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Press Articles
Recruiters pick 2010 to be better
Time to be Nice Again
April 8 2005 . Sally Breed, sees upping pay for newcomers as problematic, as everyone else will demand a pay rise. Breed says offering superannuation can help with retention, but IT staff tend to move around.
Signing-on bonuses, common in the US, but new to New Zealand, though won’t upset the salary apple cart. Retention packages and paying people a bonus after an agreed period in the company, also help, along with performance-based bonuses.
"Whatever the strategy, it requires a holistic approach to attracting the right people and creating loyalty and commitment in building high-performance teams," says Breed.
Sally Breed, sees upping pay for newcomers as problematic, as everyone else will demand a pay rise. Breed says offering superannuation can help with retention, but IT staff tend to move around.
Getting the job done - and done well
IT @ Work is not a mass-production job placement house. "We don't do volume business," says Breed. "We don't want to. Our value-add is in finding the exact person who satisfies the client requirements to a 'T'. While we have a database of some 4000 candidates at any given time, we sometimes have to use word of mouth to find the right person. We have a reputation of attracting top people for our positions and candidates often jump at the opportunity to work in those extremely rewarding roles. As we said, our clients value their employees highly."
(17 Mar 2003)
Redundancy - What Now?
So you have recently been made redundant, or you see the strong likelihood of redundancy looming ahead. What do you do? Where do you go to find help? This is a question facing many of us especially in the IT arena. No matter what your skill set and experience, redundancy can be totally non-selective.
(01 Jun 2002)
E-Recruitment – Advantages & Pitfalls
How do online methods of recruitment work compare with traditional manual processes? What are the advantages to employers, and does e-recruitment have any pitfalls.
(01 Jun 2002)
2002 IT Status?
So what is really happening in IT after the ups and downs of the last year? After the “ups and downs” towards the end of 2001 resulting in many IT organisations’ projects and plans for expansion going on hold, there is strong evidence that business’s are getting on with the business of making things happen.
(22 Aug 2002)
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