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SEPTEMBER 2010 |
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WHAT WILL 920 GIVE YOU IF YOU REFER A CANDIDATE TO THEM AND THEY GET PLACED? |
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Hint: See below or go to www.920.co.nz |
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Email us your answer here |
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WE HAVE AN EXCITING NEW ADDITION TO THE NINETWENTY TEAM! RICHARD VAUGHAN WILL BE WORKING IN WELLINGTON ON THE PERMANENT SIDE! WELCOME RICHARD! |
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I have recently joined 920 as a Senior IT Recruitment Consultant in the Wellington market. 920 offers me the perfect environment to better serve my clients and candidates alike. There is a wealth of knowledge of the recruitment industry within a stone’s throw of my desk, of which I intend to draw down on.
I strive for win/win outcomes. I like to add value to my clients business with good candidates. I also like to know that I’m aiding the progress of my candidate's careers.
I spent the last 18 months as a consultant with Randstad IT Recruitment in Wellington. I have had experience in employment and business for the last 22 years in the Insurance, Communications and Construction sectors.
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NATHAN MASTERS - 920 WELLINGTON GENERAL MANAGER UPDATES US ON WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING IN THE WELLINGTON IT MARKET... |
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The Wellington IT marketplace remains buoyant especially in the Software Development space where there is a large demand for .NET and Java Developers.
The IT vendors and services community are extremely active as it seems more government related work is being tendered to the vendors / services firms rather than it being done in-house.
A number of large organisations both public and private sector are having new CIOs’ in place which typically means a small window of ‘getting the feet underneath the table’ and then typically comes a period of change.
Contracting is still stable and the demand for contract Business Analysts and Test Analysts has been constant in the last two months and we foresee the need for contractors to increase given the skill shortage in some areas of the IT marketplace, especially when we see the Australian IT marketplace getting tighter and tighter.
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JOHN BAILEY - 920 AUCKLAND GENERAL MANAGER UPDATES US ON WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE AUCKLAND MARKET... |
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My initial predictions of continuing strong growth in the contract market and stability on the permanent front have not materialised. In fact, we are currently experiencing a reverse trend with many organisations, historically oriented to contract resource, now more focussed on the hiring of permanent staff. That said, there is such volatility in the market at present, we could present a very different scenario in two weeks time.
Within the current trend however, candidates are experiencing some frustration with the ‘slowness’ of many organisations to progress candidates. In this market, if the commitment to hire lacks urgency, candidates will seek opportunities elsewhere... and good candidates will not lack opportunities. Biztalk, technical and process BAs, web developers... all these skillsets are in short supply. Counter offers are rife. At the other end of the scale, there is an abundance of senior management people vying for the few opportunities available at this level.
In short, cautious optimism and circumspection prevail.
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920 AND THE CHURCH HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DEVELOP A USER FRIENDLY WEBSITE FOR OUR CLIENTS, CANDIDATES AND CONTRACTORS. |
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New bits on the website
Refer a friend via the online forms on the website and if they get placed you will be rewarded with $300! Click here to refer someone you know would be perfect for one of our IT roles!
Candidates can immediately load their resume and details into our system! Click here to do this.
Each candidate gets given their own username and password and using this they can...
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Update and check their candidate profile
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See what resume we currently have on file for them
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Easily update their resume
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Track which roles they have applied for
Clients have a page where they can view our discussion pages and submit vacancies online! Click here to check this out.
Contractors will be able to submit and amend timesheets online soon as well!
So check out our website www.920.co.nz and let us know what you think by filling out one of the feedback forms online!
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TELL THE WORLD WHY YOUR WORKPLACE IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND YOU WILL GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN A PRIZE PACK FOR YOUR COMPANY! |
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Tell us why your workplace is the best place to work in a short 30 second video and we will upload it to the 920 Website. It's simple and it's free - we will even provide the camera and one of our talented consultants to do the filming! This is just a simple, effective and free way of generating new support for your organisation and promoting your brand to the 600-700 visitors we have to our site a day!
Web video is huge right now, and there is a lot of potential you may be missing out on if you're not using videos to promote your business, either on video sharing websites, or on your own website.
So if you're interested in 'promoting your workplace' please contact Mark Chote on 04 978 1888.
