Economy

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The Uncertain Future for Recruitment Agencies

I've had a number of reasons to ponder the future of recruitment this week, particularly on the agency side, and it's been a week of incredible conflicts. This time of year is always a time for introspection, as things wind down a bit towards Christmas, and the general sense I…

Jonathan RiceNovember 8, 2012

Human Resources Recruitment

Leaked Document Reveals the AOG Recruitment Panel

I've spent a bit of time in Wellington this week and it has been quite a bizarre trip. Yesterday morning I checked out of my hotel room at "Ohtel" and took advantage of their breakfast buffet before heading out. To my surprise I found myself sharing a breakfast table with…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 20, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Tumbleweeds Rolling Across New Zealand’s Recruitment Industry

There's nothing happening in the New Zealand recruitment industry. OK I admit that's not the most attention grabbing opening line of The Whiteboard blog that you'll ever see. But, after spending the week in Wellington, it's just the way it is right now. I'm here to bring you news, views…

Jonathan RiceAugust 9, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Christchurch Recruitment’s Bright Future

I've just returned to Auckland after spending a couple of days mooching around the Christchurch recruitment industry and it's hard to know quite how to start this blog post. What an amazing city. Brought to its knees by the devastating earthquake back in February 2011, this place still has a…

Jonathan RiceJuly 26, 2012

Human Resources Recruitment

Top Three Recruitment Myths that are…Utter Bollocks

I was going to write a post this week that followed up on last week's runaway train blog on the All of Government e-tender. An obvious topic to cover would have been to put to the floor the vigorous debate that has sprung up around price versus quality in recruitment…

Jonathan RiceJuly 12, 2012

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The Internal Recruitment Pie: Do you really want a slice?

Those who follow our usual Blogger Jon Rice on Twitter will know that he has taken a well-earned holiday. Being the dynamic yet empowering leader that he is, and nothing to do with the fact that he’ll be drinking cocktails on a Samoan beach right about now, he’s handed the…

Jonathan RiceJune 7, 2012

Recruitment

Wellington Recruiters play the Waiting Game

I'm back in sunny Auckland this morning after a couple of days in Wellington where I went on a mission to cram in as many client visits as possible to get a feel for the mood of our capital's recruitment community following the submissions of the tenders for the "All of…

Jonathan RiceMay 24, 2012

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

Recruiting in Australia: Is the Grass Always Greener?

I had to laugh earlier this week when driving in to work. Carol Ramos, the US correspondent on Marcus Lush's breakfast show, was telling him how up in arms they are in America over the Australian Defence Force's recent attempts to recruit US military personnel into their own military with…

Jonathan RiceMay 10, 2012

Recruitment

The All of Government Recruitment Circus Gets Underway

The online tender process for the provision of recruitment services to "All of Government" (AoG) across New Zealand's three main centres was blasted out of the GETS cannon and into the creaking decks of the recruitment industry's inboxes earlier this week. Like a lion released into an overcrowded amphitheatre, it will…

Jonathan RiceApril 19, 2012

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment Uncategorized

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