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We all know what its like when we are part of a team where the leadership style is challenging and not particularly constructive to good working relationships or productivity. After a while we often can start questioning ours elves and our own abilities and thinking...

    Contractors/Covis-19/Wage Subsidy  As a contractor, I’m sure you are wondering what happens if your contract is terminated due to Covid-19, and if the Government wage subsidy applies to you.   Great News…it does!! Here’s what you need to know:Contractors...

  “Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important” – Nev Schlman I have felt discouraged and...

You have been shortlisted for interview, so how should you prepare? For many job seekers being invited to attend an interview is exciting and stressful at the same time. After the initial joy of finding out you’ve been shortlisted comes the realisation that you now...

“How do I write a great resume and cover letter?” This is a questions asked of recruiters on a daily basis, and candidates often comment on how much conflicting advice they receive. Then, when they turn to Google, they are confronted with literally thousands of...

  Many of us have allowed ourselves to be controlled by our negative self-talk for years. The consequence of us allowing negative self-talk to influence our lives is that we end up creating a poor self -image of ourselves. We truly believe that this is our...

  Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin   Kaizen is the Japanese philosophy and practice of continuous improvement. This concept of continuous improvement was first...

  “So what is happening in the market?”  This is probably the most common question we are asked by our candidates and clients.  Here are our latest thoughts on what trends we are seeing across our specialist sectors.   On a macro level, the recent interest...

In our first edition of “Five Questions”, we invited Melissa Crawford to share her views on the readiness of HR Teams to adapt to digital disruption and change. Melissa is a futurist who is passionate about people and technology and has held Senior Human Resources...

by Kathryn Sandford In today’s complex and ever changing society, it is almost impossible not to feel anxious and stressed at some point of your life. Stress and anxiety have become a fact of life within the workplace and home life and it gets worse when you choose...

By Kathryn Sandford As a Career Coach the very first thing I do with a client is help them create their personal brand. Many people believe that having a great CV is the key to their career success and it is still, but to a lesser degree. Everyone has a CV; no one...

Following on from the success of Blue Sky Auckland Breakfast Stories, the Blue Sky Wellington office was pleased to host their first in this series of national events. The topic was The Value of Diversity and Inclusion in Today’s Workplace. We gathered at the...

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Blue Sky Recruitment held our first Breakfast Stories for 2019. The theme of the Breakfast Story was Celebrating the Power of Difference.  We had 3 inspirational Maori women leaders who are change agents, influencers and...

For many experienced professionals there comes a time in their career when contracting becomes a consideration. For some, contracting is something they fall into between permanent roles and it is a means to an end, not an ongoing way of working. For the professional...

In life we get advice and support for our health, wealth, fitness and sports, so why not our career? Working with a Career Coach, like with any coach, helps us to take stock, set goals and define the direction to move forward. Developing a career plan with a Career...

Building a sales team to support your brand Our approach to sales and marketing recruitment starts with understanding the brand. An organisation’s brand values and brand ideals provide the roadmap for finding the right people. The brand sets the guidelines for...

You may have noticed something a little different about us these days? With spring comes new beginnings and it was time to freshen things up at Blue Sky Recruitment. We created a new brand look and we cemented our vision for the future. Our new logo represents our...

Last month we held a seminar on transformational resilience. Kathryn hosted two incredible speakers who are experts in this area, Jean de Bruyne and Judith Jamieson. Jean de Bruyne -Jean is a director of QED Services which provides high-quality professional...

At our Blue Sky seminars we like to hear people’s stories. There are no PowerPoint presentations, no gadgets or screens, just conversations. We share thoughts and ideas and ask questions of one another.  We like to keep the seminars small and informal and this month...

We are facing a new world of work. Digital technology has changed when, how and where we work. The number of organisations tapping into resources remotely and utilising co-working hubs or shared spaces is on the rise. Flexibility allows us to work when we are...