Career
7 Questions You Need To Ask In A Recruitment Agency Interview
You’re dressed in your best suit or skirt, your heart is racing - and you can’t stop thinking about what questions the recruiter will ask in your agency interview! Wait… shouldn’t you be thinking about what questions to ask them? When you meet with a recruitment consultant, remember...
Top Networking Tips For The New Year
As accounting types - we are (sometimes) less energised about networking, but if you want your career to take off - you’ll need to get better at it! Increasingly, vacancies are filled through personal connections, not job boards. A new year job resolution like increasing your...
Recharging Your Career Batteries This Holiday Season
Every year it seems like our lives are busier than ever before. We’re online almost 24/7, available to pretty much everyone at all times, and our to-do lists seem to be never-ending. As your well-deserved holiday approaches, you might be feeling unproductive, unmotivated, tired, and lacking...
Networking Secrets From an Extroverted Introvert
I’m an extroverted introvert. I can force myself into social networking situations but the reality is it comes with a lot of sweaty palms and anxiety and I would rather be at home reading a book. As a businesswoman and a recruiter, my role revolves around...
4 Things To Consider Before Taking A Sabbatical
I was Consult’s first male team member to take 10 months leave to have a baby. A rugby baby, to be accurate. I took a sabbatical when I was offered a rugby contract in Cork, Ireland, in 2017. The opportunity was too good to turn down -...
Recruitment Agencies: Good, Bad (And Ugly)
For most people, recruitment agencies are an essential part of the job search. A good recruitment consultant might help you find your next job, and they will definitely add value to your job search and career longer term. Unfortunately, in New Zealand the recruitment industry is unregulated; and...
Five Apps To Make Your Work Life Easier
There are two types of apps in the world: ones that distract you from getting work done, and ones that actually help you get it done. Whispers in the office, couples muttering under their breath as they walk down the street, even the little old lady...
Five Ways to Tell the Job You’re Applying for Sucks
There are plenty of crappy jobs out there, and (with the benefit of years of experience), we know how to spot them a mile away. But as a job seeker, if you haven’t been to an interview in a while, it can be tempting to ignore...