What are the factors that rec cons and job seekers must have in order to accept an offer? Things have changed in recent times, have your hot buttons shifted?
Scott BurnettDecember 4, 2020
Today, the obvious blog topic would be about the impending election. However, I realised this morning that I had no appetite for writing such a piece. Perhaps it's the God-awful televised debates. Or maybe the number of old, white, unemployed men on LinkedIn telling me to vote for that rat…
Sean WaltersOctober 16, 2020
When I was a single man, I used to love Tinder. Now I know everyone is using Bumble and Hinge for their online dating endeavors these days , but back in my day, Tinder was king. And I know what you're thinking. Me, sitting like a lonely loser, underpanted in…
Sean WaltersSeptember 4, 2020
With advertising way down have our roles as recruiters changed? Have a read and try not to bang your own drum in the comment section.
Scott BurnettAugust 28, 2020
Getting this last blog out before a Stephen King-esq dome falls on Auckland. With no new supply topping up the candidate pool what is there to do?
Scott BurnettAugust 14, 2020
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
The industry has gone through a transformation, what changes are most prevalent, and what change would be welcomed?
Scott BurnettJune 5, 2020
We've been writing a recruitment blog here at Rice Consulting since December 2009. Originally under the penmanship of Jonathan Rice, several people have been passed the ceremonial marker pen over the years, with it currently being squabbled over by Scott Burnett, and yours truly, the Merchant of Menace, the Big…
Sean WaltersApril 17, 2020
The whiteboard has kept true to its pledge of providing consistent quality content for the last 9 years, an uninterrupted run that draws comparisons to dynasties like M.A.S.H or The Simpsons. Like any longstanding TV show eventually the writers eventually need to slack off and as a result, we get…
Scott BurnettOctober 10, 2019
History has shown that given enough time, logic and reason trumps superstition and conjecture. Until science discovered bacteria, we believed that the only thing to make us sick was "Miasma" in the air. Likewise, it was once common knowledge that what a pregnant woman stared at dictated the physical characteristics…
Sean WaltersJune 13, 2019
