Tips and Tools - KoruTalent

Tuesday Talent Tips: Please, protect your heart and your wallet

This week we had something happen that we cannot stay quiet about. Several people phoned us in a panic, having been approached by a company calling itself KoruRecruitment. It sounds almost identical to KoruTalent and we understand completely why it was confused for us. This company asked people to download an app and share personal information and it left good, hopeful jobseekers feeling used and unsettled when they realised, this was all a big lie!

Tuesday Talent Tips: What Disappointment Reveals

There is a moment in recruitment that never gets easier and that is the phone call where you have to tell a candidate that a role has been withdrawn. Sometimes it is a restructure, sometimes a budget freeze, sometimes a change of direction that has nothing to do with them at all. Whatever the reason, the outcome for the candidate is the same. Hope, effort and time, all handed back with nothing to show for it.

Don’t just prepare answers. Prepare your stories.

When you’re nervous about an interview, it’s really easy to focus on the standard questions. “What are your strengths?” “What’s your biggest weakness?” “Why should we hire you?” And yes, it’s worth having an idea of how you’ll answer those.

KoruTalent's 5th Birthday

We love birthdays at KoruTalent, and today is a particularly special one. We are celebrating five years of KoruTalent. With a very humble heart, I think back to the day our website went live. Our first client visit. Our first candidate interview. Our first job assignment. Our very first placement. These are memories I will treasure forever.

Tuesday Talent Tip: The Cost That Never Appears in Your Immigration Budget

When people talk about the cost of moving to another country, the conversation usually begins with money. Visas. Flights. Medical examinations. Shipping. Temporary accommodation. Setting up a new home. Surviving until the first payday. It all adds up, and it is important to plan for it. But there is another cost that never appears on a spreadsheet. The emotional cost

Tuesday Talent Tips

The opportunities you'll never know you missed... This week I was searching for a Maintenance Manager. The role hadn't been advertised yet. I was simply doing what recruiters do every day. Searching our database and LinkedIn for people with the right experience.

Tuesday Talent Tip: The Five Second Interview

Most candidates think their interview starts when they shake hands with the hiring manager. It doesn't. It starts in the first five seconds after you press Send.

Tuesday Talent Tip: The Coffee Lesson That Changed an Interview

One of the things we love most about what we do is helping candidates feel confident before they walk into an interview. Recently, we were preparing a candidate for an interview when we asked a question that comes up quite often

If you're one of our candidates dreaming of a new life in New Zealand, there's something special we'd love to share with you.

Every year, New Zealand celebrates Matariki, the Māori New Year. It marks the rising of a cluster of stars and is a time to reflect on the journey so far, give thanks for today's blessings and look forward with hope to the future. We love what Matariki represents because it reminds us so much of the journeys we see every day at KoruTalent. Some of you are preparing your documents. Some are waiting for interviews. Others are hoping for that phone call that could change everything.

Tuesday Talent Tips: Why Great Candidates Sometimes Miss Out on Opportunities

One of the hardest phone calls we make is telling a great candidate they weren't successful. We know how much hope goes into every application. We also know that hearing "no" can make you question yourself. But here's something we'd like you to remember: Not getting the job doesn't always mean you weren't the right candidate.

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