LinkedIn is coming out with some new features. I get a few things of my chest and something that's always puzzled me...
Scott BurnettJune 26, 2020
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
History has shown that given enough time, logic and reason trumps superstition and conjecture. Until science discovered bacteria, we believed that the only thing to make us sick was "Miasma" in the air. Likewise, it was once common knowledge that what a pregnant woman stared at dictated the physical characteristics…
Sean WaltersJune 13, 2019
If it looks like a rat, smells like a rat, and sounds like a rat, then it probably is a rat. Or so they say. Just who they are is open to debate. In recent years there has been a groundswell of Technology Consulting firms who are offering services that,…
Sean WaltersMarch 21, 2019
No, this isn’t going to be a blog that brings to light the officiating of a particular Champions League tie that allowed a once doomed team from the North West of England to prolong the inevitable. The ref I’m ‘referring’ to is reference. A crucial component of what we do…
Scott BurnettMarch 7, 2019
If you’re working in New Zealand’s recruitment and talent acquisition industry then you’ve no doubt heard about Trade Me Jobs’ new proactive talent finder platform Scout. Actually, let me rephrase that: If you work in those sectors and actually have any interest in trying to explore new ways of doing…
Jonathan RiceMarch 5, 2019
When pitching a new role to a candidate, what is the most important factor to them? Is it money? The cost of living, and Auckland house prices especially, would suggest that this would be the logical answer. And certainly, when you're recruiting recruiters, many of these bon viveurs have particularly…
Sean WaltersMay 10, 2018
Well, have you? If you haven’t, it’s like a normal bar, except with house music and washboard stomachs. Being a fan of classic rock and too much beer, it’s these factors rather than any latent homophobia that tends to keep me away. However, on occasion, I’ve enjoyed the odd sojourn…
Sean WaltersJanuary 25, 2018
A shift has occurred, a changing of the guards and much like my day to day where I am attempting to fill the shoes of Mr. Jon Rice in a recruitment capacity I now get to measure up from a literacy perspective; I don’t know which one I am more…
Scott BurnettJanuary 14, 2018
Your usual blogger is AWOL once again this week, so it's up to me to battle through 500 non-libellous words. The world is awash with recruitment technology currently; An endless list of start-ups attempting to use automation and AI to replace or enhance the fat-tie-knotted recruitment barbarians of old. A…
Sean WaltersJuly 13, 2017
