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As a former GM of HR at one of New Zealand’s biggest banks, and now currently the GM for one of the country’s largest recruiters, I’ve been on both sides of the fence as both in-house and agency recruitment teams have adapted to market changes.

The marketing sector is arguably the industry most affected by the digital age. The industry is moving at an ever-quickening pace as technology continues to evolve. Some companies are taking full advantage of this and moving with the times, whilst others are slower to embrace the shift away from above-the-line marketing. If you aren’t in a forward thinking environment and happen to find yourself looking for work (or even worse, out of a job), you may well struggle to find a new role due to not having the skills required by other firms.

OCG Consulting helps you prepare for the festive season.

Contractors should form healthy relationships with their recruitment agency to make life easier.

Our research found that just over half (52%) of employers do not have any generation specific talent management strategies in place. Only 3% of organisations surveyed have strategies in place for all four generations.

There is a growing desire from employees to work for organisations with a solid reputation, reward for performance, clear career trajectory and a culture of collaboration. It is no longer just about how much they can make or if they can become the top employee.

In today’s workplace, 20 year old employees can find themselves working alongside colleagues who are older than they are by 50 years or more.

Our consultants recommend their contractors steer clear of office politics and don't become immersed in water-cooler gossip if they want to enhance their reputation in their profession and become the preferred choice for plum roles.

In today’s interconnected world, the model of working in the office, at our desks for eight hours a day is becoming quickly outdated.
Millennials are leading the charge for workplace flexibility; 89% surveyed for a recent study commissioned by Millennial Branding and oDesk indicated that they would prefer to work when and where they choose, rather than in a corporate nine-to-five job8.
Chartered Management Institute research shows that 59% of managers predict that the traditional 9-5 will disappear before 2020 and 54% expect the boundaries between home and work life to become entirely blurred.