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Beyond the Appraisal – Nicholas Roi

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

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

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

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

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

What is Your Career Worth to You?

Whether you own a business or work for one, 2010 looks to be shaping up to be a much better year than 2009. 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… Continue reading What is Your Career Worth to You?

Assessing Honesty & Integrity

Sales Manager Guide to Choosing & Using Psychometrics in Recruitment

From New Zealand Sales Manager Magazine. April 2010 If you ever want to polarise opinion in a meeting of sales managers, just start talking about psychometric testing. You’ll find that few hiring managers are indifferent to the subject, with some extolling the benefits of identifying high flyers who exceeded all targets, whilst others vehemently deliver… Continue reading Sales Manager Guide to Choosing & Using Psychometrics in Recruitment

Hot Tip – Managing Absenteeism

Managing sickness and other absenteeism is an enduring headache for most employers and line managers, particularly when beginning conversations to address the issue with staff whose absence record is becoming a matter for concern. How often staff take sick days is often the key to getting staff to manage their own responsibility at the workplace.… Continue reading Hot Tip – Managing Absenteeism

People Central’s Clients Benefit from Major New Investment in Personality Profiling Services

We have recently invested heavily in new additions to our cutting edge personality profiling services that bring huge additional benefits to our clients when recruiting new staff, making the most of existing teams and enhancing your businesses PR through positive experiences of coming into contact with your business as a job applicant. The three core… Continue reading People Central’s Clients Benefit from Major New Investment in Personality Profiling Services

People Central in the News – Sustainable Employment

Smart businesses work to be nice to the planet By ROMY UDANGA – Dominion Post & BusinessDay.co.nz – 19th July 2010 Firms that do not behave as good corporate citizens could lose most of their employees and end up spending thousands to replace them, says the 2010 Fairfax Media-Shape NZ survey. In the second of… Continue reading People Central in the News – Sustainable Employment

Making the most of Telephone Interviews

With current times bringing in high numbers of applicants from far and wide for most jobs, and most recruiting managers facing considerable pressure to manage time and costs, using phone-interviews to screen candidates is very appealing. When used effectively, phone-interviews bring all the benefits of trimming down that pile of CV’s into the final few… Continue reading Making the most of Telephone Interviews