Hiring
What The Buck: Again?!
Every hiring manager we meet right now is desperate to know what’s happening in the accounting and finance market. What roles are in hot demand, what are other organisations doing to retain their key staff and how can they ensure the best people are working for...
Calling in the Experts
Benefits of outsourcing the recruitment process I’ll start with a disclaimer. I’m an accountant - not a recruiter. Like you, I’m responsible for keeping costs down. But I also recognise the importance of ROI and spending money to make more money. That’s why I’ve written this...
So What Does A Recruiter Actually Do?
Accounting and finance people often ask me – ‘So, what do you ACTUALLY do?’ I respond by asking how much time they have to listen to me. There is a lot that a recruiter does behind the scenes which people don’t see. This is where...
I Quit! Handling A Resignation In Your Team
If you manage people, here’s a scene you’ll recognise and dread. The email: ‘Can we have a quick catch up in the meeting room?’ The nervous smile as you both sit down. The opening line: ‘I want to start by saying I’ve really enjoyed working here’. Losing...
A Recruiter’s Top Time Management Tips
Work smarter! Not harder. I was chatting with a friend a while back about some difficulties she’s been having at work. She started a challenging new job as a Finance Manager of a large department a few months ago and she’s having a hard time managing...
The Hiring Lesson I Learned On The Road to Mandalay
I ADMIT IT, I AM A ‘RECRUITING-TRAGIC‘. And a symptom of this condition is that I can’t help but think about the hiring implications of almost any situation. And so it was, travelling with my family in Myanmar (formerly Burma), one of the most isolated countries anywhere, that I...
Paying A Full Fee For Your Recruitment Consultant’s Work? Make Sure It Comes With Some Consulting
Last week, we got a call from a hiring manager who’d been searching unsuccessfully for a financial accountant for a couple of months. Things were now so stretched in his team, he said, that he had no time to meet to brief us. He emailed a...
5 Tips To Get More Bang For Your Contractor Buck
When it comes to hiring a contractor, time is money and you’re paying by the hour In the nearly 3 years I have specialised in placing contractors into some of Auckland’s top businesses I’ve been observing those companies who get the most out of their contract...