Career
Accounting & Finance Job Market Update: July 2017
We get asked many times a day what Auckland’s accounting and finance job market is doing. There’s a lot going on out there, but the answer is definitely not straightforward. Let’s try and make sense of a few things for you: At Consult, we’ve seen the job...
Show Me The Money
Growing up in Newcastle I was always told, “shy bairns get nowt," translated in common English as, “shy children get nothing.” We’re always advised if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Which is easy when it comes to the last slice of pizza, but what about...
What The Buck: Again?!
Every hiring manager we meet right now is desperate to know what’s happening in the accounting and finance market. What roles are in hot demand, what are other organisations doing to retain their key staff and how can they ensure the best people are working for...
When It All Hits The Fan
Everyone has periods in their personal and professional lives where things change – it’s life. Things happen both good and bad and you have to roll with the punches, no matter how hard they are. I joined Consult Recruitment earlier this year after much consideration and...
How To Win By Not Being The Best
Is this madness? “If you want to succeed, do NOT try to be the best at what you do.” No. It’s absolute magic. Here’s why. Okay. It sure sounded like madness when I heard it. Then, in the next sentence, came the gem that can change careers and...
Listen To Your Gut
You’re faced with two job offers at the same time - so which one should you take? Maybe you have one offer and then another role comes up in your dream industry but it is only in the early stages. Should you take the sure...
How NOT To Run A Meeting – Let My Pain Be Your Gain
When I first became a manager, the thing I dreaded the most was running the weekly team meeting. Cue copious eye rolling, blank stares and sideways smirks, constant phone checking and deathly silence. All the while, I perched anxiously at the head of the table. Not...
Getting Through a Rough Patch at Work
No matter how good you are at what you do, no matter how great your boss and colleagues are – you’re going to hit a rough patch at work at one point or another. All the wheels seem to come off at the same time...