New Zealand Recruitment

Gender pay gap sadly has increased

by admin on August 3, 2010

Survey results have shown that as much as Minister of Women’s Affairs Pansy Wong wants the figures to show in her favour, they have unfortunately widened and worsened since her government has been in office. [click to continue…]

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Job market is improving and still rising

by admin on July 16, 2010

Research and employment survey results show that the job market is not as bad as people make it out to be, and it is getting better each month.

Momentum continues to build in the New Zealand employment market, according to a study of the 30,000 jobs listed on Trade Me Jobs in the second quarter of 2010. [click to continue…]

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Work & Income tell jobseeker to “dumb down CV”

May 6, 2010

Work and Income has been asked to explain claims that it told a woman to “dumb down” her CV to boost her chances of landing a job.
Napier woman Natalie Meehan said she was told to delete reference to her political science degree and apply for jobs at Pak’n Save supermarket and [...]

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NZ unemployment figures reach a 10 year high

August 7, 2009

New Zealand’s unemployment has reached a 10-year high in the latest quarterly report.  Government-funded Statistics New Zealand said that during the last 12 months the number of unemployed rose by 48,000 to 138,000. Women were the most affected, the data showed.
“The unemployment rate rose by 1.0 percentage point during the June 2009 quarter, the largest [...]

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Trade Me Jobs beats Seek on Page Impressions for the first time

August 4, 2009

Trade Me Jobs is claiming a victory over Seek in the battle for online job board dominance.
Trade Me Jobs has officially passed Seek, delivering 15 million domestic page impressions for July 2009*.  By comparison Seek received 14.5 million page impressions for the same period*.
This is understood to be the first time any competitor has overtaken [...]

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Recruitment Agencies close in Palmerston North

July 16, 2009

The recession has taken it’s toll in Palmerston North with agency Recruitment Plus going into receivership.  It is unknown how many staff were affected.
This follows on from Madison Recruitment closing it’s Palmerston North operation earlier this year.
Action Personnel, Palmerston North’s first recruitment agency claims to still be bringing people into the city, even though they [...]

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Recession leads to demand for contractors

June 11, 2009

It seems contractors are in demand during the economic downturn according to a recent Workplace Survey.
While many permanent employees are worried for their jobs in the global downturn, finance and accounting contractors are still in hot demand, according to an international survey by recruitment specialists Robert Half.

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Could this be the worst job in the world

May 22, 2009

We have had the best job in the world, now could this be the worst job in the world.

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Did you know? Globalisation and The Information Age 3.0 Video

March 31, 2009

Here is a great video clip I stumbled upon in youtube that gives you an entirely different perspective on change on a global scale.

The video was credited as created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod and titled Globalization & The Information Age. This video was even adapted by Sony BMG at an executive [...]

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Mana Recruitment launch Māori and Pacific recruitment marketing service.

March 17, 2009

Mana Recruitment a niche recruitment marketer for Māori and Pacific was launched today.  Managing Director Heather Walker saw a need for an agency specialising in Maori and Pacific recruitment providing a hub for both clients and candidates to effectively connect.
“Mana Recruitment offers a strong understanding of cultural protocols, experience in recruiting across a wide [...]

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