You post a job, and suddenly you’re flooded. Your inbox has 300 new applications, and your week just got a whole lot busier. You try to get through them all, but time runs out. People don’t hear back. And just like that, you’ve ghosted your candidates.
The current New Zealand job market presents unprecedented challenges. Economic uncertainties, shifting workforce dynamics and mounting pressures on internal teams have created a recruitment landscape that’s increasingly complex.
Let’s chat about something that’s probably been on your mind lately – nabbing those A+ players for your team before the year wraps up. If you’re aiming to kick off January with fresh talent, we’ve got the inside track on why you need to start your hiring engines in October and November. Buckle up, because we’re about to give you the lowdown on getting ahead in the end of year recruitment game.
As the global pandemic is still very much out there in the world, here in New Zealand, we have managed to do pretty well. With the Guardian UK saying “New Zealand’s Covid-19 response the best in the world” why do we still stress about what the headlines might say next in New Zealand.
Redundancy – not exactly a positive topic but a common one due to the current jobs in New Zealand climate. Often a taboo subject that most of us don’t want to believe we would ever have to experience but it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom! At HOME we have discussed the positives and how to keep moving if we find ourselves there.
It’s been a while since you were in the New Zealand job market (where’d the time go overseas right?!) and you’ll need some help with translating your experience whether it be coming back to Auckland, another major NZ city, or returning to the regions. Your contacts have moved, industries and companies have changed and where do you even start with a good recruiter?
