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Surprise, Surprise! Uber Launches a Job App

Well it had to happen eventually. Yesterday (or today depending on where in the world you are), Uber announced the launch of their "Uber Works" platform, with an initial trial being rolled out across Chicago. Being the doyens of all things "gig", the only surprise is that they waited until…

Sean WaltersOctober 3, 2019

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Sorry, It’s My First Day…

As recruiters, we are more than familiar with first days. Our BD call masquerading as a start check lets us share in a candidates Bambi like first steps. What I tend to tell people is that their first day will be unlike any other day you have, it’s usually fraught…

Scott BurnettSeptember 26, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Parkinson’s Law and the Growth of Recruitment Companies

In 1955, English historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson wrote, in an essay published in The Economist, the following adage: "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" He derived this dictum from him time spent in the British Civil Service, and consequently summed up the inner workings…

Sean WaltersSeptember 19, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Extrovert! Extrovert! Read All About It!

One of the things I hate to see is when a consultant, who has spent the entirety of their career at one agency, proceeds to leave the industry. It’s a waste and more often than not the result of poor judgment. Now, obviously I have a horse in this race,…

Scott BurnettSeptember 12, 2019

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

Recession? Who Cares?!

If you were to listen to most economists, or read articles such as this, it would appear that the future is looking, frankly, quite grim. We have the US entering trade wars with China, and potentially real wars with North Korea and...Denmark. We have the UK in utter turmoil as…

Sean WaltersSeptember 5, 2019

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment Sourcing

All Good Things…

Blog topics are sometimes hard to come by, nine times out of ten they’re usually a cathartic exercise used to expel some of the recruitment demons we’ve experienced in the week. The importance of packaging a candidate, counter offers or salary expectations are brought into focus by a wayward candidates,…

Scott BurnettAugust 29, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Just How “Authentic” Are We?

"Does a struggling salesman start turning up on a bicycle? No, he turns up in a newer car - perception, yeah?" (David Brent, 2001) Once upon a time, the above satirical quote from everyone's favourite fictional fuck-wit boss would have been pretty solid business advice. Up until the GFC kicked…

Sean WaltersAugust 22, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Count Eroffer

A demonic figure that makes Bram Stoker’s Dracula seem more at place with his numerical namesake on Sesame Street. Much like the folklore perpetuated in Lost Boys this evil presence can only harm you if you invite it in your home. For those who are in the dark let me…

Scott BurnettAugust 15, 2019

Employment Recruitment

Big Changes in the NZ Recruitment Landscape

Given that we are a country largely dominated by plucky SMEs, perhaps it’s of no surprise that New Zealand businesses are prime candidates for mergers, acquisitions, and playful experiments from big business. This calendar year however has seen a big upturn in the number of recruitment firms who have been…

Sean WaltersAugust 8, 2019

Employment Recruitment Sourcing

Salary Cap

No, the industry isn’t going all NBA with an imposed salary cap. I’m using the patois of my peers, the cultural casual vernacular where ‘cap’ effectively means bullshit. Those of Sean’s age feel free to thank me for keeping you relevant. It’s time to bring to light some of the…

Scott BurnettAugust 1, 2019

Parkinson’s Law and the Growth of Recruitment Companies

Recession? Who Cares?!

All Good Things…

Just How “Authentic” Are We?

Count Eroffer

Big Changes in the NZ Recruitment Landscape

Salary Cap

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