Scott BurnettDecember 4, 2020
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
Nothing tastes as good as recruitment feels! Another slightly misleading headline but you'll have to click on the article to find out what I'm going on about 🎣🤗
Scott BurnettNovember 20, 2020
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
In the week an interesting alternative approach to contingency recruitment was presented to me. An enigma wrapped in a mystery surrounded by a recruitment process. If you've found yourself asking Who is The Sourcerer? We've done the extensive search, for free!
Scott BurnettNovember 6, 2020
Hello again, 'tis I. This week is Sean's turn on The Whiteboard but given he got married on Tuesday in a very on-brand, esoteric and contrarian ceremony, I am filling in while he and his new wife contribute handsomely to New Zealand's domestic tourism output. Given the lack of detailed…
Jonathan RiceOctober 30, 2020
A bit of light and frothy commentary from Rice HQ today 🧟♂️
Scott BurnettOctober 23, 2020
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
Being ill is a little dicey at the moment. How are companies and countries dealing with it? 🤔
Scott BurnettOctober 9, 2020
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
