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New Zealand Herald – 17th November 2010 Act to Reward the Faithful By Steve Hart Retaining good staff will start to get tougher next year as the job market warms up and people reach bursting point to move on to fresh jobs. Many workers sat tight during the year, grateful to have a job, but… Continue reading People Central in the News – NZ Herald 17th November 2010

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?

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

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

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