Four Tips for Using Telephone Screening Interviews Effectively

Using the phone to conduct initial screening interviews in staff selection has grown from being all but unheard of seven or eight years ago to becoming a regular part of the staff selection process for many businesses. They appeal to employers and recruitment consultants through the huge savings they can bring in time, travel expenses and organisation of resources, particularly …

Top Tips for Candidates when faced with Testing & Assessment in Recruitment

A Guide for Candidates An ever growing number of organisations use testing and assessment as part of their selection process in order to get the most objective view of candidate’s abilities, strengths and potential.  As interviews are notoriously poor at predicting whether a candidate is likely to perform at the level their CV suggests, employers bring tests of ability and …

Addressing Staff & Skills Shortages in Hawke’s Bay

Recruiting and retaining skilled staff looks set to continue to sit at the top of the priority and ’cause of headache’ list for HR managers and business owners across Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand as a whole.  Whilst most initiatives concentrate on bringing Kiwi’s back from their lengthening OE’s and attracting immigrant talent, we ought not loose sight of the …