Topic: Industry News

Hawke’s Bay’s Top Recruitment Consultancy Re-Branded

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
We would like to warmly congratulate our colleagues at Pipeline Recruitment on a successful re-branding exercise.   Since launching as Riot Recruitment in 2007, they swiftly established themselves as far and away the most credible recruitment professionals in the region, with constant positive ... Read more

Up to $5k of Funding Available to Employers Recruiting Staff on Benefits

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Employers looking to recruit staff into permanent and skilled roles would do well to take a closer look at recent shifts in the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) approach to people receiving benefits, which will see a section of society returning to the workforce, accompanied by ... Read more

Beyond the Appraisal – Nicholas Roi

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Nicholas Roi, managing director of ... Read more

People Central win MSD Contract for 2013 Redundancy Support

Friday, March 8th, 2013
We are delighted to announce that People Central Ltd have been awarded the Ministry of Social Development  (MSD) contract to continue to provide subsidised support in 2013 to Hawke’s Bay people at risk of losing their jobs through redundancy. Our track record in 2012 of getting 80% of ... Read more

CEO and Director Selection and Assessment

Friday, November 9th, 2012
High level recruitment decisions that fall apart as swiftly and spectacularly as the recently highly publicised departure of the newly appointed Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce CEO, are a sobering reminder to us all of the need to apply the same diligence to testing and assessing candidates at ... Read more

Managing the Risk of Hiring Staff in Retail

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
A few months ago I was asked to join the team of judges for this year’s Unison Fibre Hastings City Business Excellence Awards and interview sixteen large national chain Hastings retailers on their current and planned approaches to marketing, customer service, staff development and ... Read more