How to Recruit your Ideal Candidate
What’s your approach to making an ‘ideal employee wish list’ when the time comes to make a hire in your organisation? Have you got a mandatory list of ‘must-haves’ spanning the educational background,...
View ArticleBack-to-work blues or time for a new job?
Working in recruitment over the last 7 years, I often notice a surge in candidates approaching me in the new year looking for new job opportunities. Employees come back from holiday and realise that...
View ArticleWhat Candidates Want
The other day I was chatting to a client about the ‘typical’ job seeker profile of 2024. We were discussing candidate wish lists, and the similarities and differences when compared to previous years....
View ArticleTop 8 Tips for Job Seekers
To everyone out there who is job seeking at the moment, please don’t lose hope and momentum with your job search. Recently I’ve been speaking with quite a few candidates who, after a long period of job...
View ArticleAttracting Tomorrow’s Top Talent, Today: How & why you should hire graduates
As a recruiter living here in Christchurch, surrounded by some of the best Universities in the country, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible value graduates can bring to businesses. In this blog I’ll...
View ArticleFright-Free Hiring: Why Temporary Staffing Can Be a Treat for Your Business
Halloween Brings Spooky Surprises, but Hiring Doesn’t Have to Be One of Them We’re embracing Halloween here at Madison because creepy costumes, scary movies, and eating spider-shaped lollies is all a...
View ArticleApplication Avalanche? Unbundled Recruitment Can Save You
Alright, let’s be honest. You post a job, you’re ready to find the one, and then it happens: the application avalanche. It starts with a few pings and then, in what feels like 30 seconds, your inbox...
View ArticleWhy Hiring Before the Holidays is a Smart Move
This time of year brings with it lots of changes – warmer weather, longer daylight hours, and a big uptick in fun public events. It’s also when businesses start looking ahead and planning for the New...
View ArticleSpring Clean Your CV Before the Holidays
The New Year brings new opportunities – like exciting new jobs! But no one wants to be stuck inside on a beautiful sunny day, updating their CV and cover letter. That’s why now is the perfect time to...
View ArticleIs Burnout Back? How to Safeguard Your Team
As we navigate a post-pandemic world, a worrying trend is reemerging; employees bearing the brunt of reduced people functions. This mirrors a phenomenon we saw just after COVID-19 when redundancies and...
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