Guest Blog by Dr. Ellen Joan Nelson Why employing staff during school hours will improve staff retention, productivity, innovation, inclusion and diversity, staff well-being and ultimately, profits. Following my PhD research, which focused on the experiences of women in the workplace, I conducted an unintentional, further, research project focusing on the experiences of working parents, […]
GOOD MOVES MONDAY FOR MUMS! Kia ora! Welcome to your Good Moves Monday! It’s out with Good News and IN with recommended Good Moves instead! So, as a welcome back from me, here’s some good info to consider to help you make some good moves in your career in 2022! Good Moves Monday Fastest Growing […]
The last two years of the pandemic, have presented multiple new opportunities for both candidates and industry – women in particular have reconsidered careers out of necessity looking a little outside the traditional box of female careers. I stumbled across Emily (online) from NZ Custom Trees, who has recently moved into a new job working […]
Good News Monday 7 Hot Tips to Get Through Each Day of Your Week Monday | Mane Make your bed Experts suggest that the small effort of making your bed each day (or at least the start of the week) can greatly improve your productivity for the rest of the day by setting the […]
In June this year, the Trade Careers Insights Report was released by CoGo with some real value-adding results. The report was completed by both Women and Employers throughout New Zealand. You can download the full report here. WOMEN Participant Profiles (as a majority) – On Geo-location 30% were from Auckland 14% were from Wellington 13% […]
Did you know RecruitMum can design a CV for you? Your CV is the very first judgement call (and I’m afraid it is a judgement) that an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager will make on you and your career experience. Unlike a more friendly, human, and face-to-face impression we get to make with someone we […]
Kia ora! It’s been a while since we’ve brought you our Choose-days Talent issue and as we’re kinda back in a candidate short market again, I thought it was owed some limelight! Here are three top candidates currently seeking part-time work in Auckland… Katy – Business Manager/”Jack of all Trades” (Central Auckland based – has […]
More women are working in precarious jobs – leaving them vulnerable to a sudden loss of income. Official figures show in the last year there’s been a jump in the number of women in casual, fixed-term or temporary roles. Here’s social issues reporter Sarah Robson. View article here (Subscription required to view full story) Listen […]
How Well Do You Reboard Your Employees? You have probably heard the term “onboarding” in terms of managing the experience for employees when they first join your organisation. Someone who is in charge of making sure they have a desk, chair, computer, introducing them to everyone, and most importantly ensuring they know the best local […]
Photo: Amanda and her son Joshie Hi. I’m Amanda. I’m Mumma to 2-year old Joshua (we call him Joshie), wife to Gareth, and cat Mumma to Poppy. We live in Papakura, New Zealand. It’s almost as far South in Auckland as you can get and still call it Auckland. We’re surrounded by native bush, Kereru […]
Lean into the masculine and get what you want! Last month we shared tips on CV and cover letter writing – practical advice on ensuring you get noticed by employers and hiring managers. In this March issue, I share some more practical advice around asking for the things you want or need at work and […]
Did you know the origins of the English word Thursday is named after the Norse God of Thunder? Hence Thor’s day – to Thursday, but with a ‘u’. So…with ‘you’ in mind, let’s talk about how RecruitMum’s services can bring a little or a lot of Thunder to your evolving work place! Whether a sharp loud […]
Wanting some solid simple tips on creating a CV that stands out? Watch this short Facebook Live with myself and Emma Mclean, Founder of Works for Everyone as we support our working Wahine and career Mums on curating a CV that helps get you noticed by employers! In this short video we cover: Design and […]
Kia ora It’s the start of a new year and more than ever candidates are considering their options in regards to leaving their current job, re-training, or exploring new career industries and challenges. In this issue of Choose-days Talent, we profile four top candidates offering expertise as a project director, marketing manager, civil engineer, and […]
A manager once told me in an email that “the last few months have made me acutely aware of how much time we don’t spend together.” This after a pretty challenging year, but one that probably required even more regular catch-ups than ever, due to those very challenges. By that time, along with a lack […]
Want to be a part of influencing employers around why we need more part-time, flexible working roles that appeal to parents and Mums? As some of you know, since July 2019 I’ve been operating RecruitMum as the social enterprise employment service connecting Mums to part-time, flexible work. Now, a lot of the important work I […]
Hello Mama! How are you? Are you okay? Gosh it’s been a tough year, hasn’t it? A space you deserve I wanted to get in touch today to tell you about the new RecruitMum Career site that will be launching in a few weeks. The site will be your dedicated space to find part-time, school […]
Looking for top talent this month? The end of a year and the eve of a new one will naturally see movement in the workplace, as employees review the skills they’ve gained or the ones they haven’t before moving on or out! Here are some of the industries in our talent pool who might create the […]
Military Mum launches mothers-only recruitment model Feature article in RCSA’s (Recruitment & Staffing Association) The Brief Magazine, written by Christina Jones at Vaxa Group. November 2020 Issue
