Category: Hiring

Ask Yourself This One Key Question Next Time You’re Hiring

Ask Yourself This One Key Question Next Time You’re Hiring

This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply [...]

Can’t Pay Your Team Top Dollar Here Are 7 Things To Try Instead

Can’t Pay Your Team Top Dollar? Here Are 7 Things To Try Instead

We recently released New Zealand’s largest accounting and finance salary report. It’s called What The [...]

May 2016 Accounting Job Market Update

May 2016 Accounting Job Market Update

Something very strange is going on in New Zealand’s job market. I read a really [...]

Somebody Resigned Don’t Be A Fool Stay Cool

Somebody Resigned? Don’t Be A Fool. Stay Cool.

A while ago I wrote what proved to be a popular blog about how to [...]

Accounting & Finance Jobs Update August 2015

Accounting & Finance Jobs Update August 2015

We get asked many times a day what the accounting and finance job market’s doing. [...]

Is Aptitude Testing And Personality Profiling Your Recruitment Crutch

Is Aptitude Testing And Personality Profiling Your Recruitment Crutch?

I am risking the wrath of the HR world on this one. Tomatoes may be [...]

It’s Time To Rethink Your Talent Relationships

It’s Time To Rethink Your Talent Relationships

Genevieve Dariuax, the French authority on ‘the art of elegance’ offers a single piece of [...]

People Don’t Leave Companies They Leave Leaders

People Don’t Leave Companies. They Leave Leaders.

I have employed thousands of people over the years. And every time one resigned, a [...]

How To Take A Reference Check That Isn’t A Complete Waste Of Time

How To Take A Reference Check That Isn’t A Complete Waste Of Time

I’m frequently floored by hiring managers who make job offers without taking even one reference [...]

15 Ways To Make Sure I Will NOT Hire You

15 Ways To Make Sure I Will NOT Hire You

This is not ‘career advice’. I am no ‘job search guru’. This is not scientific, [...]

Our latest blog posts

Hiring or job hunting? You’ll want this.

Get our latest What the Buck? Market Snapshot & Salary Report.

What the Buck? is proprietary research we run once a year. It’s fresh, NZ-specific and built to help businesses and professionals understand the job market and make better hiring and career decisions.