The Talent Hive are specialists in IT and Engineering recruitment. We recognise the need for candidates to stand out from the crowd to show potential employers your unique skills. We offer great job seeker advice for professional candidates including interview skills, job security, salary negotiation and much more.
9th
Mar
An interview is more than just a way for hiring managers to suss you out and see if you’re up to the job – it’s also a chance for you to ask some questions and find out if this job and company are the right fit for you. So what kind of questions should you… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
15th
Sep
In the past, a career often meant a job for life. Both employees and employers would expect people to remain with the same company for an extended period of time before moving on, if they jumped ship at all that is. Today it’s different. New Zealand’s now a nation of job hoppers, and that can… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice, Uncategorized
1st
Aug
Modern bullet-pointed, concise CV styles don’t seem suited to storytelling. But some recruiters, particularly those making direct hiring decisions, appreciate a CV that opens a window to your personality as well as highlighting your achievements. Hiring managers use the information in a CV to construct a story and image of the person applying for… read more
Categorised as: Job Seeker Advice
26th
Jun
Compared with previous generations, our ageing population isn’t as likely to hang up their boots when they hit retirement age. Longer life expectancy combined with a more flexible work culture means older candidates are finding it easier to continue working past retirement and beyond. Whether it’s continuing in the job they love, learning new skills,… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
15th
Jun
Putting together a cover letter and CV is one of the most dreaded aspects of searching for a job. Adjusting the contents for each position applied for – and knowing in some cases those contents will never even be read – can be a dispiriting process. Employers don’t exactly love wading through stacks of applications… read more
Categorised as: Job Seeker Advice, Uncategorized
27th
Oct
Identifying skills and qualifications that will be the most valuable in years to come Four episodes into HBO’s latest offering, Westworld and I’m hooked. There are so many employment themes running through the show that in addition to calling it a sci-fi, western mash up you could easily throw ‘workplace drama’ into the descriptive mix… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
19th
Aug
If you’ve ever walked away from a job interview feeling like you’ve just barely survived a car accident, you’ll be familiar with that sinking feeling of inadequacy and shame. The sense that you’ve blown a golden opportunity, one that might not present itself again; the nagging doubt that you aren’t as good as you thought… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
18th
Aug
DETA Consulting is a young, dynamic and responsive organisation working with some of New Zealand’s largest businesses to identify, develop and deliver optimisation services. Deta Consulting was born out of the engineering filed of ‘energy efficiency’ but now Deta delivers services across a much broader spectrum from process and mechanical design through to HSE and… read more
Categorised as: Engineering, Job Seeker Advice
28th
Apr
Multiple studies have demonstrated how body language influences our perceptions of each other, with some analysts putting it far above verbal communication in terms of importance. In a job interview situation it becomes even more important, as interacting with strangers tends to increase our awareness of our own and others’ body language. Thinking about how… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
11th
Dec
The patchy, piecemeal recovery from the global recession of 2009 has fostered an attitude of cautious optimism among economists. But even as the economy slowly regains its former strength, another threat to middle class job security has reared its head: technology. Automation has changed the way large-scale, repetitive tasks are performed; online commerce has caused… read more
Categorised as: Career Development, Job Seeker Advice
