What do I enjoy most about recruitment?

 I particularly enjoy assisting companies in their search for senior managers. 

 With the right leaders in place, good things happen; both in terms of the quality of work and the culture that they support.

 With candidates, what better thing is there than to offer them the job they want – and to hear their excitement as they accept!

 Being told by someone that their new job “changed my life”. That was pretty cool.

The worst part of recruitment?

It’s been said that good people are hard to find. 

The current employee market is the toughest I’ve seen it in over 20 years.

I really hate telling an employer that I haven’t found the right person for them yet. 

But I know that’s better than referring them people who aren’t right – just for the sake of a numbers game.

One memorable recruitment assignment?

Head hunting a young woman from a law firm in Auckland.

It came out in conversation that – although she wasn’t planning a move – if there was a Nissan Skyline in the package, she would consider it. 

I told the employer this (you know, just in jest).  Next thing, he’s emailed me a Trade Me link to the R32 model she craved! 

She took a trip to the South Island to pick it up – and promptly changed jobs!

Our unique selling points?

We endeavour to work with employers who look after the people placed in their teams. 

This is people’s lives we’re dealing with and we want people to be happy with the decisions they make.

In terms of process, there are a few things we do that I know differentiate us from other agencies, but I don’t want to give away trade secrets!

Hopefully, you will appreciate that you can count on me to be the first person you speak with, so you don’t have to keep repeating your story. 

And as and when required, I engage others to manage specific aspects of a role’s requirements, or for their expertise.

Hobbies away from work?

I recently settled on three priorities: my music, my animals and drinking wine with friends!

Our home is a lifestyle property, with plenty of chores that double as exercise. 

I write songs that I have also started to record and release.

There are never enough hours in the day. 

And as 50% of you might appreciate, a woman’s work is never done!!

Current mantra

If it’s difficult, you’re doing it wrong.