Politics

Walters’ Hierarchy of Hiring Managers

What with all this weather and a busy desk, I haven't focused much on politics of late. Even Ardern's resignation and Hipkins' rise to the top has largely passed me by. So much so, that it was my mother-in-law in the UK who told me the news - although this…

Sean WaltersFebruary 3, 2023

Human Resources Politics Recruitment

2023 Predictions: A Timeline

Welcome back folks. Or welcome back some folks. Once again, and moronically, I find myself surprised by how few people are back to work already. This is my 12th January in Aotearoa, and yet each year I think it's going to be different. Call me a curmudgeon, but by the…

Sean WaltersJanuary 13, 2023

Employment Human Resources Politics Technology

High Risk – High Reward: The life of an Internal Recruiter

This week's top employment story comes to us by way of Meta, the parent company of Facebook. Following disastrous advertising revenue in a post-Covid world, and heavy investment in creating a virtual world as this one is rubbish, Zuckerberg has had to give the old heave-ho to 11,000 workers globally.…

Sean WaltersNovember 11, 2022

Employment Politics Recruitment

All of Government Part 5: Was it all a Dream?

I used to have a recurring nightmare of being chased by battle tanks across the farm my Grandparents lived on. Although the tanks were slow-moving, in this dream, my legs felt like lead weights, making me even slower. As always, I was relieved to wake up just as I was…

Sean WaltersOctober 28, 2022

Human Resources Politics

Are we still meant to check your Facebook profile?

After a couple of weeks down the All of Government rabbit hole, forgive me for taking a break from Wellington-based blog shenanigans. No doubt I'll be back, but it's time for something a bit more carefree today. No doubt you will have seem the antics of Finland’s PM over the…

Sean WaltersAugust 26, 2022

Employment Human Resources Politics

All of Government and the Death of Contractor Recruitment: Part 2

Like any Hollywood blockbuster, how could I resist a sequel to this year's most popular blog? Given that last week's post made the hallowed pages of "Reseller News", I'm compelled to rinse this for as long as possible. Fame is fleeting these days, and this is my 15 minutes. For…

Sean WaltersAugust 19, 2022

Politics Recruitment

All of Government “Gen Three” and the Death of Contractor Recruitment

I wasn't alive when JFK was shot. Or when Mark Chapman put a bullet through John Lennon. However, I do remember where I was for the World Trade Centre attack; working in a water bottling factory in rural Kent. Likewise, I remember precisely what I was doing the moment Princess…

Sean WaltersAugust 12, 2022

Employment Politics

Lockdown by the Numbers

It's going to be a short one from me today. Not because I don't have anything to say. Quite the contrary. Typically, something happens in my working week, or I read something in the news, that inspires the Friday blog. When all I see are tales of an over-privileged show…

Sean WaltersSeptember 17, 2021

Politics Recruitment

Hippies, Conspiracies, And The Importance of Timing

This week sees me escaping lockdown to sunny Whangarei. Making the most of my freedoms, I was enjoying lunch on Wednesday and happened to be sat next to what can only be described as an ageing hippy. As is the norm for hippies, he was a very friendly chap, and…

Sean WaltersMarch 5, 2021

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

“We’ll be back”

“Never go back”, or so say sassy wine-drinking perpetually-single best friends in romcoms. Of course, this advice usually pertains to some misogynistic pig who shagged his secretary on a work trip to Vegas. However a similar sentiment extends to anyone returning to old territories. This week saw the inauguration of…

Sean WaltersJanuary 22, 2021