Career
New Year, New You, New Job?
It’s that time of year for reflection and planning. All over NZ, people are lying on the beach (or erm keeping warm at home in some places!) and thinking about what a new year, a new decade might look like for them. In the recruitment world...
Do Counteroffers Really Work?
Whew!!! It sure is an active employment market out there! Whenever there is strong demand for specific skill sets or types of people, salaries rise and counteroffers become a retention tactic. Which is where we are right now for many job functions in NZ. Employees leaving...
The Money or the Honey?
I’m a big believer in creating roles and a working environment that ticks all the boxes for our staff at Consult – not just dropping the money into their bank accounts once a month. Other employers are on board with this too… non-cash benefits and...
The Good, the Bad and the Economy
You would need to have been living under a rock to not know that 2019 has been a super-competitive employment market. Overall, unemployment is at its lowest rate since the second quarter of 2008. Immigration rules have been tightened, further reducing the candidate pool, and...
How it Feels to be the New Person at Work
It was a busy week at Consult last week, with seven people starting all at the same time - it was a hive of excitement (and nerves!). It was a week with a lot of meetings and learnings and we are so excited to have...
Temp and Contract Market Update with Olivia Howse
This week, Olivia Howse shares the top tips and insight she is giving clients and candidates in the temp and contract space. Olivia has been with Consult for 3 1/2 years, working her way up from a new graduate to a Senior Talent Advisor. She focuses on...
How to Handle (Job) Rejection Like a Legend
It is a fact of life. Not everyone will want to hire you. There will be someone more experienced, more qualified, more shiny or more of a ‘fit’ than you. It’s also a fact of life that some people handle rejection better than others (in...
How to boost your visibility to recruitment agencies
Passive candidates represent valuable prospects for employers, but how do you ensure that you’ll be considered for these new opportunities? Working effectively with recruitment agencies is sometimes the difference between a great role and an average next step. Here are a few ideas for ways to...