Jobseeker

Robert Walters exit the Christchurch market

“Cause I lost my job two weeks before Christmas” sings the late, great Sixto Rodriguez in his 1971 non-hit “Cause”. If a sadder first line of a sadder song has ever been written, I don’t want to hear it. Unfortunately for some, life is imitating art right now in the…

Sean WaltersNovember 21, 2024

Employment Recruitment

The “Restraint of Trade” and how to bully people with it

Contrary to what our SEEK applicants would believe, we are not typically in the business of placing bakers into recruitment jobs. As a specialist recruitment provider, and staying on a doughy theme, our "bread and butter" is placing those with recruitment experience into recruitment jobs. And this is the case…

Sean WaltersNovember 15, 2024

Employment Politics Recruitment

Looking up from the gutter

Because I like cheap property and long commutes, I live in the Auckland suburb of Titirangi. For those who don't know Auckland, or perhaps New Zealand, Titirangi is mostly bush, hills, and women who look like they've got Lenny Kravitz in a headlock. Because of these hills, landslips are common.…

Sean WaltersAugust 30, 2024

Uncategorized

How to get a pay rise in recruitment

With unemployment at a three year high, and very little recruitment going on, now's the perfect time to get a pay rise. Here's a guide. Move to the agency with the highest base salaries Staffed by former wife-beaters, drug addicts, and Somalian pirates, this move is sure to see you…

Sean WaltersMay 24, 2024

Employment Recruitment

Why job ads don’t (and shouldn’t) name the company

A blog I wrote recently was tagged in a response to a LinkedIn post from a job seeker. This job seeker had eloquently bullet-pointed some observations made during their recent job hunt. In the most part, it was a good post, and the sort of thing that gains real traction…

Sean WaltersFebruary 16, 2024

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

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

Human Resources

Immigration Ill-Advisors

Do you know who deserve a worse reputation than Recruitment Consultants? Drivers who don't indicate. And Immigration Advisors. Now before I climb this week's soapbox, let me be clear; If you're the type of Immigration Advisor who works with businesses to get them accredited, or helps companies in any way…

Sean WaltersNovember 25, 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 Uncategorized

WTF is Quiet Quitting!?

I'm back baby, a little bit brown but heaps more grumpy 👴🏻😄

Scott BurnettSeptember 9, 2022