Auckland-based recruitment specialist Fiona Hewitt says it’s time the industry took a long, hard look at how it treats candidates after a survey revealed a list of horror stories. I’m a recruiter with over 20 years on the clock. I’ve worked in agencies, in-house, freelance and contract. I’ve worked with the best and sometimes the worst of recruiters. Google the words “recruiters are” and you’ll see that they’ve had a pretty bad rep over the years – not unusual for a service i

Q: Tell us about Carol Keller away from work. There are just two of us in the household: myself and my husband, Keith. To relax, we love to go travelling overseas or bushwalking in Australia’s spectacular National Parks. I also love photography, cooking, attending rock concerts and eating out with friends. We live in bayside Melbourne, so on a typical weekend, you will find me walking along the beach, coffee in hand and chatting to local passers-by. Yes, I admit it - I defini

At 11.59pm on the 25th March, 2020, New Zealand was placed in lockdown under Alert Level 4. The situation was unprecedented and the effects on businesses were felt almost immediately. Those who had fallen behind on the digital maturity scale were exposed straight away and dragged kicking and screaming to come up with a digital play to survive. Some businesses simply couldn’t react quickly enough and haven’t survived. Some managed it … just. Then there were those who placed di