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Carlos Tevez shows us why Counter-Offers don’t work

In this week's round of Champions League football matches we were witness to an event that provides a perfect example of why employers should not waste their time counter offering itchy-footed employees who want to leave for new opportunities. With 20 minutes left to play in their fixture with Bayern…
Jonathan Rice
September 29, 2011
EmploymentRecruitment

Lies, Damn Lies…and Recruitment Statistics?

This is how PR and press releases happen in the recruitment world, particularly from the larger agencies:  The PR department of a recruitment company issues a periodic online survey to their company's database of clients or candidates, asking leading questions designed to elicit responses around a particular topic.  The responses…
Jonathan Rice
September 15, 2011
Recruitment

Recruiting in Times of Rugby

This is it.  Later today the 2011 Rugby World Cup kicks off right here in our own backyard.  We at Rice Consulting will be joining in the celebrations this afternoon, jostling to watch the haka in the Viaduct, oohh-aah-ing at the fireworks later on and eventually watching some actual rugby as…
Jonathan Rice
September 8, 2011
EmploymentRecruitment

The Return of Candidate Arrogance

This didn't happen to me.  But it is a story related to me recently, and one that I can relate to very well.  The candidate was booked in for interview.  On paper they looked good for the role the recruiter was trying to fill and the phone screen had revealed encouraging…
Jonathan Rice
August 25, 2011
Recruitment

Does Flipping Burgers Make You a Good Potential Recruiter?

Picture the scene:  It's lunchtime in downtown Auckland.  The bland CBD streets have come alive with a stampede of suited office workers.  A Rice Consulting employee with a bargain-hunting mindset decides that, after much consideration, followed by consultations of the Entertainment Book, today it will be the nourishing wonders of…
Jonathan Rice
August 18, 2011
Recruitment

Recruiter Photos: From the Airbrushed to the Bizarre

Are you one of those recruitment companies that parades the photos of your team across your website?  If you're in the UK perhaps not.  Over there it seems that stealth recruitment is more the watchword with the mugshots of your team members hidden away from nosy clients, bothersome candidates and preying…
Jonathan Rice
July 28, 2011