Candidates

Employment Human Resources Politics

Maybe if we just ignore it…?

Recruiters get a fair amount of heat for ignoring stuff. Whether it be towards persistent yet non-placeable candidates, or internal recruiters on perpetual voicemail, we have an infamous and well-documented history with the ol' silent treatment. In many cases, it's a skidmark on on the Y-fronts of what should be…

Sean WaltersAugust 7, 2020

Recruitment

Recruitment Reputation.

How do we improve our rep? Maybe we stop kicking the can down the line and spare a thought for your lowly rec to rec? 🤗🙏

Scott BurnettJuly 31, 2020

Employment Human Resources

The Devil Makes Work for Idle Recruiters

"The devil makes work for idle hands", or so Edwardian factory owners like to tell us. And judging by the current market, it is not just those involved in steam powered weaving that this applies to. In our industry, there are currently two types of recruiters; those who have more…

Sean WaltersJuly 3, 2020

Recruitment

LinkedInappropriate

LinkedIn is coming out with some new features. I get a few things of my chest and something that's always puzzled me...

Scott BurnettJune 26, 2020

Recruitment

New New Zealand

The industry has gone through a transformation, what changes are most prevalent, and what change would be welcomed?

Scott BurnettJune 5, 2020

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Why Recruiters Don’t “Get” Diversity

It was TV gold this week as National's new leader, Todd Muller, announced his frontbench. In what was accurately described by Newshub as a "shemozzle", when pressed on diversity, a nervous Nikki Kaye highlighted that Paul Goldsmith was "obviously Ngāti Porou". The problem is, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Goldsmith isn't actually…

Sean WaltersMay 29, 2020

Human Resources Politics

The Three Approaches to Recovery

Like having unprotected sex with a chlamydic super model, it was with mixed emotions that I found myself riding into work yesterday morning. Not "mixed" because I'm yet to organise my sock draw, but more so from the time it took to traverse the 20 kilometers across Auckland. Those who…

Sean WaltersMay 15, 2020

Recruitment

First Things First!

With the end looking nigh, we look at what best to do when first back and what approach you should be taking.

Scott BurnettMay 8, 2020

Recruitment

State of Affairs

You'd like to think we're over the hump so to speak, broken the back of lockdown so what's happening out there and what can we do moving forward?

Scott BurnettApril 24, 2020

Recruitment

Abstracting the Fool

Open-ended, leading, loaded, there are heaps of different types of questions! I take a look at the 'weird cousin' of the questioning world; abstract

Scott BurnettFebruary 14, 2020

Maybe if we just ignore it…?

Recruitment Reputation.

The Devil Makes Work for Idle Recruiters

New New Zealand

Why Recruiters Don’t “Get” Diversity

The Three Approaches to Recovery

First Things First!

State of Affairs

Abstracting the Fool

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