Hiring well is hard. We make it easier.
Whether you’re an employer looking for the right person, or an individual looking for the right job, we can help.
For employers, we offer recruitment services that go beyond matching CVs to job descriptions. We help you find people who fit your business, your culture, and your plans for the future. We also provide outplacement support when you need to help departing staff transition to their next opportunity.
For individuals, we offer practical career support: CV writing, cover letters, and interview preparation that helps you present your best self and land the job you want.
He’d spent three months hiring, and still had nobody in the role
When David took over as GM of a mid-sized construction company, he inherited an operations manager vacancy that had been open for four months. The previous owner had tried to fill it himself: written the ad, posted it on Seek, interviewed a few people. None of them worked out.
“I’d already spent maybe 60 hours on this,” David told us. “Reading CVs, doing interviews, checking references. And I still didn’t have anyone. Meanwhile, I was doing the job myself on top of everything else.”
The problem wasn’t a lack of applicants. It was that the job ad attracted the wrong people, the screening process wasn’t filtering effectively, and the interviews weren’t structured to reveal whether candidates could actually do the job.
We started over. Rewrote the job description to be specific about what the role actually required. Built a screening process that filtered for the right experience and skills. Structured the interviews around real scenarios the person would face in the job. Checked references properly, asking the questions that actually matter.
Six weeks later, David had his operations manager. She’s still there two years on.
“The fee was less than what I’d already wasted in my own time,” David said. “And I got someone who could actually do the job. Should have called you first.”
Bad hires are expensive
Research from Robert Half shows that 98% of New Zealand hiring managers have made a hire that didn’t meet expectations. Nearly 70% take two weeks to six months to realise they’ve hired the wrong person.
By then, the damage is done.
The direct costs are significant: advertising, screening, interviewing, onboarding, training. When a hire doesn’t work out, you pay those costs twice. Or three times. Studies suggest the true cost of a bad hire can reach two to three times the person’s annual salary.
The indirect costs are often worse: increased stress on your existing team (46% of employers report this), increased workload for colleagues who have to pick up the slack (43%), missed opportunities while the role sits unfilled or underperforms.
And that’s before you factor in the potential employment relations issues if the person needs to be performance managed or exited.
Getting recruitment right isn’t just about filling a vacancy. It’s about protecting your business from the cascading costs of getting it wrong.
Recruitment and Talent Management Services
Structured hiring that finds the right fit — not just the fastest placement.
Professional support that helps departing employees land well — and protects your reputation.
On-camera coaching that helps you present professionally in virtual interviews.
The documentation that sets your hiring up for success.
Targeted cover letters that connect your experience to what employers actually want.
Professional support that helps departing employees land well — and protects your reputation.
Structured preparation that helps you answer confidently and strategically.
How we work
For employers:
We start by understanding your business, the role, and what you’re really looking for. Sometimes that means challenging your initial brief, because what you think you need and what you actually need aren’t always the same thing.
We then build a recruitment process that’s proportionate to the role. A senior leadership hire needs a different approach than a team member replacement. We scale our involvement to what makes sense.
Throughout the process, we keep you informed and in control. You make the decisions; we provide the information and expertise to make good ones.
For individuals:
We start with a conversation about where you are, where you want to be, and what’s getting in the way. Then we work together to build the documents and skills you need to get there.
We’re direct about what’s working and what isn’t. If your CV has problems, we’ll tell you. If your interview technique needs work, we’ll say so. Honest feedback is more useful than reassurance.
Pricing
For employers:
Full recruitment services are charged as a fixed hiring fee, covering the entire process from brief to placement. Contact us for a quote based on the role.
Ad-hoc recruitment support (process review, interview coaching, document writing) is charged at $179 + GST per hour.
For individuals:
All individual career services are charged at $179 + GST per hour.
Typical projects:
· CV writing: 2-4 hours depending on complexity
· Cover letter (template): 1-2 hours
· Cover letter (role-specific): 1-2 hours per letter
· Interview preparation session: 1-2 hours
· Video interview preparation: 1-2 hours
We’ll give you a clear estimate before we start, so you know what to expect.
Your Questions, Answered
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Recruitment agencies typically work on a contingency basis, earning a fee when they place a candidate. Their incentive is to fill roles quickly from their existing database. We work as HR consultants, focused on finding the right fit for your business. We build bespoke recruitment processes, can coach your team on better hiring practices, and bring broader HR expertise to employment-related issues.
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Our fixed fee covers the entire recruitment process: role analysis, job description writing, advertising, candidate sourcing, CV screening, shortlisting, interview coordination, reference checking, and offer support. There are no hidden charges for additional advertising, screening tests, or administrative costs.
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It depends on the role and the market. A straightforward hire might take four to six weeks. Senior or specialist roles can take longer. We’ll give you realistic timeframes based on the specific role and current market conditions.
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We offer a guarantee period for placements made through our full recruitment service. If the placement doesn’t work out within the agreed period, we’ll re-recruit at no additional fee. Terms are agreed before we begin.
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Yes. Some clients want us to handle everything. Others want help with specific parts: writing the job description, designing the interview process, or checking references. We charge hourly for ad-hoc support.
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You can write your own CV, and many people do. But most CVs we see have common problems: too long, poorly structured, focused on duties rather than achievements, or not tailored to target roles. A professionally written CV typically gets better results. If you’ve been applying and not getting interviews, your CV is likely part of the problem.
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Most people benefit from one to two sessions. One session covers the fundamentals and gives you a framework. A second session allows for mock interviews and more detailed feedback. For senior roles or particularly challenging interviews, additional sessions may be helpful.
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Yes. When organisations are making multiple roles redundant, we offer group workshops covering job search skills, CV writing, and interview preparation, combined with individual support for each person. This is often more cost-effective than individual programmes and creates peer support among participants.