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Pro-Active Recruitment. Easy As.

We were really pleased and proud to be involved in the inaugural ALPMA/McLeod Duminy Salary & HR Issues Survey a couple of months ago.  It was important that New Zealand had a separate and equally robust set of data that reflected the market here and where things differed from our cousins across the ditch. Some of the […]

It’s All About The Right Fit

I had almost exactly the same conversation with two different candidates yesterday, both frustrated about the fact that the legal profession in New Zealand seems to be so linear in its requirements. They both have an excellent education, great experience and are committed, intelligent and engaging individuals. The problem they are facing is that one […]

“Don’t Be Too Modest”

This was some of the first, and best, advice we were given when we first started McLeod Duminy. As well as being sound advice, it gave us confidence that we had something worthwhile to offer – that there was the possibility we were being too modest. We have just passed the milestone of our second […]

Shortest Blog So Far…

…both the candidates mentioned in my last blog who needed part-time/flexible hours got the job. In fact one started this week.