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… Continue reading What is your career & business worth to you?
Assuming 2011 is a year of gradual economic recovery, with a corresponding increase in job vacancies, what do you think is standing between you and your dream job? With so many careers treading water over the past couple years as job security grew in importance, the upturn is going to see considerable interest in jobs… Continue reading Securing the next step on your career ladder
The beginning of 2011 saw the focus on people and capability leadership in Hawke’s Bay taking another big step forward with the formation of a dedicated Hawke’s Bay branch of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ). The Human Resources Institute of New Zealand is the professional organisation for people who are interested or… Continue reading HR leaders initiate the launch of the profession‘s first Hawke’s Bay HRINZ branch
As the volume of psychometric test and assessment we deliver for clients across the country continues to climb, it seems a timely moment to remind readers of the options they have available to them when their preferred job candidate is currently living at the opposite end of the country, or even off-shore. The same dilemma… Continue reading Managing Out-of-Region Candidate’s & Off-Site Staff
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?
These enduring economic conditions have had the expected effect of bringing lots of job candidates into the market through redundancies at home, and an ever growing flow of people returning to New Zealand from the EU, US, Australia and particularly Western Australia where the boom has most definitely boomed; at least for now. Employers and… Continue reading More Candidates, More Choice & More Risk
If you’re in the midst of recruiting for process-oriented jobs and are looking to assess the aptitude of candidates, our Industrial Proficiency Test (IPT) is a robust measure of cognitive ability specifically designed for warehousing, factory and process orientated jobs. This assessment is ideally suited to individuals with a basic level of education and includes… Continue reading Recruiting Candidates for Warehousing, Factory & Process Oriented Jobs?
Based on the work of Professor Steve Poppleton, author of the highly effective Poppleton Allen Sales Aptitude Test (PASAT), the core competencies associated with success in a sales environment are listed below, together with a suggested questions for sales staff interviews. Motivation High performers are motivated by targets, set personal targets above those set by… Continue reading Questions for Sales Staff Interviews
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… Continue reading Addressing Staff & Skills Shortages in Hawke’s Bay
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