New Zealand

Tell me what you want, what you really really want

Well, here I am. In the absence of Sean and soon to be Jon, I’m writing the blog. In the 8+ years I have worked for Rice Consulting, the purist tradition is that ones weekly musings are pounded out the same morning it is published, powwow hangover or not. Personally,…

Anastasia LeeJune 30, 2023

Employment Recruitment

Do something different today

Auckland is a difficult place to live currently. No summer, followed by what feels like a lifetime of rain. The whole city turned into a massive building site. 2 hour commutes home into a damp house with a f*cked retaining wall with the warmer months seemingly a lifetime away. Although…

Sean WaltersJune 2, 2023

Recruitment Work

“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

You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em

"Ooh, he was such a handsome man", said my mum yesterday about "The Gambler" singer Kenny Rogers. She also says the same about Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow, and Glasgow Rangers stalwart Ally McCoist. This, however, is not a blog about what tickles the pickle of a 65 year old…

Sean WaltersFebruary 10, 2023

Politics Recruitment

Walters’ Hierarchy of Hiring Managers

What with all this weather and a busy desk, I haven't focused much on politics of late. Even Ardern's resignation and Hipkins' rise to the top has largely passed me by. So much so, that it was my mother-in-law in the UK who told me the news - although this…

Sean WaltersFebruary 3, 2023

Human Resources Politics Recruitment

2023 Predictions: A Timeline

Welcome back folks. Or welcome back some folks. Once again, and moronically, I find myself surprised by how few people are back to work already. This is my 12th January in Aotearoa, and yet each year I think it's going to be different. Call me a curmudgeon, but by the…

Sean WaltersJanuary 13, 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

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

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

Tell me what you want, what you really really want

Do something different today

“Why are your margins so high?”

You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em

Walters’ Hierarchy of Hiring Managers

2023 Predictions: A Timeline

That’s a Wrap!

You seeing many people coming from overseas? 🧐

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