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The economic outlook for the next 12 months, from +700 business people. Where are we going? With the election around the corner, there's been a lot of chatter. So, we surveyed the market to get their steer on: The talent market Hiring and retentions plans The general outlook for...
AI tools to improve productivity.
Here are 8 AI tools to make your work life that little bit easier. We all have tedious tasks we hate doing at work. Magical AI can help with those. It’s a free Google extension that can create messages from scratch, update forms instantly, and automate annoying...
What Did We Learn From The Last Lockdown?
It’s been quite the week. In fact - it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride - only we are not sure if it has finished or we are partway through! (Hopefully, it is the last roller coaster ride of the year!). However, it’s also been...
What Will 2021 Bring For The Job Market?
Hello 2021. It’s us! It’s great to be back at work and it is brilliant to no longer be in 2020!! While we tried to relax and not think about work over the break - we found we were asked one question most often: What is the...
“Why Am I Not Getting Loads of Great Applicants?!”
I stole the title of this week's blog off one of Crispin’s clients. His client decided to save the recruitment fee and recruit their shiny new accountant themselves. Makes sense in this cost-cutting era for sure! Except when it doesn’t. Because the reality is - the...
Job Market Update Nov 2020
We are sorry. It’s been a while since we last wrote anything. But the great news is that WE HAVE BEEN SO SO BUSY!!! No it’s not at the levels like it was pre-covid (but frankly that job market was a little out of control!) -...
Fisher Funds Appoints New Data & Information Security Officer
Consult is thrilled to announce the appointment of Gladwin Mendez as the new Data & Information Security Officer for Fisher Funds. Gladwin is a senior executive with over 15 years of experience encompassing technology, data and analytics. He has worked across New Zealand’s large Financial Services and Insurance organisations, as...
Lockdown 2.0 – Almost There People!! Is it Just Us or Does Everyone Want to Get Back to the Office?
Across Auckland right now, there are a lot of people breathing out - anticipating ‘back to normal(ish)’ next week. I’ve spoken with a number of people and they’ve told me their team reaction is the same: While lockdown 1.0 had a number of people who didn’t want...