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Recruiters, Get Your Heads Out Of The Sand And Embrace The Future

The squeeze is on. Recruitment agencies are doing it tough right now. The entire recruitment landscape post-recession has changed and for many it is a weird moonscape causing a great deal of displacement and discomfort. January was a particularly sluggish month for recruitment with many key client decision-makers taking virtually the whole (rain-soaked)…

Jonathan RiceMarch 1, 2012

Job Boards Recruitment

New Zealand Recruitment CEO’s Speaking Out (without saying too much)

Earlier this week saw a sizeable gathering of Auckland's recruitment community for a breakfast panel presentation with a clutch of New Zealand's recruitment leaders. Hosted by the cheeky, chirpy James Cozens we were treated to 90 minutes of valuable insights, leathery bacon, worthwhile reminders and a smattering of smug back-patting and…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 16, 2012

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

The Whiteboard’s (Alternative) Recruitment Predictions for 2012

Hmmm, there seem to be rather a lot of predictions for 2012 wafting around the social media blogosphere in recent days. How on earth is one to know what to do with themselves as the impending end of 2011 looms ever closer? How can one prepare for the trials and tribulations…

Jonathan RiceDecember 15, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Hindsight or Arse-sight? Reflecting on The Whiteboard’s 2011 Predictions

Last year, around about this time, The Whiteboard brought to you my predictions for what 2011 had in store for us in the world of recruitment. Next week I will be wheeling out a similar offering, although cunningly this time I will be issuing forth predictions for Recruitment 2012. Just…

Jonathan RiceDecember 8, 2011

Recruitment

Recruiting in Times of Rugby

This is it. Later today the 2011 Rugby World Cup kicks off right here in our own backyard. We at Rice Consulting will be joining in the celebrations this afternoon, jostling to watch the haka in the Viaduct, oohh-aah-ing at the fireworks later on and eventually watching some actual rugby as…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 8, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

This week I made a placement into a recruitment firm that came with a $5k signing-on fee for the candidate. I felt a little bit like how Fernando Torres’ agent must have felt when he negotiated a £50 million signing-on fee from Chelsea (ok ok…I said “a little bit”) But…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 17, 2011

Recruiting in Times of Rugby

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

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Economy

Recruiters, Get Your Heads Out Of The Sand And Embrace The Future

New Zealand Recruitment CEO’s Speaking Out (without saying too much)

The Whiteboard’s (Alternative) Recruitment Predictions for 2012

Hindsight or Arse-sight? Reflecting on The Whiteboard’s 2011 Predictions

Recruiting in Times of Rugby

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

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