Archive for the ‘Market Info’ Category

  Now that we know there is a possibility to move to Alert Level 3 and then 2, we are waiting with baited breath for the government to tell us when and how. How do we return to a new normal? Slowly taking the next steps Back to normality – just like it was before:…

  Like most other companies in New Zealand we have moved to getting together remotely to discuss clients, candidates and planning for what happens next, while we were left with more questions than answer the one of the questions that we could answer was “what was it like working through the GFC?”. That quickly made…

    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…

America has elected and the respect for a democratic choice requires all to accept the result.. So now the question arises, what America and the world has to expect from a President Donald J. Trump.   After the Brexit, it is a second event that falls from the norm, for which there are no patterns…

Crescent Recruitment are working with many South Island ICT and Engineering firms and the market is extremely busy with high demand for Project Managers, Software Developers and Project Engineers, indicating that a huge wave of new projects are in the planning and just about to kick off. Due to the pressure on the local employment…

Each year, IBM conducts a survey across New Zealand to find out which companies have the happiest employees. Every single employee from each participating company is given the opportunity to complete the survey, where they rate their agreement/disagreement with various comments relating to: overall work environment, direct manager’s competencies, senior management engagement, feedback on core…

This morning we went out to Burnside High school in Christchurch – Heidi did a presentation on the many IT roles that are available for students today as many do not think about the IT industry as a first career path. Focusing on the variety of roles and how each role could relate to the…

New Zealand’s ICT sector is seeing growing strength, according to the 2015 ICT Sector Report released today. The report, released by Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Communications Minister Amy Adams is the second in a series that provides in-depth analysis of New Zealand’s information and communications technology sector, and showcases New Zealand’s performance in…