How can we attract candidates? By showing we give a sh*t! Here's a way some agencies are going about it.
Scott BurnettJune 10, 2022
In the week an interesting alternative approach to contingency recruitment was presented to me. An enigma wrapped in a mystery surrounded by a recruitment process. If you've found yourself asking Who is The Sourcerer? We've done the extensive search, for free!
Scott BurnettNovember 6, 2020
Like having unprotected sex with a chlamydic super model, it was with mixed emotions that I found myself riding into work yesterday morning. Not "mixed" because I'm yet to organise my sock draw, but more so from the time it took to traverse the 20 kilometers across Auckland. Those who…
Sean WaltersMay 15, 2020
I've been listening to a lot of Country music recently. Maybe it's my Titirangi-bound self isolation conjuring up fantasies of a lonesome cowboy, squinting across the prairie. Or perhaps the bleak economic outlook has slung me into a bout of maudlin self-pity which makes songs like "She's actin' single (I'm…
Sean WaltersMay 1, 2020
You have to admit; it really is an incredible time to be alive. My Grandad flew RAF bombers during the Second World War. And apart from firebombing the innocent women and children of Dresden, it was the most vivid and defining time of his life. Plucked from a working class…
Sean WaltersApril 3, 2020
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me. I ain't got nothing but work babe, FOUR days a week! What is a normal working week and is that likely to change? Some pretty strong signs indicate that may be the case 🚶♂️🏃♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️
Scott BurnettDecember 20, 2019
Well it had to happen eventually. Yesterday (or today depending on where in the world you are), Uber announced the launch of their "Uber Works" platform, with an initial trial being rolled out across Chicago. Being the doyens of all things "gig", the only surprise is that they waited until…
Sean WaltersOctober 3, 2019
This week, New Zealand's most circulated Newspaper, the NZ Herald, moved their online offering towards a paid subscription model. To both our overseas blog readers, this is akin to Dylan going electric, except without the cultural significance. Now for those who read the Herald, given the quality of journalism served…
Sean WaltersMay 2, 2019
When it comes to clickbait blog topics, "HR Tech" and "the future of work" are the LinkedIn equivalents of "naked singles in your area". Most of these articles tell us of a brave new world. A world where AI is harnessed to decide which tie you are to wear, your…
Sean WaltersSeptember 13, 2018
