Thursday, 19 January, 2012 | Tagged in Contractors, employees, Getting the Role, Share your thoughts | Written by Amiria Britton
Chasing your dream contract? Need to refresh your interview skills and techniques?
Throughout an interview the employer’s main objective is to ascertain a candidate’s fit to the workplace, their capabilities and limitations of experience and whether or not they can handle themselves professionally.
Here are a few tips we think might help you prepare for that next big [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, 10 March, 2011 | Tagged in Getting the Role | Written by Kristen Barrett
By Kristen Barrett
HR & Communications Advisor, Crackerjacks
Is there really a silver bullet to securing a job interview? Well unfortunately there isn’t a one-stop solution, but there are a number of things you can do that will significantly enhance your changes.
Being in the recruitment game – I come across a number of people asking how to [...]
Friday, 4 March, 2011 | Tagged in Getting the Role, Share your thoughts | Written by Crackerjacks
By Neil Prentice
Management Magazine
Click here to read full article
As the New Zealand economy slowly claws its way out of recession, not helped by the recent tragic events in Canterbury, contract executives will have a role to play in helping businesses get up to speed again, a number of recruitment industry executives say.
Megan Alexander, general manager [...]
Thursday, 27 January, 2011 | Tagged in Getting the Role | Written by Kristen Barrett
We would like to wish the following Crackerjacks all the best for their new positions they’ve started over the past week:
John H. – General Manager Operations
Joseph A. – Contact Centre Team Leader
Sonny D. – Data & Comms Assistant
Jim T. – ERP Project Leader
If you are on the job hunt, we encourage [...]
Friday, 24 October, 2008 | Tagged in Getting the Role | Written by Kristen Barrett
It is official – you have joined up with Crackerjacks and are about to embark on the contracting lifestyle! To get things moving you need to complete your account by including two referees in your profile.
How does it work?
Your referees will be sent an email asking a few questions regarding your workplace performance; it only [...]
Tuesday, 30 September, 2008 | Tagged in Getting the Role | Written by Kristen Barrett
As a Crackerjacks contractor you will be skilled and talented – but most importantly you will have a proven track-record in your profession. Like you, we have a focus on quality, this is why it is crucial to complete your profile and enter your referee’s details.
By doing this your profile can be activated and [...]
Tuesday, 1 July, 2008 | Tagged in Contractors, Getting the Role | Written by Crackerjacks
As a marketer, it’s my experience that the basic principles of selling are the same no matter what the product or service. It’s my firm belief that you go through the same process to sell beer as you would a stop-smoking campaign, a heart medication, passionfruit yoghurt, a recruitment campaign for prison guards, [...]
