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Candidate Power Returns With A Bang

Some real life examples of poor manners and behaviour from candidates of ours in recent days: Cancelling interviews one hour prior, via email, because they feel they have "enough options to consider already" Postponing interview via text, never to be heard from again Promising to attend interviews with clients even…

Jonathan RiceJune 4, 2015

Employment Recruitment

Tales of Candidate In-Experience

This week's exposure to recruiter-bashing came at a business networking function I attended earlier this week. A conversation with a very entrepreneurial-minded lady wound it's way from her upbringing in New Zealand, to her life overseas, and her "work" history littered with strange, bizzare and barely credible business ventures. In her…

Jonathan RiceMarch 12, 2015

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Naughty But Nice…Swearing, Recruiting, and Cakes

There's been far too much talk on recruitment blogs this week about Vend's use of swearing in their recent online job adverts, so I'm loathe to go wading any further into that one. If you're not up to speed you can check out blogs from the likes of Ross Clennett, Troy…

Jonathan RiceMarch 5, 2015

Employment Recruitment

The Dummy’s Guide to Importing Overseas Recruiters

The NRL pre-season curtain raiser that is the Auckland Nines kicks off this weekend and a packed out Eden Park will bear witness to some dazzling rugby league skills in the kiwi sunshine (we hope). For those of you uninitiated in this popular new event that is only in its…

Jonathan RiceJanuary 29, 2015

Employment Recruitment

#hiremattpontin Campaign puts Social Recruiting Theory into Practice

As most recruiters in New Zealand with the slightest touch of a finger on the pulse know by now, the much vaunted ASB talent acquisition team is being deconstructed into its' component parts and decentralised into the business. Not axed, or disbanded, or removed in its entirety as the good…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 11, 2014

Employment Recruitment

Careers in Recruitment: Do They Really Exist?

It's your turn this week. I'm after your feedback and am hoping to get some good commentary action going for those of you brave enough to add you voice to The Whiteboard. I'm in the middle of writing an article for the careers section of a magazine, and they want…

Jonathan RiceAugust 7, 2014

Employment Recruitment

Candidate Experience (and other wild goose chases)

Busy week for #NZRec this week. Especially Tuesday where the theme of the day can be pretty accurately summed up as where the bloody hell have all the good candidates gone? BNZ ran a morning seminar called "The Global War for Talent: Is New Zealand Winning" or more properly are we attracting…

Jonathan RiceJuly 31, 2014

Employment Job Boards

Good Recruitment Ads Don’t Work

Seemingly impervious to the recent Auckland cold snap, Jon has once again handed over the whiteboard market to me as he heads down to Queenstown for the long weekend. Regular readers of the Whiteboard will know of Jon’s propensity to support innovation, disruptive ideas, and l'enfant terribles within the recruitment…

Jonathan RiceMay 29, 2014

Employment Recruitment Sourcing

NZ Budget 2014: Three Key Areas for Recruiters to Consider

It's almost two years to the day that I blogged about the surging Australian economy, their painfully tight labour market, booming agency recruitment desks and snake-charmer enticement of kiwi recruiters to cross the ditch to enjoy recruitment in the promised land. How the tables have turned. Following the Aussie's release…

Jonathan RiceMay 15, 2014

Employment Recruitment

The Pendulum Swings Back Towards Talent Shortages

Quick one from me this week as I've got rather a lot on. When I say "rather a lot" I mean that in the same context as "China has quite a few people" or "Wayne Rooney makes a fair few bob each week" but then I've never been one to…

Jonathan RiceApril 10, 2014

Candidate Power Returns With A Bang

Tales of Candidate In-Experience

The Dummy’s Guide to Importing Overseas Recruiters

Careers in Recruitment: Do They Really Exist?

Candidate Experience (and other wild goose chases)

Good Recruitment Ads Don’t Work

NZ Budget 2014: Three Key Areas for Recruiters to Consider

The Pendulum Swings Back Towards Talent Shortages

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