Thanks to everyone who attended the RicePowWow last night, it was a great evening. The talk from Jacqui Wall from Umbrella on building resilience in recruitment is certainly coming in handy with the somewhat fragile nature of me and my team this morning. One comment made last night, out of the…
Jonathan RiceMarch 30, 2017
Every time I browse through Netflix nowadays there seems to be another film or TV series about seemingly normal people discovering they have hitherto undiscovered superpowers. Things like The OA, Daredevil and Sense8, and doubtless countless more all tap into the boring drudgery of many people's modern lives and briefly light…
Jonathan RiceFebruary 9, 2017
In recent months I often thought LinkedIn would probably merge with, or be acquired by, some other larger Tech entity. I wasn't actually aware of the apparent interest from Google in doing just this recently, before the deal apparently falling through. My money was on Facebook. The two "social" networks…
Jonathan RiceJune 16, 2016
I'm sensing a groundswell of existential angst out there in the blogosphere. My favourite blog, and one that very much inspired the style and approach of my own early forays into blogging almost 6 years ago, is Arseblog. It may sound like a cross between a suppository and a sex…
Jonathan RiceJanuary 28, 2016
Good morning Recruiters of New Zealand. A quick and early one from me today as I'm off to Nelson with Sean for my 40th for some reflective beach walks and perhaps a little bit of sampling of the local refreshments. It's a welcome break. My head's slightly frazzled from putting…
Jonathan RiceAugust 27, 2015
Like many of you recruiters out there, things are pretty busy for me right now. Which is great. Hiring intentions are up, stress levels rising accordingly, and there aren't enough hours in the day. Add to that the couple of events we hosted last week for our vRPO recruiters and…
Jonathan RiceOctober 2, 2014
This week's Whiteboard ramblings are brought to you by Sean Walters... Speaking with an Internal Recruiter friend of mine the other day, he explained with an excitement usually reserved for craft beer, how he has just actually recruited someone via Facebook. Now I know as social-media savvy recruiters, we’re…
Jonathan RiceJuly 18, 2013
Silly season is well and truly upon us and today, being the first Friday in December, will doubtless herald the launching of several Christmas work functions to come. Recruiters can often be partial to throwing the odd alcohol-fueled shindig and, being the excitable larakins many of us are, these occasions can…
Jonathan RiceDecember 6, 2012
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