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Natasha Foster

EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitment

Candidates are Calling the Shots

The tide has been turning for some time, and now more than ever it feels like a candidate’s market out there. In recent weeks I’ve seen bidding wars kick off over decidedly average candidates, egos growing disproportionately alongside; contractors who might have been scrambling for gigs six months ago now…
Natasha Foster
October 18, 2018
EmploymentPoliticsRecruitment

The Mishandling of Handley

Recruitment agencies cop a lot of flak for not keeping candidates informed throughout a process. “I’m sorry, the role is being re-scoped,” “They think they might actually need somebody at a different level,” or my personal favourite, “An unforeseen recruitment freeze has just been put in place” are lines we…
Natasha Foster
September 27, 2018
EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitment

The ‘M’ Word

I was mortified recently to discover that I am a millennial. I always thought of millennials as kids, but it turns out that millennials (also known as Generation Y) are simply people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s. That means my little sisters are indeed millennials (and shits), but…
Natasha Foster
August 17, 2018
EmploymentRecruitment

Cracks Show in Construction Boom

Two prominent construction companies, Ebert and Maven, bit the dust this week in the midst of what might just be New Zealand’s biggest construction boom, and the response from recruiters encompassed everything from panic to sick glee (and, thankfully, sympathy). Meanwhile industry experts remind us that these weren’t the first…
Natasha Foster
August 2, 2018
Recruitment

How to Be Better

Six weeks ago, I set myself the challenge of rising at 5AM daily to find out whether life really is better for early risers. A life-long night owl, I knew it wouldn't be easy, but after years of being nagged to adjust, the time had come. Numerous studies have found early…
Natasha Foster
June 14, 2018