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Cheating Olympians; Cheating Recruiters

This week got off to a pretty eventful start for New Zealand's shot put silver medallist Valerie Adams when she was informed that the woman person she had lost her Olympic crown to, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, had tested positive for anabolic steroid metenolone.  Joy and relief all round, as the news delivered…
Jonathan Rice
August 16, 2012
Recruitment

How to Buy Friends and Influence People

Recruiting recruiters can be a tricky assignment at the best of times.  Like many sales people, recruiters are usually very good at presenting themselves in a positive light, finding smart ways to accentuate their virtues whilst glossing over their shortcomings.  This can make assessing the skills and abilities of a recruiter…
Jonathan Rice
August 2, 2012
EmploymentRecruitment

Christchurch Recruitment’s Bright Future

I've just returned to Auckland after spending a couple of days mooching around the Christchurch recruitment industry and it's hard to know quite how to start this blog post.  What an amazing city.  Brought to its knees by the devastating earthquake back in February 2011, this place still has a…
Jonathan Rice
July 26, 2012
Recruitment

All of Government Round Two: The “VFM” Factor

Ding Ding.  Round Two of New Zealand's "All of Government" recruitment tender is about to get underway.  The impressive communication channels between MED and the bidding recruiters have hummed into life once more and further instructions sent out over the past week. The pertinent points: 82 recruitment firms submitted tenders to provide external recruitment services…
Jonathan Rice
June 28, 2012
Recruitment

Too Hot to Cold Call?

Talofa everyone.  Your regular Whiteboard blogger is back, refreshed and revitalised, ready to squeak and squeal my chunky marker pen across the recruitment industry’s consciousness once again.  Thanks Sean and Estelle for your guest blogging contributions over the past couple of weeks.  I’m sure it was a welcome relief for…
Jonathan Rice
June 21, 2012