Tuesday, 17 April, 2012 | Tagged in Business, Contractors, employees, Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Crackerjacks
Use of the 90 day trial period was extended to all employers in April 2011. The trial period increases the rights for employers by allowing them to terminate employees without the employee claiming unjust dismissal. Misuse of the trial periods can cause PR disasters for the employer or organisation involved. We’ve outlined some key tips [...]
Wednesday, 28 March, 2012 | Tagged in Business, Contractors, Getting the Role, Share your thoughts | Written by Amiria Britton
Measuring the Mind: an inside look at psychometric testing.
In an era where you can date, shop, study, socialise and work online, it seems natural to recruit via the web. With more than 1 million job seekers applying for roles every day, it has become essential to introduce a new method to screen CVs and candidates. [...]
Tuesday, 31 January, 2012 | Tagged in Business, Marketing, Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts, Using Crackerjacks | Written by Amiria Britton
Crafting an accurate job description is not the easiest of tasks, even for a seasoned recruitment professional! We know you’re busy and thought we’d help by dedicating a little print time to highlight the purpose and key functions of one.
Traditionally a job description is drafted by conducting a full analysis of the role and breaking [...]
Wednesday, 14 December, 2011 | Tagged in Business, employees, Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Amiria Britton
Motivated employees are an asset. They tend to be more productive, enjoy work and are a better fit in the workplace. It is no surprise then that motivational skills are on every employer’s wish list. One thing employers forget is that their work ethic, personality and workplace attitude are the best motivators.
If the holiday season [...]
Friday, 9 December, 2011 | Tagged in Contractors, Getting the Role, Marketing, Share your thoughts | Written by Amiria Britton
CVs are no longer a 10 page transcript of every job since high school, with a generic blurb at the end about your hobbies. A CV is essentially a marketing brochure where your skills and experience are the product.
We would like to offer our contractors a few pieces of advice to help update and send [...]
Wednesday, 16 November, 2011 | Tagged in Business, Contractors, employees | Written by Amiria Britton
Recruiting Contractors: Finding the Perfect Fit.
Finding the perfect employee is undoubtedly an ongoing goal for all businesses. How well do businesses utilise hiring processes and why is it important to maintain the same standards for permanent and contract employees?
The hiring process that you use may have a greater effect on finding the perfect employee [...]
Monday, 11 July, 2011 | Tagged in Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Crackerjacks
We are pleased to bring you the latest Crackerjacks Professional Contracting Rates Guide for June. The guide is a six monthly survey that provides a snap-shot of rate expectations across a number of contracting professions within New Zealand.
What’s in the Guide?
- Key findings on rate fluctuations
- Current hourly rate expectations (IT, Accounting, HR, Marketing etc.)
- [...]
Thursday, 30 June, 2011 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Deanna Yang
You may have read our article about the importance of engaging and managing contractors. As the contingent workforce continues to grow, businesses must be strategic about managing contract talent. By engaging contractors as well as the regular workforce, organisations will yield better workforce productivity as a result.
To re-cap on this article, you can the view [...]
Tuesday, 26 April, 2011 | Tagged in Business, Running Your Own Business | Written by Deanna Yang
Competency questions can be a valuable resource for businesses when conducting interviews. They are popular amongst HR consultants when it comes to ‘best practice’ interviewing techniques.
You may have already read the article, The silver bullet to getting that job interview, aimed at helping contractors land those all important interviews. Now we want to help [...]
Friday, 15 April, 2011 | Tagged in Business, Running Your Own Business | Written by Deanna Yang
With the number of contractors rising, it is crucial for organisations to strategise how to source and manage contract talent, according to a Human Capital Institute (HCI) study.
Contract talent refers to independent contractors who are not part of an organisations permanent workforce. This includes; contractors, freelancers, temporary help, consultants and subcontractors that are sometimes referred [...]
