Recruitment Futurology

Human Resources Recruitment

No Room for Recruitment in Workforce Planning

I've been to quite a few recruitment and sourcing related conferences over recent years but this week saw something a bit more progressive, more technical perhaps, hit our shores. Trevor Vas and his merry band of talent futurists and thought leaders, better known in our industry for the annual Australasian…

Jonathan RiceApril 3, 2014

Recruitment Sourcing

New Zealand’s Digital Recruitment Revolution Kicks Off

I've often bemoaned the short-sighted behaviour of old school recruiters in stubbornly flogging away at print media, misinformed cold calls and command-and-control KPI management. But this week it's time to take a look at those recruiters out there who are pushing the boundaries, dragging recruitment into the digital future and…

Jonathan RiceMarch 27, 2014

Employment Recruitment

Breakfast at Bernie’s Points to Recruitment Surge Ahead

It's been a fairly eventful week for stories related to recruitment. What with Indian restaurants brazenly flouting employment discrimination laws by stipulating that only females may apply for jobs there, followed by an obvious publicity stunt from a trendy Ponsonby bar looking to do the same. We've had a CEO…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 27, 2014

Recruitment

Just One Recruitment Prediction for 2014

So here we are then. The final Whiteboard post of 2013. In the past I've joined in the seasonal bandwagon of crystal ball gazing to predict recruitment trends but this year I'm not sure I can really be bothered. I hope you don't mind. It's partly because I'm heading over…

Jonathan RiceDecember 12, 2013

Recruitment

The Growth of “Recruitment Alternatives”

The battle for recruitment agencies these days seems to have become one of relevance. To be viable, you need to be an expert in your niche, well-networked and knowledgeable about the market. You need to demonstrate value for money otherwise clients these days have too many options and ways to…

Jonathan RiceNovember 14, 2013

Human Resources Recruitment

Return To The Dark Side

This week's Whiteboard scribbles are brought to you from the feverish pen of Sean Walters... Something strange is happening. Regular Whiteboard readers may remember my blog bemoaning the number of burnt-out agency recruiters migrating to the perceived warmer climates of internal recruitment. Well it seems that the tide is…

Jonathan RiceAugust 29, 2013

Job Boards Recruitment

The Recruitment Rollercoaster Heads Upwards

I have to say this has been one of the most positive weeks I've seen the New Zealand recruitment sector go through in many years. I'm feeling good, damn good, and no it's not the delicious Pale Ale accompanying me through this blog writing exercise (I should point out these…

Jonathan RiceAugust 8, 2013

Human Resources Recruitment

Recruitment: No Suits Required

Today's blog is being delivered to you with sneaker-clad feet on desk, roll-up jeans crossed, ironic T-shirt displayed and topped off with trendy beanie hat supporting the weight of industrial size headphone cans. Well not quite, but I'm not exactly in a suit, and this is Britomart, so you could…

Jonathan RiceAugust 1, 2013

Recruitment Sourcing

7 Random Observations from Sourcing Summit NZ

Hands up if you were at the inaugural Sourcing Summit NZ at the Hilton in Auckland yesterday? Good for you. I hope you had fun, learned lots of stuff, met some people and have an equally fuzzy head as I do this morning. Now I have returned to my recruitment…

Jonathan RiceMay 23, 2013

Human Resources Recruitment

Sourcing Summit Special Offer

This week we have an awesome special offer for all of you cool, savvy and switched-on Whiteboard readers. The company that brought the much talked about RHUB to New Zealand last year are bringing the first ever Sourcing Summit #SOSUNZ to Auckland in just a couple of weeks' time and…

Jonathan RiceMay 2, 2013

No Room for Recruitment in Workforce Planning

Breakfast at Bernie’s Points to Recruitment Surge Ahead

Just One Recruitment Prediction for 2014

The Growth of “Recruitment Alternatives”

Return To The Dark Side

The Recruitment Rollercoaster Heads Upwards

Recruitment: No Suits Required

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