Recruitment

The lost art of business development

Last night saw me, courtesy of the nice folks at NZME, at "Fight for Life"; arguably New Zealand's premier boxing event. I've always been a boxing fan, so please excuse me for a slightly cliched "isn't recruitment just like *insert sport here*" blog - I drank more than my fair…

Sean WaltersApril 28, 2023

Recruitment Work

“Why are your margins so high?”

"I've spoken to two other agencies who do exactly the same thing as you, and both are considerably cheaper. Now can you either sharpen the pencil, or explain what magic you do that justifies that kind of margin?". And so goes my Thursday morning. Now I could have firstly explained…

Sean WaltersMarch 31, 2023

Employment Recruitment

Now is NOT the time to be a lazy Recruiter

Speaking with an agency client recently, they told me a story which even I found surprising. This was not a story about exceptional service, $2 million dollar billings, or a Recruiter with no ego - all of which I would have found mildly interesting. Instead it was about the new…

Sean WaltersMarch 10, 2023

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Recruitment Technology

Is LinkedIn Still A Useful Recruitment Tool?

Hello again recruitment, how have you been? It's been quite a while since I wheeled out the old Whiteboard blog and cracked open a set of erasable marker pens to share my musings on the world of recruitment, so please bear with me here. Looking back, it was October 2020,…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 17, 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

Politics Recruitment

Walters’ Hierarchy of Hiring Managers

What with all this weather and a busy desk, I haven't focused much on politics of late. Even Ardern's resignation and Hipkins' rise to the top has largely passed me by. So much so, that it was my mother-in-law in the UK who told me the news - although this…

Sean WaltersFebruary 3, 2023

Recruitment

Don’t take that tone with me…

Well it's finally happened. After a long yet precarious run, I've finally be shut down by LinkedIn. The reasons for this are long, complicated, and historic. However, to summarise, there seems to be only a certain number of times people can complain about your blog, your profanity, or your burning…

Sean WaltersJanuary 26, 2023

Employment Recruitment

The Secret

I think I've finally cracked it. After a mere 18 years in the recruitment industry, I think I've finally figured out what it takes to create a high-performing agency. Why has it taken me 18 years you may ask? Well, it may have taken me longer than some, but I…

Sean WaltersJanuary 20, 2023

Human Resources Politics Recruitment

2023 Predictions: A Timeline

Welcome back folks. Or welcome back some folks. Once again, and moronically, I find myself surprised by how few people are back to work already. This is my 12th January in Aotearoa, and yet each year I think it's going to be different. Call me a curmudgeon, but by the…

Sean WaltersJanuary 13, 2023

Employment Recruitment

Christmas just ain’t the same anymore. Thankfully.

7 years ago, I wouldn't be writing this. Although we are religious in pumping a blog out every Friday, and have been for 12 years, should a Friday coincide with the last day of the year, we'd put up some mildly comedic photoshopped image and be done with it. Writing…

Sean WaltersDecember 23, 2022

The lost art of business development

“Why are your margins so high?”

Now is NOT the time to be a lazy Recruiter

Is LinkedIn Still A Useful Recruitment Tool?

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

Walters’ Hierarchy of Hiring Managers

Don’t take that tone with me…

The Secret

2023 Predictions: A Timeline

Christmas just ain’t the same anymore. Thankfully.

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