Hi, I found my job here: www.companies.govt.nz, but jokes aside I have used both this mailing list and Seek for recruitment and the results are much better in this mailing list, not so much for quantity, but for quality.
I've heard good things about Sead from many angles, but my general view of the recruitment industry is that they can only add value if you don't actually know what you want. I have written about this here http://automatem.posterous.com/they-ask-for-a-lot-in-this-job-ad and it matches IMO also with the content of "What colour is your parachute". You get the best jobs/candidates through networking. Having organised a tramping group for a number of years and seeing the conversation happening there, I recommend you go tramping to find a job or candidate. HTH, Jochen On 1 April 2011 09:12, Keri Henare <[email protected]> wrote: > I found my job on Seek but that was 3 years ago. We stopped using Seek once > the effects of the recession hit because the number of good applicants went > down and the number of unsuitable applicants skyrocketed (due to desperation > I guess). > > These days we use a combination of: > * Twitter > * NZPHPUG :) > * Recruiters - But good recruiters like Sead. > > Finding people is hard, but by dropping Seek we were able to filter the > selection pool down to quality applicants. > > Kind regards, > Keri Henare > > --------------------------------------------------- > Chief Technical Officer > Pixel Fusion > > [e] [email protected] > [w] pixelfusion.co.nz > [m] (+64) 021 874 552 > [p] (+64) 09 550 3084 > > Zend Certified Engineer - > http://www.zend.com/en/yellow-pages#show-ClientCandidateID=ZEND013450 > > PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these > intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. > --------------------------------------------------- > > On Friday, 1 April 2011 at 8:44 AM, Toni Jacka wrote: >> It would be good to know how everyone found their current job - I have asked >> around our office and all of our current guys found their roles on Seek and >> would use this for looking around. If anyone has any other experiences it >> would help to know how this went? >> >> On 31 March 2011 15:44, Paul Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Recently advertised junior position, got 12 responses from 9 different >> > > people. I consider this low. >> > >> > That's because people are scared of you, Jochen ;) >> > >> > My gut feel is that there's a skill shortage rather than a glut. This is >> > simply based on the fact that I've heard a number of employers over the >> > last 18 months voicing their concern that it's hard to find good >> > developers - especially at the senior end of the spectrum and a couple >> > that have been disappointed at the skill level of those they've hired in >> > intermediate or junior roles. >> > >> > The upshot is that if you're a good senior developer, it's still pretty >> > easy to find work ;) >> > >> > Paul >> > >> > -- >> > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> > To post, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > [email protected] >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
