How to Build a Curious Team
As children, we explore the world with a fresh pair of eyes and an innate desire to understand what surrounds us. Turning every stone, opening doors that aren’t meant to be opened or climbing a precarious tree are all parts of our growth journey. As we move into adulthood, we grow more familiar with the…
Read MoreDiscover the Must-Have Skill Employers Seek Today
Are you looking for a new opportunity? When searching for your next role, there’s one attribute that holds huge significance in today’s job market. This essential skill is being a constant learner. Why is this skill so indispensable? In this era of constant, rapid change, the demands of the workforce are continuously…
Read MoreThe Work Revolution. What is Your Plan?
The past few years have seen an unprecedented amount of change in the tasks we perform at work, and each year disruptions continue to increase in numbers and impacts. This year, most of us have encountered the emergence of AI and realised it’s potential to disrupt some of our job tasks, but other emerging technologies,…
Read MoreHow to advance your career in 2023
Is a promotion or new job on your radar for 2023? Skills shortages have continued to create opportunities for rapid career progression, but make sure you’re progressing in a way that will help you achieve your long-term career goals. So, how do you advance your career in 2023? Here are our top tips to…
Read MoreMinimum Wage Increase 2023
The Government has announced they will increase minimum wage once again. Chris Hipkins has announced the new adult minimum hourly rate will rise by $1.50 to become $22.70 per hour from April 1, 2023. The new rise this time, only to keep up with inflation at 7% rather than the historic increases being double…
Read MoreBack To Work Grants Now Available for Auckland
The Government has pledged $50m for businesses adversely affected by cyclone Gabrielle. While how this will be distributed or used remains to be elucidated, they have announced that a series of Grants are now available for Auckland’s small business community. Grant Robertson, Finance Minister, recently announced a $5 million package of emergency support to help…
Read MoreHow to talk through your CV in an interview
For all the innovation and technology that has revolutionised the process of getting a job in recent years, there is one thing that has never changed. You can still pretty much guarantee that at some point in the interview you’ll be asked the standard question that interviewers have asked job-seekers since dawn of time.…
Read MoreWorking Holiday Scheme Visas
Just last week the Government has announced a temporary increase to Working Holiday Scheme visas in an attempt to attract more workers to New Zealand over the coming year. Immigration Minister Michael Wood said these changes will enable an extra 12,000 temporary workers to provide immediate relief to those businesses hardest hit by the…
Read MoreKyle MacDonald on what Aucklanders miss most about the office
In a twist we never saw coming, Aucklanders are desperately missing the office – no, not the TV show but the actual, four walls, plenty of windows, and a bunch of people inside whom we spend eight-ish hours a day with. It might have hit you in week one, or even week seven,…
Read MoreNew research finds half of Kiwi employees considering job change in next year
Half of New Zealand’s workers plan to look for a new job within the next year, according to a fresh survey of 1,000 employees. Just shy of 40% will explore new employment options in the next six months and 20% are currently looking, as revealed by Employment Hero’s Employee Movement and Retention Report. The…
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