Recruiter

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 Job Boards Recruitment

The “Candidate Care” Myth

My au pair told me on Wednesday that I should start a podcast where I share my wildly unpopular opinions. I get the sense that this is because she's fed up with hearing them. I told her that I have a blog for this very purpose, however, try as I…

Sean WaltersNovember 1, 2024

Employment Recruitment

Loose lips sink (relation)ships

I heard a story doing the rounds this week which can be traced back to an NZ-based global recruitment firm. Apparently, a Consultant, whilst about their business, spotted a colleague "interviewing" with a competitor. And being the grade-A corporate snitch that they are, decided to take a surreptitious photo of…

Sean WaltersSeptember 20, 2024

Recruitment

Revealed: How Much Money NZ Recruiters Really Make

You want to get the highest base salary as a kiwi agency recruiter? Get onto a Banking & Financial Services desk. Or you want the chance to bill the most fees, and have the highest overall earnings? Then find your way onto a Procurement & Supply Chain desk. Or maybe…

Jonathan RiceJune 7, 2024

Politics Recruitment Work

Five BIG stories from the world of Recruitment

Regular readers will know that I often find myself scraping around for a blog topic on a Friday morning. Not so today. Following the blog hotline ringing off the hook this week, here's a snapshot of FIVE big things that have happened to the industry. Think of this like a…

Sean WaltersMay 31, 2024

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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 Human Resources Recruitment

The dreaded “handover”

If you've worked in the recruitment industry for any length of the time, you would have been a player in the following scene: A recruiter or recruitment manager contacts a client to say that they or a staff member are "moving on". The recruiter or recruitment manager requests a meeting…

Sean WaltersApril 26, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

What to do if you’ve lied to a Recruitment Consultant

I'm currently being lied to by a candidate. If they know I know they're lying, I don't know, but I suspect they do. Or maybe they don't and are living in hope that I am stupid. For now I'm happy to be perceived as stupid as I'm enjoying watching this…

Sean WaltersApril 19, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Never say never again. Unless you’re a recruiter

I, like Jesus, have been thinking on the topic of forgiveness. As recruiters, we operate in a world where we expect a fair amount of forgiveness aimed our way. Running a busy desk makes us slow to respond. And sometimes we plainly forget. We now also live in a world…

Sean WaltersApril 12, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Everyone’s a Recruiter these days

I'm trying to get myself an au pair currently. I say "myself", but of course I mean "my family" as single men can't get au pairs. I know because I tried back in 2014 and they almost called the police. Being an agency owner myself, I saw the value in…

Sean WaltersFebruary 2, 2024

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

The “Candidate Care” Myth

Loose lips sink (relation)ships

Revealed: How Much Money NZ Recruiters Really Make

Five BIG stories from the world of Recruitment

How to get a pay rise in recruitment

The dreaded “handover”

What to do if you’ve lied to a Recruitment Consultant

Never say never again. Unless you’re a recruiter

Everyone’s a Recruiter these days

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