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Our extensive range of almost 2,000 IT and Software Skills Test Titles has just taken another step forward with the release of the Microsoft Office 2010 suite, providing simulated testing at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Where jobs require a level of knowledge and competency in specific software, these tests take the guesswork out of… Continue reading Microsoft Office 2010 Skills Tests Launched

Whilst this countries large, and often international, corporate organisations seem to have grasped the value of using multiple-exercise assessment or development centres in the selection of new staff and identifying talent for succession among their existing workforce, the take up rate of this approach in the country as a whole remains painfully slow. The same… Continue reading What is holding New Zealand back in Identifying Talent in Staff & Candidates?

With ACC levies being calculated against organisations compliance and focus on safe workplaces, an even greater number of organisations are aiming to reduce the incidence of health and safety incidents and workplace accidents.  Strange how the threat of financial reward or penalty adds impetus to doing the right thing for your staff! While the environment… Continue reading The Health & Safety Indicator (HSI) for assessing safe workplaces

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 retention, and how they expected to perform in the next twelve… Continue reading Managing the Risk of Hiring Staff in Retail

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 the top end of the organisation as… Continue reading CEO and Director Selection and Assessment

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 participants back into comparable jobs within two… Continue reading People Central win MSD Contract for 2013 Redundancy Support

Nicholas Roi, managing director of SilkRoad explains the importance of joining the dots between an employee’s appraisal and their ongoing development plan. For some, the word appraisal is enough to induce a cold sweat. It may come but once a year, but it has a reputation as one of the most dreaded appointments in an… Continue reading Beyond the Appraisal – Nicholas Roi

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 significant incentives for employers to take them on. ‘Returning… Continue reading Up to $5k of Funding Available to Employers Recruiting Staff on Benefits

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 feedback from candidates and clients alike, resulting in a deserved reputation as the… Continue reading Hawke’s Bay’s Top Recruitment Consultancy Re-Branded

INVITATION HRINZ Members and Guests Leadership Pathways Presented by Sandra Lyall Head of HR, ANZ HRINZ Hawke’s Bay is pleased to announce its next event on 6 September, with Sandra Lyall – Leadership Pathways. Senior HR Manager at ANZ National, Sandra is part of a strategy to engage and inspire their people to execute the… Continue reading HRINZ Leadership Pathways Event – 6th September, Hastings