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Waging War on the Living Wage

Google estimates that “quite a lot of blogs” exist online. This is my first time, and the only relevant experience I have is a diary entry about my first time and a letter I wrote to my Grandad when I was 9 announcing “Dad just bought an electronic type writer”.…

Sean WaltersJuly 12, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Monday Bloody Monday

We are all creatures of habit; get up, work, sleep, repeat. We feel more at ease when we have a plan and structure in place something that gives us a sense of not only purpose but accomplishment. The ascendancy of my career in recruitment was rife with structure; core hours,…

Scott BurnettJune 28, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

An old’un, but a good’un

Last weekend I was lucky enough to catch the fantastic Gallipoli Exhibition at Te Papa. It’s with a degree of arrogance that I say I come from a country with some of the best museums in the world, but this exhibition, with the assistance of Weta Workshop, ranks up there…

Sean WaltersJune 21, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing

Square Peg Round Hole

There are certain catchphrases we hear on a daily basis in recruitment; work hard play hard, champagne and razorblades, fake it till you make it. A time-honored line that usually gets used in the process of feedback is “square peg round hole” which when you break it down refers to…

Scott BurnettJune 7, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Saying “No” Because of Cultural Fit: Justified, or Just a Cop-Out?

I’m a recruiter, therefore I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. Most of that time is mundane and fruitless. Then sometimes, I chance upon posts that pique my interest. I first saw this post a month ago. It popped up in my feed and sparked a borderline identity crisis.…

Natasha FosterMay 24, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Are We There Yet?

When pitching a new role to a candidate, what is the most important factor to them? Is it money? The cost of living, and Auckland house prices especially, would suggest that this would be the logical answer. And certainly, when you're recruiting recruiters, many of these bon viveurs have particularly…

Sean WaltersMay 10, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm?

Fire up the time machine, rewind four years and you will find an alternative version of me out and about applying for her first recruitment role (younger, enthusiastic-er and with significantly worse hair). Coming from an Insurance background, my experience of full time work was compliance-based, legislation-driven and pretty much…

Natasha FosterMay 4, 2018

Employment Human Resources Uncategorized

The Key To Access

This week I am writing about something dear to my heart, even though my beloved Liverpool FC have all but secured their place in the final of the Champions League I will refrain from gushing with pride and potentially leaving me open to egg on my face. I’m talking about…

Scott BurnettApril 26, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing

What the Font?

It’s no secret that job-hunting is a tough process. If I had a dollar for every time somebody sighed to me, “Finding a new job is a job in itself” I’d have at least an extra $4 per week. How best to make your application stand out, without coming off…

Natasha FosterApril 13, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Smoke and Mirrors

Not being a full-fledged smoker myself I must say I am partial to the occasional puff after a couple of craftys and if the Pow Wow smoking area is anything to go by then I am not alone. Remember that episode of Friends when Rachel misses out on important business…

Scott BurnettApril 5, 2018

Waging War on the Living Wage

Monday Bloody Monday

An old’un, but a good’un

Square Peg Round Hole

Saying “No” Because of Cultural Fit: Justified, or Just a Cop-Out?

Are We There Yet?

Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm?

The Key To Access

What the Font?

Smoke and Mirrors

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