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Would You Recruit a “Potential Parent”?

The debate over the proposal to extend paid parental leave in New Zealand took an interesting turn this week, with the effect it could have on job seeking and recruitment. Labour MP Sue Moroney is campaigning to have it extended from 14 to 26 weeks and this has elicited a response…

Jonathan RiceOctober 25, 2012

Employment Recruitment

#RHUBNZ – A Glimpse at Recruitment’s Future

Over the past two days the Recruiter's Hub roadshow rolled into Auckland and I must say I have been blown away by the whole event. Having attended these in Australia I was keen to see if we could put on a similar kind of show in New Zealand. By the end of the…

Jonathan RiceOctober 18, 2012

Recruitment

Essential Stats from the Recruitment Industry Benchmarking Report

I was going to write this post a couple of weeks ago after attending an RCSA breakfast seminar in Auckland but some more pressing issues arose. The seminar was a presentation from Nigel Harse who runs the RIB Report comparing year on year key performance results for recruitment firms and it…

Jonathan RiceOctober 11, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Moving On…and Ten Tips to Develop a Winning Recruitment Culture

So the All-of-Government panel for recruitment services was officially announced this week. Well done to the 44 firms who made the panel and my apologies to Mana Recruitment and Careering Options who were missed off the leaked document from a couple of weeks ago. It's an interesting quote from Steven…

Jonathan RiceOctober 4, 2012

Human Resources Recruitment

Leaked Document Reveals the AOG Recruitment Panel

I've spent a bit of time in Wellington this week and it has been quite a bizarre trip. Yesterday morning I checked out of my hotel room at "Ohtel" and took advantage of their breakfast buffet before heading out. To my surprise I found myself sharing a breakfast table with…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 20, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Job Search Scam Further Damages Recruitment’s Reputation

For an industry often compared unfavourably with those selling used cars and snake oil the recruitment industry has been keeping its nose pretty clean in New Zealand in recent months. That was until tonight when I saw the 6 o'clock News report that revealed a job search scam seemingly set…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 6, 2012

Recruitment

Sir Graham Henry Embraces Recruitment

Those of you browsing these pages this week for updates, commentary and salacious gossip around the awarding of the All-of-Government recruitment contract will be sorely disappointed. Surely you are all aware that the MBIE "would just like to remind you of the continued requirement as to confidentiality and commercial sensitivity…

Jonathan RiceAugust 30, 2012

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

SEEK eats LinkedIn for Breakfast

Quick one this week. As you read this I should be well on my way to the mountain to show my kids snow for the first time. Hopefully there's a spare carrot somewhere in Ohakune for the snowman's nose. It was good to see a number of you at the LinkedIn…

Jonathan RiceAugust 23, 2012

Human Resources Recruitment

Cheating Olympians; Cheating Recruiters

This week got off to a pretty eventful start for New Zealand's shot put silver medallist Valerie Adams when she was informed that the woman person she had lost her Olympic crown to, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, had tested positive for anabolic steroid metenolone. Joy and relief all round, as the news delivered…

Jonathan RiceAugust 16, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Tumbleweeds Rolling Across New Zealand’s Recruitment Industry

There's nothing happening in the New Zealand recruitment industry. OK I admit that's not the most attention grabbing opening line of The Whiteboard blog that you'll ever see. But, after spending the week in Wellington, it's just the way it is right now. I'm here to bring you news, views…

Jonathan RiceAugust 9, 2012

Would You Recruit a “Potential Parent”?

Essential Stats from the Recruitment Industry Benchmarking Report

Moving On…and Ten Tips to Develop a Winning Recruitment Culture

Leaked Document Reveals the AOG Recruitment Panel

Sir Graham Henry Embraces Recruitment

Cheating Olympians; Cheating Recruiters

Tumbleweeds Rolling Across New Zealand’s Recruitment Industry

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