Author Archive for bella@crescent.co.nz/

  1. What is something not many people know about you? I completed my first marathon in 2017, next week I was supposed to fly to China to run the Great Wall which is obviously not happening now. I suppose this means I have more time to train. 2. Why did you get into recruitment?…

  During the recent Covid 19 lockdown period in New Zealand, many of our clients have used this time wisely to reflect on their current business models and review what their future looks like. For some it is dictated from head offices offshore – for others they may have more agility to make changes swiftly,…

  On boarding is the first official impression a new hires gets of a company and typically conducted over a series of face-to-face meetings. This can include one-to-one meetings with HR, direct managers, and members of the leadership team, as well as group meetings with various teams in the organisation. Within the current climate, under…

  1. What is something not many people know about you? I have an extra 2 vertebrates in my spine!!   2. Why did you get into recruitment? I was living in London on a working holiday and saw an opportunity to train as a Recruitment Consultant. I was on my way to an interview…

  With travel and in-person meetings being suspended indefinitely, how in the world are we going to be able to interview and hire people?   Can we continue to assist our clients with growth and help them to evolve their organizations if no one can meet anyone face to face for the next few months?…

  1.What is something not many people know about you? I came to NZ from Germany in 1986 and at the time I had three job offers with my employer Nixdorf (one of the largest European computer companies at that time) I had one offer in Paris, one in Barcelona and one in NZ….I had…

  1. What is something not many people know about you? I’m allergic to all seafood 2. Why did you get into recruitment? Like most, I fell into it. Not intentionally. Persuaded by the Recruiter I was registering with. “We have a position open and you would be great!” Almost a decade later and I…

    Some experts believe a recession is inevitable. In the last recession — which kicked off in 2008 the unemployment rate rose after the global recession hit New Zealand. In the December 2007 quarter, the last quarter before the contraction in real GDP, the unemployment rate was 3.8 percent. And so, it’s no wonder…

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