Hiring
Are You Living Inside A Bubble?
Ever feel like you’re living in your own little bubble, a bit out of touch with the outside world? I’ve definitely felt like that before. Our time-poor lives mean it’s so easy to just focus on the information that’s immediately around us, on a need-to-know basis....
The HR Challenges Of High Growth Firms, And Why Planning For Them Early Is Key
The rapid growth of tech companies - and the growth of technology use inside of more traditional companies - will have a tremendous impact on the future of HR worldwide. In New Zealand, the technology industry is the third largest contributor to our GDP. For context, dairy is...
This Year, You’re Going To Need A Recruitment Plan
There’s probably going to be a vacancy in your team over the coming year. You’re going to need a plan. Over the past two weeks, I’ve highlighted the pronounced gaps in the accounting talent pool in New Zealand, and the huge surge we’re seeing in vacancy listings. At Consult,...
Uni Students Might Not Be How Your Remember Them. That’s Probably A Good Thing.
Unorganised, lazy, carefree, dishevelled...
The Hiring Practice That’s Bad News For Everyone
New Zealand's "Rock Star" economy is starting to have a big impact on the job market. Just as quickly as confidence and hiring dropped at the start of the recession, we have seen confidence and hiring rocket upwards in the last few months, with no sign...
The Number One Reason New Employees Fail
There are a bunch of reasons why your new employee might fail. They don’t know what to do. They’re unclear of what’s expected of them. They haven’t been integrated into the culture of the business. Provided you’ve got the hiring part right, all these reasons can be chalked up...
Market Update: The War For Talent Begins
We launched our online salary survey What’s My Worth this month. As it turns out, our timing couldn’t have been better: remuneration for accounting roles in New Zealand is very fluid right now, and there’s a real void of up-to-date, real-time market information. The accounting market...
Good Recruiters Are (Very) Hard To Find
I’m recruiting. It’s tough. Good recruitment consultants are incredibly hard to find. Many people find it amusing that recruitment agencies struggle to find good recruitment consultants, but the reality is that sourcing exceptional consultants is the key business issue for practically every agency out there. So why...