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Seek Awards XVII

The recruitment industry gathered under a silk cloth of glamour last night as the Auckland War Memorial played host to the 17th annual Seek Awards. A night fraught with winners, losers, jeers, and cheers. Other than the Pow Wows of old, it's the only time I get to observe all…

Scott BurnettNovember 22, 2019

Recruitment

Commission Critical

Trying to define and then describe the internal culture of a recruitment company is always a nebulous activity. Not until you visit an office do you get a "feel" for what is really happening behind the scenes. And even after this client visit, we still describe what we see in…

Sean WaltersNovember 15, 2019

Recruitment

Video Killed the Recruitment Star

Little light-hearted blog this week in light of recent events. For those readers 50 and over; the blue words are links to websites 🤭

Scott BurnettOctober 25, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Why Recruiters Bomb Psychometric Testing: A pub psychologist speaks out.

For those who don't know already, we earn a living by recruiting recruiters. This is an activity that has been described as both "herding cats" and "aligning two constantly moving targets". I'd agree with both sentiments, and also add that having recruited across multiple sectors, both internally and agency-side, and…

Sean WaltersOctober 17, 2019

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment Sourcing

Don’t Look Back in Anger

The whiteboard has kept true to its pledge of providing consistent quality content for the last 9 years, an uninterrupted run that draws comparisons to dynasties like M.A.S.H or The Simpsons. Like any longstanding TV show eventually the writers eventually need to slack off and as a result, we get…

Scott BurnettOctober 10, 2019

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Sorry, It’s My First Day…

As recruiters, we are more than familiar with first days. Our BD call masquerading as a start check lets us share in a candidates Bambi like first steps. What I tend to tell people is that their first day will be unlike any other day you have, it’s usually fraught…

Scott BurnettSeptember 26, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Parkinson’s Law and the Growth of Recruitment Companies

In 1955, English historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson wrote, in an essay published in The Economist, the following adage: "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" He derived this dictum from him time spent in the British Civil Service, and consequently summed up the inner workings…

Sean WaltersSeptember 19, 2019

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Extrovert! Extrovert! Read All About It!

One of the things I hate to see is when a consultant, who has spent the entirety of their career at one agency, proceeds to leave the industry. It’s a waste and more often than not the result of poor judgment. Now, obviously I have a horse in this race,…

Scott BurnettSeptember 12, 2019

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Recruitment

Seek Awards XVII

Commission Critical

Why Recruiters Bomb Psychometric Testing: A pub psychologist speaks out.

Don’t Look Back in Anger

Parkinson’s Law and the Growth of Recruitment Companies

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