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Proofreaders, Prodigies, and the AI Panic

As if I wasn’t predictable enough, a blog criticising the RCSA is followed by a blog about AI. One about All of Government and another taking the p*ss out of Consult will make it a full-house. However, short of a seriously lame post comparing “your next hire” with an Olympic…

Sean WaltersFebruary 20, 2026

Employment Recruitment Work

The RCSA Paywall Awards

I gave myself the luxury of starting 2026 with some frivolous blogs. Unfortunately (for everyone), I'm now back in the business of serious recruitment codswallop. Last week I noticed a few posts, some of them cringeworthy, about changes to the annual RCSA Awards submission policy. For the first time ever,…

Sean WaltersFebruary 13, 2026

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Red Flags: A Recruiter’s Guide

Recruitment is of course getting replaced by AI. We all know this. What will be replaced last is the common recruiter’s “gut instinct”. Here’s my list of red flags and warning signs to look out for when trying to add value to an increasingly dehumanised process. Hell, apply them to…

Sean WaltersJanuary 30, 2026

Uncategorized

Recruitment Management, Burnt Garlic, and the Problem with KPIs

I want you to take a moment. Look around your office and find the best performer. If it’s you, either look at the second best, or feel uncomfortable as your colleagues stare at you right now. Now ask yourself: does the office’s highest biller recruit exactly like you do? Actually,…

Sean WaltersJanuary 23, 2026

Employment Recruitment Sourcing

Backstreet’s Back (and so is saying “No” in 2026)

"Oh my God, we're back again!" sing the Backstreet Boys in their 1997 classic. And unless you're incredibly lucky, unlucky, or rich, so should you be. The rest of the song has no relevance to the first post of the year sadly. Before you ask, my break was lovely thank…

Sean WaltersJanuary 16, 2026

Human Resources Recruitment Work

Christmas is a confidence game (and I’m all in)

Regular readers may assume that I hate this time of year. The commercialism. The inability to get a seat or pie at Vultures unless you queue. The d*ckheads in Santa hats and Hawaiian shirts. The obligation to talk to (and even spend time with) distant relatives, neighbours you hate, and…

Sean WaltersDecember 19, 2025

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Technology

What SHOULD get you banned from LinkedIn

Getting banned from LinkedIn is easy enough. Trust me. All you have to do is write a few sharp blogs, tag a few people, and “enjoy” the cut’n’thrust of a comments section. Mostly, you’ll get banned for (as far as I’m concerned) no biggie. Such is life. In my strange…

Sean WaltersDecember 12, 2025

Employment Politics Recruitment Uncategorized

Regulated recruiters or a regular waste of time?

Following a biblical flood, I'm currently having my bathroom renovated. I'm actually having three bathrooms renovated simultaneously, but this adds nothing to the analogy, and only more debt to me. Due to the scale of the renovation required, I need the work of an architect and consent from our beloved…

Sean WaltersDecember 5, 2025

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The new face of recruitment leadership

A lot is written about leadership. And those who write good stuff about it clearly know more than me. At its highest level, leadership is a science. Studied at Harvard with countless books written on the subject. These books are then devoured and understood by some, and misinterpreted my many.…

Sean WaltersNovember 28, 2025

Employment Politics Recruitment Work

NZ and Me: The Story of a Droopy Pecker

"Keep ya pecker up" 'tis what they say. And having gone through a run of personal bad luck recently, I couldn't agree more. Without dwelling on it, I've had a motorbike stolen, a bathroom and bedroom destroyed by flood, shingles, two weird growths cut out of my body, and a…

Sean WaltersNovember 7, 2025