This time of year is a funny one. If you are anything like me, it’s the time of year that makes you feel like you are holding out for something. It’s the final stretch before the finish line and you are tired. All you want to do is lay in the sun (umm, Summer, where…

I was on a client visit the other day. During the conversation with the client, we talked about Madison and how we pride ourselves on delivering excellent service. The client made a very good point when he said that everyone expects excellent service now as the norm; having service that’s just ‘good’ will get you…

I find myself answering the questions “how long have you been in New Zealand?”, “what brought you to New Zealand?”, and “oh, this must be home for good then?” many times in one week. These questions ultimately lead to “what do you do here?”, “how did you get into recruitment?”, and “did you do that…

Dear Soon-To-Be-Candidate, I hope that this letter finds you hopeful and all geared up for your job-hunt. But before you come and see me, I’d like to tell you a bit about myself and give you a few tips (if I may) for your next interview. A bit about me: I’ve been in recruitment for…

If you haven’t seen it yet, try Clint Eastwood’s movie Gran Torino. He’s both the director and the principal actor, a grumpy Korean War vet who spent his whole working life making cars for Ford, including the eponymous Gran Torino. He’s retired, but he’s still keen to give the bad guys a good hiding. Today,…

In Part One of this blog post, I told the story of how I found my way into recruitment. The fact is, breaking into the field of recruitment can be difficult and there is definitely no right or wrong route.  What I am aiming to do with Part Two of this blog is to provide…

“How did you get into recruitment? What are the skills that I need to get there?” These are questions that I have been asked several times throughout my career.  To give you the honest answer, I fell into recruitment.  It was definitely not something I had considered, or had even known about, coming from a…