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Five New Scholarships for Tauranga Students
Five Tauranga local school leavers will head off to tertiary study with a welcome financial boost, thanks to a suite of scholarships from local company Ryan+Alexander.The Tauranga recruitment agency launched the scholarships today to mark five years in business. Co-director Bernadette Ryan-Hopkins says the Tauranga community has supported Ryan+Alexander to thrive, and it’s gratifying to…
Read More“On ya bike”
It’s Christmas Party season and we’ve noticed a difference in the soiree schedule this year. The old early knock-off and generous bar tab seems to be right out of vogue. More and more companies are planning active adventures to celebrate the end of a productive year. One Tauranga company took its whole team down…
Read MoreEveryone should want to work here right?
We all know attracting talent to the regions should be a cinch, but often candidates in big cities can’t see past the sizeable drop in income they will likely have to wear. I spoke about this recently at a meeting of the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Consultant Surveyors. This group, made up of the owners and…
Read MoreThe stars don’t always so easily align.
I know all about job-hunting in Tauranga – a couple of months ago, I was doing it myself. One of my first tasks was to send my CV to Ryan + Alexander in case they had any HR or recruitment positions around town – within a week, they’d offered me a fulltime job. I’m so…
Read MoreFrom small beginnings
As a kid growing up on a dairy farm in the Waikato, the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek was a Seriously Big Deal. We talked about it for weeks and farmers would save up any big machinery purchases for the Fieldays sales. There was a giddy pleasure in traipsing through the mud towards the tractor…
Read MoreExecutive success in regional NZ
You’re a Marketing Manager in Auckland, and you’re applying for a Marketing Manager’s job in Tauranga. It’ll be exactly the same kind of job, right? Similar support, similar focus, similar outputs. Um, no. One of the most significant differences that I have observed between the regions and the main centres for Senior Executives and middle…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to Us!
This week a year ago, Ryan + Alexander recruitment agency was born. We met potential corporate clients, worked our networks to track down top talent to place in great roles, ferreted away on our website copy – and held our breath. We knew we had the skills, a clear niche and, economically, the timing felt…
Read MoreFewer fish, smarter fishing
At the start of your career, you can afford to take a few wrong turns. You might join a company which, you later realise, you find too boozy, too patriarchal, too sporty, too serious. Maybe the work is not what you expected it to be, or it’s in the boondocks and the commute is a…
Read MoreWhat your employees really want for Christmas
If you’re an employer, take note: Summer is your resignation danger-zone. It’s over the Christmas break that many people catch their breath and evaluate their lives. Some will be chuffed with where they’re at, but others might not be so sure. And then it’s December 31 and everyone’s making New Year’s resolutions and, next thing…
Read MoreNosy? Us?
When our Tauranga recruitment agency interviews candidates for jobs in regional New Zealand, they’re usually expecting to discuss their career wins, relevant experience and salary aspirations. But that’s not where we start. Before anything else, we want to know what their situation is. Why are they looking at moving? What sports, facilities or clubs are…
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