Reading a recent update where an HR Manager admitted to embezzling $400,000 I was struck by two things:

1. How disappointing it is when trusted employees prove to not be trustworthy
2. How easy it is to avoid these massive embezzlements

The results are in. The mighty All Blacks have won the 2015 Rugby World Cup and are the Rugby World Champions. Congratulations to the team, the coaches and all who supported them through to the right result. But that is not their only achievement...

For the past 2 years the team at Palmerston North Personnel have been dedicating 2 staff every 6 weeks to provide assistance to the NZ Red Cross with their Meals on Wheels service.

12 years ago I bit the bullet and stepped out of finance as a career path.

Read on to find out how taking the plunge into new things can work for you...

This is the simplest flow chart we can give you ...follow this and all your recruiting problems will fade away.

This was a refreshing coffee, the coffee was good but the conversation was better. This was a person we recruited a few years ago so it was a refreshing catch up.

After receiving an update from the good folks at Vision Manawatu I have taken the time to skim read a couple of areas of interest in the report.

There is too much information to soak up to give a detailed analysis here, but there's a couple of things that resonated with me. And suggest why we should take the time to review the report's relevance for our own circumstances.

We've said it before - your Curriculum Vitae reflects your professionalism. Do not lie on your CV - here is third party support.

I had one of those moments this morning, the red light came on - "you are out of gas". I drove to the nearest global gas station, pulled up to the fuel pump, threw the nozzle into the car, and it all went downhill from there...

England have crashed out of the Rugby World cup - that's got to hurt. But I am not surprised.

The Rugby World Cup started with the Hakarena - really?

I work in a service industry where we provide an unpaid service to job-seekers and a paid service for employers who really need great people. I'm not talking about our fees and prices for these groups, but the value of providing a great service.

A global company and strong brand has just taken a major hit to its loyalty...and I mean a MAJOR HIT!

Decades of positive branding and automotive excellence has been severely damaged with the news VW has been proactively using devices to cheat vehicle emission tests for diesel vehicles.

The major metropolitan centres in New Zealand are getting expensive - housing is getting dearer, parking harder to find (and pay for) and everything is a rush. Here's one reason why moving to Manawatu can offer positive change.

A recent employer survey reported on www.stuff.co.nz tells of a Hiring Freeze in New Zealand. Is this recessionary pressure, seasonal or an opportunity?

Having been born and bred in Palmerston North, I was pleased to see us feature in the New Zealand Herald and it made for an interesting read. Have a look, and you might learn a few things like I did!