Hiring
Are You Hiring Dwarves Or Giants?
I have had some major highs in a career that is now deep into its 4th decade. Lots of hard work, lots of luck, and plenty of great people, have helped me to some success, which has been fun and lucrative. And I am proud of many milestones...
4 Things Greg Savage Wants You To Know About Talent Acquisition
Last week we gathered together some of Auckland’s most forward-thinking business leaders and talent acquisition types at CPA Australia's beautiful harbourside venue to hear from recruitment industry leader Greg Savage. Greg’s a true innovator in the world of talent acquisition. He’s got himself a bit of a...
Ask Yourself This One Key Question Next Time You’re Hiring
This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply ask yourself one key question, before you make an offer. ‘Will this person raise our average?’ That’s it. Ask yourself, and ask the other hiring managers involved. If we hire this person, will she raise the average...
Can’t Pay Your Team Top Dollar? Here Are 7 Things To Try Instead
We recently released New Zealand’s largest accounting and finance salary report. It's called What The Buck! and the interest it’s generated has been overwhelming. As a result, our team have been having some pretty interesting conversations with business leaders across Auckland. Naturally, the first thing most hiring managers want to...
May 2016 Accounting Job Market Update
Something very strange is going on in New Zealand’s job market. I read a really interesting piece by Bernard Hicky in the Herald last week on the March quarter labour force figures. In it, he noted that although the New Zealand economy has added 120,000 new jobs in the...
Somebody Resigned? Don’t Be A Fool. Stay Cool.
A while ago I wrote what proved to be a popular blog about how to resign with grace. But what about the manager who gets a resignation? How should they behave? Sad to say, the commercial world is rife with mind-blowing tales of how badly bosses react when an employee...
Accounting & Finance Jobs Update August 2015
We get asked many times a day what the accounting and finance job market’s doing. There’s certainly a lot of activity out there, but the answer’s not straightforward. I would describe what we’re experiencing at the moment as a period of transition. Here’s why: THERE ARE A LOT MORE ACCOUNTING...
Is Aptitude Testing And Personality Profiling Your Recruitment Crutch?
I am risking the wrath of the HR world on this one. Tomatoes may be flying before the day is out, and I'll need to be very careful attending any HR conferences for the next while. But this just has to be said, because here at the...