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 [...]
Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
There are almost 4,000 professionals listed on Crackerjacks. IT professionals make up 23% of the Crackerjacks community, this group is followed by Accounting/Finance professionals, who make up 11% and Management Consultants, General Managers, Marketing/PR and Sales professionals constitute 7% of the contracting community.
To have a closer look at this talent – be sure to set [...]
Tuesday, 3 November, 2009 | Tagged in Business, Media, Rates | Written by Kristen Barrett
As reported on NZI Business recently, wage expectations for Accounting and IT contractors have increased between 4% to 6% since March this year. But this optimism was not experienced in the Sales, Marketing or Management professions, with wage expectations actually decreasing in these areas.
View video – Wage expectations
For more information on the Crackerjacks professional contracting [...]
Friday, 30 October, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
Professional contractors and fixed term employees are a key component of an organisation’s workforce, but with HR mainly focused on permanent staff’s development and management, this group can be overlooked. To counteract this, Crackerjacks have developed the following tips for managing contractors and fixed term employees, to ensure top performance from your contingent workforce.
Setting expectations [...]
Thursday, 1 October, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Markhams
The IRD screens GST returns filed by taxpayers to determine if a review or investigation of that return is warranted. This is likely to occur where a taxpayer claims a GST refund that is higher than normal based on that taxpayer’s GST return filing history or where a first GST return is filed claiming a [...]
Monday, 28 September, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Crackerjacks
“I had initially been a little concerned about putting Crackerjacks onto a
permanent role given it seemed outside their core competency (contracting). I was pleasantly surprised with a swift turnaround of several good candidates
who had been appropriately screened. From there the process was very
smooth and we engaged our preferred candidate swiftly and at a fraction
of the [...]
Wednesday, 16 September, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Crackerjacks
Every year thousands of people are injured or fall sick at work – some seriously. A quick first aid response can mean the difference between life and death, or can reduce the severity of the injury.
First aid can also help protect businesses, by reducing the impact an accident can have on productivity and the cost [...]
Tuesday, 8 September, 2009 | Tagged in Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
The service provided by Crackerjacks was really good; We were given support every step of way. Our Support Partner – Alex was exceptional, without his help the system may have been challenging to initially navigate. It was great having personalised support while using the system to find the right contractor.
As a start up company we [...]
