Hiring
Why Internal Recruitment is Struggling Right Now
I am totally showing my age - because I have seen this before - it was the recruitment glory days of 2005 - low unemployment, huge demand for talent and a very, very busy recruitment market. And we are back here again - 2019 has been...
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...
6 ways interim talent will save your business (and your sanity)
Interim talent is becoming a huge part of the workforce, a valuable resource for businesses looking to adapt and change. With a general increase in uncertainty around hiring, loads of transformation within organisations and the toughest market for hiring great talent in recent years -...
Where is the top talent hiding right now?
Currently, the Consult team is the busiest it has ever been in our 11+ years of operations. In fact, we’ve currently got 54 jobs we still have to advertise on our website - such is the recruitment activity from our clients. Luckily (for us, and our...
Why great NZ companies are failing to hire great talent.
We are sitting at 4.2% unemployment. It doesn’t get any lower. This is creating issues for any employer looking for their next great hire. We have seen some great companies have job offers turned down in the past 6 months. Worse even - often these (would be)...