Why you should use a Twitter client to help you find jobs or candidates

January 26, 2012
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Twitter has become a great tool for both job hunters and companies looking for candidates. Whichever camp you’re in, Twitter allows you to directly interact with your target audience and build new networks, in real time. But the success you get from using Twitter can be directly correlated to how you use it, especially when [...]

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Job interview tactics: How to negotiate your salary

January 18, 2012
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Salary Negotiation. It’s one of the most difficult parts of the job search – because so many people are unsure when to do it, what to say and even, sometimes, when to walk away. Every interview, and interviewer, is different, but there are some strategies you can use in any negotiation, to help you get [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions for Recruiters and Job Hunters

January 11, 2012
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Happy New Year and welcome back to the Jobs.co.nz blog! Every new year brings with it new year’s resolutions, so to help you start the year right, we’ve compiled the top three resolutions for both those of you recruiting and also those looking for jobs. They’re heavily social media focused, and they’re all simple ways [...]

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Busting the myths – why the holidays are a great time for job hunting

December 19, 2011
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The end of the year is traditionally the time you recognise what you’ve accomplished in the past year and plan where you’re heading for the next year and beyond. If you’re looking for a new job, whether it’s another role within your current industry or a new challenge altogether, the upcoming holidays are a great [...]

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Writing a job ad to find the perfect candidate

December 15, 2011
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Today on the Jobs.co.nz blog we’re going to go over how to write the perfect job ad for attracting the candidate that’s right for your job. Job ads will vary from company to company. Some may be designed, some simple but descriptive, some short and to the point. The key target for any job ad [...]

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HOW TO: Ask for a Recommendation on Social Media

December 7, 2011
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If you have a job-related social media profile, like LinkedIn profile or your own website, you’re doing them a disservice if you don’t utilise their ability to house recommendations or testimonials. If you think about it, it makes sense – recommendations and testimonials give a great impression. The fact that someone is willing to put [...]

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The price is right! New pricing plans and site upgrades on Jobs.co.nz.

December 1, 2011
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We’re announcing some great news for our advertisers this week- we’ve updated our pricing structure to make advertising on Jobs.co.nz an even better idea! (Even if we say so ourselves….) From now on, advertisers who list only one job a month can do so for free, instead of the usual $59 fee. Advertisers who are [...]

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Social Media for Business – What the risks are and how to avoid them

November 24, 2011
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You may have seen the recent article on Stuff regarding the #QantasLuxury campaign that could be aptly explained by the title – ‘Qantas makes a hash of tweet campaign’. There has been plenty of talk over it but if you haven’t seen it yet, we will quickly run you through it. Essentially, Qantas Airlines decided [...]

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Graduates / Students – Need a job now? Check out GradConnection

November 16, 2011
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What it’s like to be a student? It was only end of last year I donned the grad cap, feeling proud as I walked the stage to receive that important piece of paper which symbolised 4 years of hard slog – I was a Massey Design student based in Wellington. What university failed to do [...]

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How to create a fantastic Company Profile on LinkedIn

November 9, 2011
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Why is it important to have a company profile on LinkedIn? Well, it’s pretty simple. It’s an easy to use, professional outlet to advertise your company on – and it’s free. It’s a platform that employers and recruiters use to find talent (see our blog on Recruitment through LinkedIn here) but it’s also where that [...]

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