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Succession planning in five simple steps

With more than half a million SMB’s in New Zealand, the loss of a key employee can have a significant impact on your business and its ability to function. How would your business cope if several key employees resigned at the same time? Are there people you could shoulder tap to move into the roles,…

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Best online interview tips for interviewers

Conducting interviews online via video is an easy and convenient way of carrying on with business as usual when things are anything but usual. Especially at the first round of interviews for a role, a video interview can provide you with just as much information as interviewing face-to-face. Once you begin the recruitment process it’s…

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Managing your business successfully with a remote workforce

As we have continued to move through the Covid-19 Alert Levels, now is the ideal time to consider what options and expectations you have regarding remote working arrangements in the future. If you hadn’t already been doing so, are you prepared to permanently integrate this way of working into your business? As I am sure…

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Virtual Assistants: Expert support as needed

Have you ever heard the term Virtual Assistant, or VA? Virtual Assistants provide support to businesses remotely and can be found for almost any business task. You can engage a Virtual Assistant for everything from personal assistance, sales support, or customer service through to accounting and bookkeeping, graphic design, marketing or sales activity.  In traditional…

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Six ways to boost morale in a new world of work

Great wellbeing and high morale helps your team to work effectively and be productive. Maintaining employee engagement can be difficult when everyone is working from home. We have put together a list of some areas to focus on so that your team can still work successfully. Connection Over the last week of lockdown, we’ve experienced…

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Running a successful interview

The interview forms a key part of the recruitment process. It’s your opportunity to understand the background, experience and personality of your applicants, how they will fit with your team culture, what they will bring to the role and how that will benefit your business. Below are the key steps to ensure you run a…

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Navigating the offer and negotiation process

After putting so much time and resource into finding your ideal candidate, it would be disappointing to lose them at the offer stage. Below are some common reasons that a job offer may fall over and how to reduce the risk of it happening to you. The candidate has a counter offer from their current…

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What makes a great workplace?

We were delighted to exhibit at the recent Business North Harbour Business Expo where we enjoyed meeting and getting to know Expo attendees and fellow exhibitors alike. During the course of the day we surveyed the visitors to our stand and asked them to vote on what qualities they believe make a great workplace.   We…

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Recruiting for a part timer?

Get the structure right and this approach can help you get the talent you want in your business. Many of our clients choose to structure their teams with a mix of part and full time employees.  Candidates seek part time work for a variety of reasons – from students seeking to top up their income,…

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Attract and keep great staff: Tips for making your role and business appealing

In today’s tight employment market, attracting and keeping staff is critical to business success. If you’re a small business you might have limited resources and you want your best staff to work for you, not the competition. Veteran employees are highly valuable in knowledge and skills – and the wrong people can cost you time…

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