Recruitment

Talent International acquire People&Co – and are back in the big time

I had a real zinger of a blog mentally drafted this week, but alas, some serious recruitment news hit my feed yesterday, pushing my planned blog down the ranks. Rest assured, these more tabloid-friendly blogs don't just disappear into the ether. They sit on my desk inside a folder labelled…

Sean WaltersNovember 3, 2023

Recruitment Work

IDK about WFH

I will wager that the recruitment agency you work for has delivered less revenue this year than they did last year. Yes, there will be exceptions, but in the most part, things have been tougher than the two previous years. I say this with a level of authority. We see…

Sean WaltersOctober 27, 2023

Employment Politics Recruitment

The year that never happened

Our fictionalised conversation starts in April 2023. Me: So you've briefed me. I've introduced the candidate. They've met you, the team, and completed testing. Everyone loves them, so do you want me to move to references, or do you want to offer subject to references? Client: Ah Sean. I've been…

Sean WaltersOctober 20, 2023

Politics Recruitment

The Whiteboard Election Special: What does it mean for us Recruiters?

Let's imagine for a moment that we don't live in a country which uses the mostly fantastic MMP electoral system. Let's pretend, perhaps as a little thought experiment on this dreary Friday morning, that come Saturday, one party will have absolute rule. No "Coalition of Chaos". No "Coalition of Cuts".…

Sean WaltersOctober 13, 2023

Politics Recruitment

The winners, and soon to be losers, of the Government gravy train

Politically, we are a divided business here at Rice HQ. We have three loony-lefties whose allegiances lie somewhere between Green/Labour/Te Pāti Māori. Someone who sits at the absolute centre of political moderation who won't tell us who they're voting for. And a David Seymour fan who has also said that…

Sean WaltersOctober 6, 2023

Employment Recruitment

Recruiters, who have you upset today?

I have been upsetting people of late. This is perhaps nothing new, but it's got me thinking about the craft of Recruitment and how annoying it can be for all involved. In my 20 years in the game, I have only encountered a Beadle-sized handful of Recruiters who manage to…

Sean WaltersSeptember 29, 2023

Job Boards Recruitment

2023 SARA finalists announced. Here’s my picks.

The blogging gods are smiling on me currently. Typically, these missives take me about twenty five minutes to write, but can take hours to think of a topic. Writing a weekly, non-repetitive, decade-long recruitment blog is no easy feat - just look at those who sporadically try. However, this year,…

Sean WaltersSeptember 22, 2023

Politics Recruitment

Recruitment and The Waiting Game

It's very quiet out there this week, and not just because your usual blogger Sean has taken the week off and relieved us of his unfailingly distractive qualities. As was predictably referenced last week, the "uncertainty" that a NZ General Election every 3 years seems to cause, tied in with…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 15, 2023

Politics Recruitment

New Zealand Recruitment Industry Officially Declared “Lumpy”

It's a strange time to be a recruiter. I say "strange" but I suppose we've had quite a few strange times over the last few years; a growing economy falling off a cliff after someone ate a bat. The subsequent death of perm recruitment, whilst those who could source temporary…

Sean WaltersSeptember 8, 2023

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

How to get the worst out of your Recruitment Agency

Recruitment Consultants don't always have the best reputations, and this is often justified. If you really want to see how bad we can be, here's my handy "cut-out and keep" guide for hiring managers and internal recruiters. Ask us up front to reduce our fees In a talent-short market, in…

Sean WaltersSeptember 1, 2023

Talent International acquire People&Co – and are back in the big time

IDK about WFH

The year that never happened

The Whiteboard Election Special: What does it mean for us Recruiters?

The winners, and soon to be losers, of the Government gravy train

Recruiters, who have you upset today?

2023 SARA finalists announced. Here’s my picks.

Recruitment and The Waiting Game

New Zealand Recruitment Industry Officially Declared “Lumpy”

How to get the worst out of your Recruitment Agency

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