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The Red Hot Recruitment Market Continues…
Consult is in the 3rd month of our 4 Day Work Week (4DWW) trial. It’s been an incredibly positive transition (having had 3 exceptional months of results certainly helps!). There have been a huge number of learnings from the experience that we’ll share with...
What the 4 Day Work Week Will Teach You About Time.
Consult is in the 3rd month of our 4 Day Work Week (4DWW) trial. It’s been an incredibly positive transition (having had 3 exceptional months of results certainly helps!). There have been a huge number of learnings from the experience that we’ll share with...
Why We’ve Moved to a 4 Day Work Week (and what we’ve found so far!).
After years of dreaming, months of preparation and with much excitement and anticipation, Consult moved to a 4 Day Work Week in June. The 4DWW movement is building and for good reason - many people and many organisations are ready for change and a new...
Hiring? This is Why You Are Struggling Right Now
This is why NZ companies are going ballistic hiring talent right now. And struggling to do so.. Just in case you never got the memo, read the paper or listened to a recruitment consultant talk about how busy they are right now - it is fair...
5 Top Coping Tips For Managed Isolation Success
When your life is normally jam-packed with work and social engagements, the thought of having a significant period of (forced) downtime is daunting. But, as I’ve experienced over the last 10 days, a welcome bit of rest can actually be extremely rewarding! After 3 flights, 4...
Attraction and Retention in 2021
2021 has been off to a flying start with plenty of businesses hitting go on recruitment plans and bringing new talent into their teams. It’s an incredibly busy market and we’re seeing candidate shortages as companies scramble to fight over talent. On a daily basis...
What Will 2021 Bring For The Job Market?
Hello 2021. It’s us! It’s great to be back at work and it is brilliant to no longer be in 2020!! While we tried to relax and not think about work over the break - we found we were asked one question most often: What is the...
“Why Am I Not Getting Loads of Great Applicants?!”
I stole the title of this week's blog off one of Crispin’s clients. His client decided to save the recruitment fee and recruit their shiny new accountant themselves. Makes sense in this cost-cutting era for sure! Except when it doesn’t. Because the reality is - the...