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Easy come, not-so-easy go

There’s something in the water currently. No, not fish. Or faeces. I mean something that is bringing out some very aggressive, spiteful, and vindictive behaviours. You may remember that a couple of months ago I wrote this blog about a particularly nasty, inconsequential Christchurch firm who were bullying a former…
Sean Walters
February 14, 2025
Recruitment

A New Year’s Resolution: Meet more candidates

Merry New Year - as they say in countries who speak English as a second language. If you're reading this, you're one of the seemingly few who decided to start your working year on the 6th of January, and not the 13th. Hopefully everyone is well rested, although if your…
Sean Walters
January 10, 2025
EmploymentRecruitment

Loose lips sink (relation)ships

I heard a story doing the rounds this week which can be traced back to an NZ-based global recruitment firm. Apparently, a Consultant, whilst about their business, spotted a colleague "interviewing" with a competitor. And being the grade-A corporate snitch that they are, decided to take a surreptitious photo of…
Sean Walters
September 20, 2024
EmploymentRecruitment

The weird world of “Rec-to-Rec”

Regular readers and ex-girlfriends will know that I like things to be slightly weird. Perhaps it was this innate desire to stray from the norm which caused me to turn my back on the lucrative world of taxidermy and become a recruiter. Not just a recruiter, which is hard enough…
Sean Walters
September 13, 2024