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Previous Candidates Newsletters
Complimentary CV Audit | How to Master a job interview Workshop | DIY Job Hunting - April 2010
Recruit NZ Website | Employment Workshops - Effective CV | Five Top Tips - January 2010
Here are the links to some articles we have found to be interesting and relevant for our candidate base-Enjoy!!!
 Making the best of embarrassing gaps in your CV
As the employment market tightens and more New Zealanders find themselves out of work for longer periods, many of us will be faced with the prospect of how to cover those gaps in our work history when applying for jobs. [Read more..]
Keeping your job is all about attitude
While some economists appear to be pointing to the green shoots of economic recovery, many people still fear losing their job. Should they take it lying down or is there something they can do to help themselves stay in work? [Read more..]
Secrets to achieving success revealed
When human behavioural specialist Dr John Demartini arrives in the country next week to give an evening presentation and run a two-day workshop, he doesn't want to see his audience pumped up. [Read more..]
Dads face workplace balancing act
In Steve Biddulph's book Raising Boys, he says if you routinely work 55 to 60-hour weeks including travel time, you are not cutting it as a dad. Next time you consider a promotion, think about what it will involve, he says. Try telling your boss: "My kids come first." [Read more..]
Your Rights: Check the small print to know your rights
I am presently employed three full days per week. My employers tell me they want me to work five half days a week. I have told them that the extra cost and time associated with travelling are too much, together with the fact that I need the days off as I have a medical condition (osteoporosis) that needs me to exercise to keep mobile. My employer is trying to change my contract of employment. Can you let me know where I stand? [Read more..]
Your Rights: Given the boot because my employer couldn't afford me
Q: My employer has just fired me after three months. My employer said it couldn't afford to pay me the amount it was paying me. I then talked to my employer about putting me on lower pay only to find out that someone else has been hired. Is this right? Can my employer do this to me? I must have rights. I was given no warning whatsoever. A: In short, you have good grounds for taking a claim against your employer for unjustified dismissal. Even if your employer genuinely couldn't afford to pay you at your current pay rate, it cannot dismiss you for this reason alone. [Read more..]
Your Rights: Do I have to accept a salary cut?
Q: Our employer has recently announced that it wants to reduce our salaries from a certain date. We have been asked to agree to this cut by signing a document. I don't intend to sign this. Can they reduce my salary anyway? Do I have any rights? What can I do if my employer goes ahead with the reduction? [Read more..]
Your Rights: Workplace drug tests legal
We have recently been told by our employer that it will be introducing drug testing in our workplace. Do they need to consult us first before they do this? Are they legally allowed to do this if it is not in our employment agreement? [Read more..]
Your rights: When redundancy is not genuine
Just recently my employer told me that business had been tough and that our profits had dropped. My employer said my position needed to be disestablished and that I would be employed under a new job title at a lower salary. [Read more..]
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