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Traditionally, phone and video interviews have been used to turn candidate long-lists into shortlists on who to invite along to final face-to-face interviews.  In our current shutdown climate, the phone/video...

Whether you're a recruitment consultant, in-house recruiter or business owner, the counter-offer scenario will be a familiar exasperation.   After all the hours and effort of a selection process, you're...

Charles Read used to think that employees should leave their personal problems at home. For years, the president and CEO of a payroll company with 17 employees—offered employees three days...

We are delighted to officially announce a new testing suite that we will be transitioning to this year. Designed in New Zealand, Podium is built on a foundation of solid academic research, with...

People keen for a career change might want to keep reading - the most in-demand jobs and skills in New Zealand have been revealed by new data. The Hays Job...

Many companies take the position that their culture is what it is — and expect workers to adapt to it. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t engage employees, help them be productive...

Have you ever been annoyed at your team member for being too loud or rambunctious? Or impatient with your employee for not getting to the point quick enough? We all...

If you’ve ever been asked in an interview what your current salary is, you may have felt uncomfortable answering. And that’s fair enough. Some questions are tough and we naturally...