Also known as Career Transition Services, outplacement assistance is a career program for terminated and restructured employees that helps them with things like writing resumes, preparing for interviews, networking, navigating job boards and other tactics necessary to land a new job. As New Zealand struggles out of a slowed economy, change of Government, and global headwinds... Source ..read more

Over the past few years, squeezed borders have meant companies have been cushioned from the blow of brain drain. However, as borders around Aotearoa slowly open, the fear of young, skilled workers flying the coop on long-waited OEs has risen. Unfortunately for New Zealand companies, this fear is not without merit! Overseas opportunities are coming in thick and fast for our young and highly skilled... Source ..read more

As the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic flow through New Zealand’s business community, exacerbating already shaky business confidence and sending many businesses into a tailspin, the NZ Government have stepped in with a massive $12.1b stimulus package to stave off the worst of the looming economic downturn, at least for a short while. This is a welcome shot in the arm for most of our... Source ..read more

The team at JOYN recently enjoyed an evening out at the Westpac Central Auckland Business Awards for which we were a Finalist in the Best Emerging Business Category. It was a fabulous night and just reward for the huge amount of time, energy and effort that has gone on behind the scenes at JOYN since we launched 2 years ago. Whilst we know we are not the finished article, and have some exciting... Source ..read more

Last week I went along to Okahu in Orakei, Auckland, to attend a networking evening where they would be announcing the Finalists in this year’s Central Auckland Westpac Business Awards. That’s me, above, with my wife Jayne (the original inspiration for what became JOYN back in 2012 when our kids were tiny and she was looking for flexible recruitment work). That’s also the back of Michael Barnett... Source ..read more

Providing “unbundled” recruitment services for businesses is one of JOYN’s greatest attractions for our clients, particularly the smaller ones who only have the need and budget for support around specific parts of the recruitment process. This agile approach enables us to deliver value without breaking the bank. However it can come with certain pitfalls too, as we discovered this week... Source ..read more

How did you get to work today? I’m directing this question mainly at Aucklanders as I write this blog while ferrying towards the City from the Upper Harbour. The ferry’s pretty quiet, for a change. The roads probably are too, I imagine, which is pretty unheard of in Auckland in these days of gridlocked road rage. The thing is, I’m writing this on the Friday after ANZAC Day. The final workday of... Source ..read more

Hey there, welcome to our Blog: #FutureWorkNZ. We’ve been here before. In 2009 Rice Consulting was launched, an agency specialising in the placement of recruiters into recruitment agencies and corporate talent acquisition teams. And in 2010 we started blogging on “The Whiteboard” about all the goings on in New Zealand’s recruitment industry. Over 9 years “The Whiteboard” gained a significant... Source ..read more