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Scraping the recruitment barrel

No doubt it will be news to you that as of the 9th September, recruitment "Job board"/aggregator Jora has ceased trading in New Zealand. This will be news to you because Jora was so inconsequential that many of you will never have heard of it. And I'm certain none of…

Sean WaltersSeptember 25, 2026

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Rejected in Five Seconds (You’re Welcome)

How long does it take you to reject a CV? Answer truthfully. And I'm not asking about the "maybe" pile. I mean the CV that you won't be progressing. The CV that does not require further consideration. I'll go first. If it were to take me 5 seconds, I'd be…

Sean WaltersSeptember 11, 2026

Employment Recruitment Work

Cr@p Recruitment Firms: We Need More of ’em

Do you know what I miss? White dog sh*t and smoking on aeroplanes. Do you know what else? Really crap recruitment firms. This seemingly nonsensical statement isn't just designed to gain clicks in a world where only clicks matter. There's some reasoning behind my madness. But first, let's kill some…

Sean WaltersSeptember 4, 2026

Employment Recruitment Work

No Win, No Fee, No Point

Some things you know to be true, but that doesn't mean they've truly dawned on you. No man ever thinks his wife is going to leave him no matter how many times she threatens, until she runs off with the landscape gardener. 5 more minutes until bed isn't actually 5…

Sean WaltersAugust 28, 2026

Employment Recruitment Work

RCSA Awards Finalists Announced – Hello?? Is anybody there??

This blog was meant to go out last week, but was pushed down the list by recruitment's answer to Carmen Sandiego. With a slow news week, we're back to writing a blog that, if I'm honest, pains me. With two recruitment awards a year in NZ, and each requiring a "prediction"…

Sean WaltersJune 19, 2026

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing Technology Work

The AI Headf*ck

And we’re back on AI. Sorry everyone, but this was prompted by a couple of things. Firstly, there was this article here. If you can’t be bothered reading it, and I wouldn’t blame you, it’s the usual disgruntled-candidate-rejected-by-computer click bait. To summarise more accurately, a mum is annoyed that her…

Sean WaltersMarch 27, 2026

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Recruiters, Rivals & the Death Rattle of Desperation

And once again, my hands are tied. This was promised to be a blog with some juicy industry gossip, and it very nearly was. However, after a few conversations yesterday, my editor (I do my own editing) has opted to veto the scoop. The reason: once the dust has settled,…

Sean WaltersAugust 22, 2025

Human Resources Recruitment Work

I don’t believe in post-placement candidate care. (And I don’t believe in free replacements either).

I have a big bit of news which, out of respect for those involved, I can't share with you this week. Apologies. Instead, I'd like to share one of my less popular views. Given that most of my views fly in the face of sound reasoning, that's quite a statement.…

Sean WaltersAugust 8, 2025

Employment Job Boards Politics Sourcing Technology

Drowning in a sea of candidates

Although I could use the data generated by our sophisticated CRM, I, like most recruiters, like to rely on a little thing known as gut-feel. Let's be real, who needs solid, defensible, researched and reasoned information, when we can provide anecdotes, hear-say, speculation, and rumour. If you're an agency leader…

Sean WaltersJuly 25, 2025

Employment Recruitment Sourcing

How far is too far?

I had a call yesterday from an old candidate down in Wellington. I missed it as I was out peddling my wares to a prospective new client. Before I could call him back, I received the following text from them: "Let me know if you want a topic for your…

Sean WaltersMay 30, 2025

Scraping the recruitment barrel

Rejected in Five Seconds (You’re Welcome)

Cr@p Recruitment Firms: We Need More of ’em

No Win, No Fee, No Point

RCSA Awards Finalists Announced – Hello?? Is anybody there??

The AI Headf*ck

Recruiters, Rivals & the Death Rattle of Desperation

I don’t believe in post-placement candidate care. (And I don’t believe in free replacements either).

Drowning in a sea of candidates

How far is too far?

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