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The war for talent. And everything else.

Am I being paranoid, or does it feel like we're teetering on the precipice of a world war? Granted, conflicts and skirmishes across the globe are a constant, but does it seem to you that we may have a perfect storm of despotic leaders, unilateral increased military spending, escalating "tensions",…
Sean Walters
March 7, 2025
Human ResourcesPoliticsRecruitment

The Company We Keep

The recent US election result proves to us that the world is a truly terrible place. However, given the 2024 most of us have had, we didn’t need an election to highlight this. I was speaking to a recruitment GM this week who felt that October was our lowest point,…
Sean Walters
November 8, 2024
Recruitment

The Three ‘R’s’ of Recruitment

While my esteemed colleague and boss is over in the UK scoping out the market for some talent, I'm taking the reins on this week's blog. He loves being in the UK sooo much I don’t know if he will ever come home..... After three months of spending over nine…
Claudia Dawson-Jenner
July 26, 2024
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Reasons For Recruitment Optimism

Several recent conversations have brought to my attention that our friends in the Wellington recruitment sector are feeling a little bit down in the dumps. Heavily reliant on Government recruitment work, our new Prime Minister has come along and torpedoed a bunch of policies and projects, massively reducing spend on…
Jonathan Rice
March 24, 2023
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Recruiting And The Great Regret

Well that was fun.  Jumping back into my old agency rec-to-rec desk for the past 10 days, while its current babysitter Sean is having his own baby sat for him on an overseas trip with the in laws (that he's secretly thrilled about), and already it's my last day.  After…
Jonathan Rice
February 24, 2023
Recruitment

💯 Not Out!

Blog 100 is here! If you are considering bolstering your own personal brand be it blogging/vlogging, here are some tips that I've learned over the hundy.
Scott Burnett
September 23, 2022
Recruitment

Interview Prep School

Interviewing, it's all about the questions you ask and importantly don't ask. Here are some pearls that I would recommend asking in any interview and ones to best avoid.
Scott Burnett
March 11, 2022