Tuesday, 16 November, 2010 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
We are proud to present you with the October edition of New Zealand’s
Professional Contracting Rate Guide. This is a six monthly survey that identifies changing trends in professional contractor’s rate expectations across a number of professions within New Zealand.
The figures presented have been drawn from Crackerjacks database of
professional contractors and are indicative of the current [...]
Thursday, 26 August, 2010 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
To help you understand how we can put you in touch with suitable contractors, we’ve listed some useful facts about Crackerjacks below:
Quality equates to the volume and depth of contractors in the talent pool. With over 5,000 contractors we have a quality database that encapsulates a range of different skills. The database of contractors grows [...]
Tuesday, 10 August, 2010 | Tagged in Business, Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
As a registered Crackerjacks member you are entitled to the Cardplus Shell fuel card. With this special offer, you can save 5c per litre off the pump price for petrol, LPG and diesel from any Shell service station.
For $2 per month you are entitled to the following with Cardplus:
Savings of 5c per litre off [...]
Tuesday, 25 May, 2010 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
These new features on Crackerjacks are now live on your business account.
1. Dispaly your logo on job postings
You can now upload your company logo on your business account. This means your logo will be displayed on your job postings.
To set this up; log on, select the Account tab, and manage the company details to upload [...]
Monday, 22 March, 2010 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
Stand out Contractors
Here’s a snap-shot of some of the talented contractors who can be found on Crackerjacks. To find out more about the three contractors below, log on to your business account – or create one, and enter their CJ number into the search box. If you like what you see, post the job and [...]
Thursday, 25 February, 2010 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
As a rule, New Zealand companies who have not put in place best-practice methodologies for managing contract workers, are invariably working with out-dated methods for engaging and managing contract workers and potentially leaving themselves at risk.
Contractors can enter and operate in your organisation in a number of ways. They can either be engaged directly with [...]
Thursday, 11 February, 2010 | Tagged in Business, Using Crackerjacks | Written by Kristen Barrett
As it stands, 23% of the database is comprised of IT Professionals, followed by Accounting professionals who make up 12% and Administration professionals who make up 9%. General Management, Management Consulting and Marketing/PR all individually make up 7% and 5% of the database is comprised of HR professionals. These are the main professions represented on [...]
Wednesday, 25 November, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
From the conception of Crackerjacks, our fundamental goal has been to minimise the cost of recruitment while still delivering the best talent. To achieve this we utilise the latest technology to provide you with a cost effective and feature rich recruitment solution. As technology advances so will Crackerjacks, allowing our business users to enjoy the [...]
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Crackerjacks
By Stacey Airey
Crackerjacks Business Support Partner
A colleague of mine in the advertising industry was recently contacted and asked to come back post a major restructuring. The terms were flexible, the job and clients familiar, and the company was hoping that she could slip back in and pick up the accounts that had not been [...]
Thursday, 12 November, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Crackerjacks
Whether you’re faced with a permanent staffing vacancy, need to cover a period of leave or are recruiting specialist skills for an urgent project, it’s important to know that you have options available for hiring contingent professionals to get through.
Fixed term employees and professional contractors are often used in organisations for fixed periods of time.
A [...]