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NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS BROUGHT US TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN ORGANISATIONS WITH THE TINIEST BUDGETS CAN NOW INCLUDE VIDEO AS PART OF THEIR WEB OFFERING. CLIENTS ARE NOW ASKING 'HOW DO I MAKE THE MOST OF MY VIDEO CONTENT AND USE THE POWER OF THE WEB TO BETTER ENGAGE MY SUPPORTERS?' |
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Video ads are the next big thing for clients to reach candidates in a powerful way and to get their brand out there. More and more clients are interested in advertising their roles with us via video to help them stand out from the crowd. Using this popular media tool to find that perfect candidate we reach (and catch the interest of) hundreds of viewers.
We can embed videos into SEEK ads (click here to see an example of this). We can also post the video on our YouTube channel. Video sharing sites get millions of hits a day. YouTube specifically is now the 2nd most popular search engine in the world and the most popular video sharing site.
Click on either of the below videos to see interactive advertising at it's best!
Check out this video for Hockey New Zealand. They are looking for a Communications Manager to work within their Auckland team. This role is being recruited by Michelle Boag from Momentum Auckland.
Evan Belford - Momentum Wellington chats with Bridget Hofmann from PropertyIQ on their segment manager role that he is currently recruiting for.
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CHECK OUT NINETWENTY'S STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO ACING THAT JOB INTERVIEW! INCLUDES 'BEFORE THE INTERVIEW', 'THE INTERVIEW' AND 'AFTER THE INTERVIEW' TIPS AND A 'DON'T' SECTION. IN THIS MARKET YOU NEED TO STAND OUT FROM ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND MAKE THAT LASTING IMPRESSION ON THAT POTENTIAL EMPLOYER! YOU WILL WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE... |
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BEFORE THE INTERVIEW...
1. You can never be too prepared for a job interview! Check out the company’s website, do some internet research and ask your consultant questions. Get a good understanding of the company’s background, products/services, locations and competitors. The question “what do you know about our company” will almost always be one of the first questions the interviewer asks.
2. Look over the job description thoroughly. Think of possible questions you may be asked and also identify examples from your background that refer back to the job description and demonstrate your ability to do the job.
3. Put together a couple of samples of your work that illustrate your skills. Don’t bring too many samples as this can count against you if they’re pulling out too much info.
4. Think through likely questions that you will be asked… Some of these could include…
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DUCKING RESPONSIBILITY OR SHIFTING BLAME WHEN A PROJECT GOES WRONG IS UNPROFESSIONAL - IT WON'T WIN YOU ANY POINTS WITH YOUR BOSS EITHER.
HERE ARE 10 COMMON EXCUSES THAT EMPLOYEES GIVE THEIR MANAGERS - AND HOW YOU CAN TURN THEM FROM WEAK EXCUSES INTO A WAY OF GETTING YOUR SUPERVISOR TO HELP YOU RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS BEFORE YOUR PROJECT IS JEOPARDIZED... |
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There are lots of reasons why a project might not be going well or may even fail. When your boss wants to know why, there is a world of difference between offering an excuse and providing a legitimate reason. In truth, most excuses only make your manager more upset and put the blame on you.
1: I didn’t understand the assignment
Not every boss has great communication skills. And yes, having a manager who is not good at explaining what needs to be done makes life difficult. At the same time, using your boss’ inability to explain things as an excuse for not doing them just does not fly. If an assignment does not make sense, it’s your responsibility to find out what really has to happen. And if you find yourself in this situation more than once, it is a sign that you need to be extra careful when working with this particular person to get things fully understood.
2: The deadline was impossible
We all know this situation: A manager hands you an assignment with a deadline attached to it. You tell the manager that the deadline can’t be met and you’re told, “I don’t care; make it happen.” When the deadline is missed, you say, “But I told you the deadline was impossible!” and the boss is still angry. The disconnect here is that simply saying that the deadline is not possible is not good enough. As soon as the boss tells you to do it and you passively accept the ridiculous deadline, you make it your responsibility to meet it.
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JAVA / J2EE DEVELOPERS (INTERMEDIATE OR SENIOR) |
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We have a significant demand for Java / J2EE Developers to join a growing development team that are focused on designing creative, robust and innovative applications. Technically you will bring a sound understanding of OO design. Ideally you will have completed a degree like a Computer Science or Engineering and be comfortable doing ‘greenfields’ development and also be comfortable doing large-scale migration work that involves large amounts of data.
You will get paid very well and get exposure working with extremely smart and talented developers.
If you refer a Java Developer to us and we place them you will receive a $300 dollar voucher to be redeemed at any restaurant / store of your choice.
Contact Nathan Masters on 04 978 1896 for further information.
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