Business
Market Update February 2015: The Good News Continues
There's been no shortage of good-news stories coming out about the Kiwi job market recently. The upbeat conversations we’ve been having with hiring managers over the past few months firmly underscore the findings from recent hiring intention surveys. This is backed up by the consistent growth...
Are You Overlooking This Smart Strategy To Keep Your Business Ahead Of The Game?
The technological shift over just the last five years has been incredible. For many businesses (particularly SMEs), there’s a big gap between their desire to keep pace, and their ability to do so. One often-overlooked (but highly effective) strategy is tapping into the remarkable talents of...
Twitter For Absolute Beginners
Social media has the potential to be a massive asset to your career. I wrote about this recently, and decided to follow up with some practical how-to guides for people who are convinced, but not sure where to start. Let's just rip the band aid off quickly and start...
Is Accounting Becoming (Gasp!) Cool?
Maybe it’s the afterglow from attending my first Xerocon last week. That place was buzzing. The gorgeous setting on the sparkling Auckland waterfront, the huge queue to get in, the beautiful people (including the ever-glamorous Petra Baghurst as MC), the hip Xero kids circulating with smoothies, good coffee,...
NZICA Merger: Did Anyone Show Up To The Party?
It's now a week since the announcement that NZICA will merge with its trans-Tasman equivalent, the ICAA. I have been quite amazed at the lack of reaction in the media or online. Tumbleweeds are making more noise. Or was the party so huge that we have...
Finance, Sales & Marketing, or HR – Where Is The Focus Of Your Business Right Now?
I’ve had a really interesting week. I've spent a lot of time catching up with people who I’ve gotten to know over the years and chatting about how their businesses are responding to the recession. Recruitment is great like that – you get to interact with...
The Candidate Experience – 10 Things You Can Do To Make It Great
‘The Candidate Experience’ refers to the experience a candidate has from the moment they first read your vacancy ad, to the time they receive a rejection or a job offer. In the current era of hundreds, if not thousands, of applications for single jobs, many candidates...
We Can Hire Your Financial Services Team
We're Auckland's specialist banking and financial services recruitment agency. Your success depends on having the best team around you. When excellent employees are hard to find, you need a specialist financial services recruitment agency to find your perfect employee. In our experience the best employees partner with...