Whether you own a business or work for one, 2011 looks to be shaping up to be a much better year than 2010. The downturn did however remind people that one of their most valuable assets is their career. A recovering market brings opportunities to secure new business and reap the rewards of maintaining strong relationships with existing clients. To …
Quick Buyers Guide to Using & Choosing Assessments in New Zealand
October 2012 In our experience, many managers and business owners are keen to either introduce objective assessments of job candidates and existing staff for the first time, or look at reviewing the processes currently in place to ensure they are delivering effectively and providing value for money. The benefits of reducing the risks of poor recruitment decisions and identifying talent …
A New Years Resolution for Sales People
Yes, 2009 was a tough year for many, buy was it tough just because of economic conditions outside of your control, or could you have been a better sales person?
What could your earnings potential be in a recovering market if you took the time to assess your sales skills, identify what you need to do to personally get yourself from a good to great performer, then took positive action steps to address those shortfalls and realise your full potential.
Is Your Career Worth $370?
So, you have spent most of the year doing everything for your clients, colleagues, staff, suppliers, friends and family. How about taking a moment as the year draws to a close to think about yourself? Is your career, your business and everything outside of work going as well as you would like? Even if the answer is an emphatic ‘yes’, …
Bridging the skills gap with Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga
In 2008, People Central began a long term project of filling the skills gap in Hawke’s Bay and simultaneoulsy raising the prospects for young people to forge meaningful careers and futures in the region. In conjunction with Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Youth Transition Services (YTS), we piloted a scheme aimed at giving young people with little or no idea …
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 …