Business
Navigating The Office Christmas Party
We all have a story about an office Christmas party where a colleague was remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here are a few tips to navigate yourself away from the Christmas party history books. Office Christmas parties. Some love them, others avoid them, but they...
Market Insights – How easy is it to retain high quality talent?
Results from our market survey of +700 business professionals. In our recent market survey, we asked: "How easy is it to retain high-quality talent compared to this time last year?" Offering insights into talent retention trends across different sectors. Departmental Differences Two clear themes emerged in the talent verticals that...
Market Trends
The economic outlook for the next 12 months, from +700 business people. Where are we going? With the election around the corner, there's been a lot of chatter. So, we surveyed the market to get their steer on: The talent market Hiring and retentions plans The general outlook for...
What do career-driven people have in common?
In today’s world, we put a lot of emphasis on progress. Even the Consult Recruitment team produces at least 3-lists a week on ways to get ahead, but recently it's had me thinking, is the next thing always the best thing? Over the years, I’ve been lucky...
What’s the relationship between anxiety and the talent economy?
A recent poll within our talent community revealed that more than half of employees were feeling anxious about their jobs. Earlier this year I started writing down newspaper headlines. In an election year, I thought it might be an interesting exercise. Here’s a snippet of what I...
Making sense of the talent market
52,000 people. That's NZ's migration gain for the year ended February 2023, according to Stats NZ. But numbers can be deceiving. If you're still having trouble finding good talent, here's why. At the start of last month, I made a few predictions for the year ahead. The...
Making sense of the job market with Angela Cameron
I've started to write this so many times this year, and it's no joke when I say that every time I begin to write, the world has changed again. Rain, floods, a cyclone, inflation, more rain, drought in the south (!), a cost of living crisis,...
Hiring people can feel like pulling teeth.
It’s painful, time-consuming, and you’re never quite sure when it will be over. We often hear of company’s having failed attempts at doing their own hiring & then eventually deciding to try a recruitment agency. You don’t have to go through this pain. What we’re here to...