Candidates

“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

Recruitment

Candidate Delusion Calculator

I stumbled across something from the desk of a jilted insecure American man this week but, does he have a point? 🤔

Scott BurnettNovember 18, 2022

Recruitment

Annual Leave, Do We Need It? 🤔

Less people are taking annual leave. But why? And what impact does that have on employees and employers? 🧐

Scott BurnettOctober 21, 2022

Recruitment Sourcing

“Poaching” isn’t a dirty word. It’s just incorrect.

A recent post from the RCSA was highlighted to me today. Now I'm not one to read these things usually, but given their commendable involvement in dealing with the clowns at MBIE recently, I've taken a bigger interest in our(*) governing body of late (*yours, not mine). The post can…

Sean WaltersOctober 14, 2022

Recruitment

You seeing many people coming from overseas? 🧐

It's a question that is at the back of a recruiters mind this time of year. Are we going to be able to place some stocking filler candidates of have we got to settle for coal again?

Scott BurnettOctober 7, 2022

Recruitment

💯 Not Out!

Blog 100 is here! If you are considering bolstering your own personal brand be it blogging/vlogging, here are some tips that I've learned over the hundy.

Scott BurnettSeptember 23, 2022

“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!

“Poaching” isn’t a dirty word. It’s just incorrect.

You seeing many people coming from overseas? 🧐

💯 Not Out!

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