Candidates

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

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment Technology

How much do Recruiters really earn?

Writing a blog the morning after a Rice PowWow is often a challenge. 3 hours sleep, the alcohol-induced brain fog, shaky hands fumbling across the keyboard - all whilst trying to be both entertaining and relevant to the recruitment community. This morning I have no such problems however. At 41…

Sean WaltersJuly 28, 2023

Employment Recruitment

A day in the life of a Rec-to-Rec Consultant

The names in the below blog have been changed to protect the innocent...and the guilty. Screening my recent ad applicants I came across the CV of an experienced recruiter. Believe it or not, in the world of Rec-to-Rec this can be a rare occurrence. Typically, my CRM is filled with…

Sean WaltersJuly 21, 2023

Recruitment

The Best Thing About Being a Recruiter (and why some never experience it)

And I'm back. Some of you may have noticed that the whiteboard marker has been wielded by pensmiths Mr J.Rice and Ms A.Lee over the last few weeks. The reason being was a much needed bit of R&R in Fiji for yours truly. To be frank, it's been one hell…

Sean WaltersJuly 7, 2023

Employment Politics

The phone is dead. And so is everything else.

Regular readers, and those who know me in real life, will know I'm somewhat of a "Champagne socialist". Growing up in a working-class family in Thatcher's Britain, this is hardly surprising. However, most of my opinions have been shaped in later life. To explain, I don't believe that many of…

Sean WaltersMay 12, 2023

Recruitment Work

“Why are your margins so high?”

"I've spoken to two other agencies who do exactly the same thing as you, and both are considerably cheaper. Now can you either sharpen the pencil, or explain what magic you do that justifies that kind of margin?". And so goes my Thursday morning. Now I could have firstly explained…

Sean WaltersMarch 31, 2023

Employment Recruitment

The Recruiter’s Secret Weapon

What if I told you that for a one-off investment of $5,013.30+GST, two hours of your time, and a recurring fee of $100 per month, you could, at a conservative estimate, bill an extra $50k-100k per year? You'd think I'm either crazy or a genius right? Perhaps both. In this…

Sean WaltersMarch 17, 2023

Employment Recruitment

Christmas just ain’t the same anymore. Thankfully.

7 years ago, I wouldn't be writing this. Although we are religious in pumping a blog out every Friday, and have been for 12 years, should a Friday coincide with the last day of the year, we'd put up some mildly comedic photoshopped image and be done with it. Writing…

Sean WaltersDecember 23, 2022

Human Resources Recruitment Work

Recruitment Consultant Stereotypes: Which are you?

If you've been about Auckland City this week, you may have seen a sweaty 100kg man flying around on a moped. One minute, sweating under the sun like a paedophile in a playground, and the next, as wet as an otter's pocket. That man was me. Having temporarily taken over…

Sean WaltersDecember 16, 2022

Employment

That’s a Wrap!

Today is my last day at Rice Consulting. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened 😊

Scott BurnettDecember 2, 2022

How to get the worst out of your Recruitment Agency

How much do Recruiters really earn?

A day in the life of a Rec-to-Rec Consultant

The Best Thing About Being a Recruiter (and why some never experience it)

The phone is dead. And so is everything else.

“Why are your margins so high?”

The Recruiter’s Secret Weapon

Christmas just ain’t the same anymore. Thankfully.

Recruitment Consultant Stereotypes: Which are you?

That’s a Wrap!

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