Recruitment Futurology

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

Recruitment Work

IDK about WFH

I will wager that the recruitment agency you work for has delivered less revenue this year than they did last year. Yes, there will be exceptions, but in the most part, things have been tougher than the two previous years. I say this with a level of authority. We see…

Sean WaltersOctober 27, 2023

Recruitment Work

“Recruitment Entrepreneur” lands in NZ. What the hell is it?

It started with a LinkedIn connection request from a chap called Steve Tolen. Then a post from Tribe announcing themselves as "Regional Partners" for "Recruitment Entrepreneur", shortly followed by a job ad for a Country Director for the same organisation. And then several conversation with recruitment leaders who have either…

Sean WaltersAugust 25, 2023

Recruitment Technology

Remaining Relevant in Recruitment

Hello from Wellington. Your usual recruitment raconteur is tormenting the eardrums of Fijian resort staff (and fellow holidaymakers, probably) so it's down to me to jump back to The Whiteboard and keep our 13+ years recruitment blogging streak going. I popped down to attend the Wellington Recruitment Meetup last night…

Jonathan RiceJune 23, 2023

Recruitment Technology

The Robots really are coming: Recruitment’s biggest leap

Do you remember when we all thought Twitter would revolutionise recruitment? Job boards would die and we'd all be hiring rocket scientists using 240 characters and a clever #hashtag? Or what about the short-lived Google Circles? A complicated Facebook clone where we could keep dick pics and job applications seperate…

Sean WaltersMay 18, 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

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

Itchy Feet

What is to be done with all these recruiters leaving? One agency has an innovative solution. Thank me later for the image used, the free-to-use ones were truly horrific 🦶🏻🤮

Scott BurnettJuly 1, 2022

Recruitment Futurology

Everyone’s a Recruiter these days

IDK about WFH

“Recruitment Entrepreneur” lands in NZ. What the hell is it?

Remaining Relevant in Recruitment

The Robots really are coming: Recruitment’s biggest leap

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

That’s a Wrap!

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