The employment outlook in New Zealand has remained better than in Australia, America and the UK but the job market remains competitive. Chris Riley, general manager of marketing, ManpowerGroup ANZ, says that to gain an advantage, jobseekers need to be flexible… Read
Category: Careers and Employment
Share the load to keep team afloat
People often talk about how to manage teams well, but Mark Wager, leadership coach and managing director of Elite LD, says managers also need to be aware of how well team members are managing. “A lot of people really underestimate just how much pressure builds up on people,” Wager said. Reality hit home for Wager when he was in his…
Luring skilled Kiwis back home
Recruiters are struggling to fill staff shortages, says David Maida. The rebuilding of the country’s second-largest city has seen skill shortages skewed significantly towards construction and trades, with spin-offs in other areas. Jason Walker, managing director of Hays New Zealand, says a recent survey of its clients and candidates highlighted gaps in technical engineering roles such as engineering design, civil…
Doors open across the ditch
The exodus of workers continues to stream across the Tasman. People from every demographic are seeking all kinds of jobs in Australia from bartenders to barristers, says Jason Clayton, producer and founder of Oz Jobs Expo… Read
Hot jobs for 2012
A widely awaited economic uptick this year is hoped to create demand for jobs in skill shortage industries. Paul Robinson, operations director for Randstad New Zealand says the hot jobs are those where there is a limited supply of candidates for a quality role… Read
Loosen up for better job fit
As the economy hopefully picks up, employers may have a harder time finding the candidates they want. But Lincoln Crawley, managing director for ManpowerGroup of Australia and New Zealand, says tools such as “employability profiles” can help. “The employers that will have the best competitive advantage around attracting people will be the ones that utilise these sorts of tools.” Read
Mad juggle a waste of time
If you are a multi-tasker and pride yourself on working on several things at once, you might be surprised to discover that you’re not getting as much done as you think. “It’s not clever to have lots of applications open and lots of things going on,” says Robyn Pearce, one of the world’s leading time-management experts… Read
Small firms to restart hiring
Small businesses are set to increase staffing levels with 22.5 per cent of them planning to raise their permanent headcounts before the end of the year. Hudson’s Employment Expectations Survey of 1089 employers found South Island businesses even more confident with 38.6 per cent of small businesses planning new hires… Read
Salary rises to keep top talent
Improving economic conditions and skill shortages are expected to bring salary increases of about 2-4 per cent next year. The Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast shows 69 per cent of employers surveyed believed salaries will rise above the inflation rate over the next year… Read
Pussyfoot at your peril
Job candidates need to know what they’re worth and what salary they are willing to accept before they even begin to look for employment. The days of haggling with an employer over a figure after being offered a job are gone. Employers don’t have the time and employees weighing up multiple opportunities don’t appreciate being lowballed… Read