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The Dichotomy of NZ Immigration

The topic of immigration, like tax, hospitals, and the obligatory tieless family photo, is a sure-fire sign that a general election is looming. Last week, in preparation for this contentious voter rouser, National announced their proposed changes to New Zealand’s immigration system. To cut a slightly dry story short, the…

Sean WaltersApril 27, 2017

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The Role of Recruiters in the Gender Pay Gap

This week witnessed a historic victory for the equal pay movement here in New Zealand. Following lengthy litigation, a settlement was reached with the New Zealand Government providing workers in the woman-dominated care working industry a significant uptick on their hourly pay rates. Bringing them in line with what male…

Jonathan RiceApril 20, 2017

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Why All Recruiters Should Have Unlimited Annual Leave

Why is it that we tell recruitment consultants how much annual leave they can have in a year? Why do we limit their annual leave, as is the norm in New Zealand, to four weeks? Especially when we also tell them that they'll probably have to take half of it…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 16, 2017

Human Resources Recruitment

Time For A Change In Recruitment

I'm going to do something with today's blog that I said I'd never do: I'm going to chuck it up onto the LinkedIn Pulse platform as well as in the usual place on our own website. I'd always been against this because I just thought Pulse would only add to…

Jonathan RiceJanuary 26, 2017

Human Resources Recruitment

The Mental Impact of Recruitment

There's a common refrain in recruitment used to describe the rollercoaster ride of emotions it can subject its practitioners to, "Champagne and Razorblades..." This phrase is most frequently rolled out at the checkpoints in a recruiter's working week, at the pinnacle when a senior candidate accepts an offer and a…

Jonathan RiceOctober 27, 2016

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Global Recruitment Brand Dragged into the Gutter

Again this week, like moving from provincial rugby to Super 15, the topic of recruitment has leapt from obscure industry blogs such as this, to the mainstream press. It turns out that an ethical recruiter has gone the extra mile to help a disadvantaged candidate secure their dream role. I…

Sean WaltersJuly 14, 2016

Human Resources Recruitment

Diversity of Thought in Recruiting

I'm enjoying the newly emerging trend of more interesting, fresh-thinking press releases from the global corporates of our recruitment community. After years of pithy proclamations re-hashing the same old stories of skills shortages and talent shortages and "oh how about using us to help you recruit?" it seems the PR…

Jonathan RiceMay 19, 2016

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Recruiting Without Prejudice

You're usual blogger is once again in foreign lands, so again, I'm in charge. *Although, given the reaction to the April 1st Whiteboard, many of you will be expecting this. It struck me this week that an embarrassing proportion of what I do as a recruiter is more "judgement" than…

Jonathan RiceMay 3, 2016

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Candidate Ownership: The Recruiters Headache

Your usual blogger is now off on his holidays, leaving The Whiteboard quill in my paws for the next 5 weeks. Catching up with a candidate the other day, I was reminded again just why we as an industry have a reputation second only to Heinrich Himmler’s ill-fated day care…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 10, 2015

Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing

The Employee Referral Dilemma

I was at a cosy little launch party last night, tucked away upstairs at one of my favourite craft beer haunts. The company had started out sharing office space with my own business but had quickly outgrown the co-working concept and moved into their own digs. Speaking with the company…

Jonathan RiceMay 14, 2015

The Dichotomy of NZ Immigration

The Role of Recruiters in the Gender Pay Gap

Why All Recruiters Should Have Unlimited Annual Leave

Time For A Change In Recruitment

The Mental Impact of Recruitment

Diversity of Thought in Recruiting

Recruiting Without Prejudice

Candidate Ownership: The Recruiters Headache

The Employee Referral Dilemma

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