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Leadership Is Action: It’s What You Do That Counts
That short statement took me many years to learn. When I was young, and thrust into a management role way before I was ready, I thought leadership meant “getting people ...
Can Anyone Find You On LinkedIn?
You probably know by now the importance of LinkedIn in your career. If not, here’s a quick primer. LinkedIn is a brilliant tool for building your personal brand and credibility, ...
The Brilliant Career Choice You’ve Never Considered
If I had a dollar for every person I met who dreamed of being a recruitment consultant when they were a kid… I’d have zero dollars. People don’t plan to ...
Are You Hiring Dwarves Or Giants?
I have had some major highs in a career that is now deep into its 4th decade. Lots of hard work, lots of luck, and plenty of great people, have ...
Such A Great Business, I Bought It! Here’s Why.
Well, I didn’t buy the whole business. But I did invest a significant amount of money for a significant shareholding, and a place on the Board. I thought long and ...
The New Black In Career Management
Heed this critical lesson from Johann, a young truffle farmer from Provence, if you are to safe-guard your career. Ignore it at your peril. Embrace it and thrive. Johann was ...
4 Things Greg Savage Wants You To Know About Talent Acquisition
Last week we gathered together some of Auckland’s most forward-thinking business leaders and talent acquisition types at CPA Australia's beautiful harbourside venue to hear from recruitment industry leader Greg Savage ...
Your Definitive Guide To Writing A Great CV
We often get asked by people we work with whether we'll write or format their CV for them. A lot of agencies do this, but we're not big fans of ...
Ask Yourself This One Key Question Next Time You’re Hiring
This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply ask yourself one key question, before you make an offer. ‘Will this person raise our ...
Can’t Pay Your Team Top Dollar? Here Are 7 Things To Try Instead
We recently released New Zealand’s largest accounting and finance salary report. It's called What The Buck! and the interest it’s generated has been overwhelming. As a result, our team have ...
Do You Have Any Questions?
The interview’s winding up, and you know it’s coming... “Do you have any questions for us?” Hiring managers unanimously agree: The absolute worst answer you can give to this question ...
Big, Fat Mistakes: Your Biggest Career Asset
I encourage you, please, to make mistakes. Here’s the twist. I only want you to make a very specific style of mistake - the sort smart people make. A friend ...