Meet Clare Russell, a go-getting entrepreneur with 15 years of marketing experience and the founder of RecruitMum, a social enterprise employment service, that connects mums (and dads) to part-time work. Interview with Social Enterprise Auckland as part of a series of discussions & conversations with people in different parts of the social enterprise ecosystem to […]
Recruitment company for mums pushing for changes to the way we work Radio Interview on Newstalk ZB’s The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin. 6 September 2020
West Aucklander matches mums to flexible work opportunities Small Business Series: Clare Russell’s employment agency RecruitMum caters to a growing way of working. August 2020
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Guest Blog: Why employing staff to #workschoolhours will ultimately improve your profit and your people
/in Blog, Employers, Job Seekers children, ellen, ellen joan, ellen joan nelson, employing, joan, joan nelson, nelson, parents, phd, productivity, profits, research, school, staff, staff well-being, well-being, work, working, working parents /by clareGuest Blog by Dr. Ellen Joan Nelson Why employing staff during school hours will improve staff retention, productivity, innovation, inclusion and diversity, staff well-being and ultimately, profits. Following my PhD research, which focused on the experiences of women in the workplace, I conducted an unintentional, further, research project focusing on the experiences of working parents, […]
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Here’s to You! Good Moves Monday for Mums
/in Blog 2022, 30%, 40%, career, career change, change, conducted study, fastest growing, good moves, good moves monday, growing, jobs, jobs include, monday, moves, moves monday, pros and cons, seek conducted, seek conducted study, welcome /by clareGOOD MOVES MONDAY FOR MUMS! Kia ora! Welcome to your Good Moves Monday! It’s out with Good News and IN with recommended Good Moves instead! So, as a welcome back from me, here’s some good info to consider to help you make some good moves in your career in 2022! Good Moves Monday Fastest Growing […]
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Personal Spot-light Story: A rural career, Covid-19 and a move into the trades
/in Blog, Employers, Job Seekers building, building company, company, custom trees, dairy farming, dairy farming industry, farming industry, farmlands real estate, franchised nz, industry, north canterbury, nz custom, nz custom trees, nz wide, real estate, shed building, shed building company, sheep and beef, trades and construction, work /by clareThe last two years of the pandemic, have presented multiple new opportunities for both candidates and industry – women in particular have reconsidered careers out of necessity looking a little outside the traditional box of female careers. I stumbled across Emily (online) from NZ Custom Trees, who has recently moved into a new job working […]
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7 simple tips on putting purpose back into your week
/in Blog, Employers, Job Seekers bed, bonus, bonus points, dancing, family, fun, job, key, key job, kids, monday, partner, points, progress, start, suggest, thoughts, time, together, tuesday /by clareGood News Monday 7 Hot Tips to Get Through Each Day of Your Week Monday | Mane Make your bed Experts suggest that the small effort of making your bed each day (or at least the start of the week) can greatly improve your productivity for the rest of the day by setting the […]
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Why hiring women into the Trades makes good business and social sense
/in Blog, Employers better support, construction, construction companies, employees, employer, employers, employment, majority, new zealand, participant profiles, participant profiles as a majority, profiles as a majority, recruitmum, report, skills, trade, trades, transferable skills, women, working /by clareIn June this year, the Trade Careers Insights Report was released by CoGo with some real value-adding results. The report was completed by both Women and Employers throughout New Zealand. You can download the full report here. WOMEN Participant Profiles (as a majority) – On Geo-location 30% were from Auckland 14% were from Wellington 13% […]
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Need a slick CV? Have us design one for you!
/in Blog, Job Seekers career, contact, content, cv, design, experience, illustrating, industry, job, judgement, key, right, shared, work /by clareDid you know RecruitMum can design a CV for you? Your CV is the very first judgement call (and I’m afraid it is a judgement) that an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager will make on you and your career experience. Unlike a more friendly, human, and face-to-face impression we get to make with someone we […]
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Choose-days Talent by RecruitMum, Jul 2021
/in Blog assistance, auckland, brings, business, data, experience, expertise, holds a bachelor, katy, management, nz, part-time, part-time work, support, systems, trades, uk, wahine into work, work, workshop series /by clareKia ora! It’s been a while since we’ve brought you our Choose-days Talent issue and as we’re kinda back in a candidate short market again, I thought it was owed some limelight! Here are three top candidates currently seeking part-time work in Auckland… Katy – Business Manager/”Jack of all Trades” (Central Auckland based – has […]
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Jump in women in precarious employment (Radio NZ) – June 2021
/in In the Media view, women /by clareMore women are working in precarious jobs – leaving them vulnerable to a sudden loss of income. Official figures show in the last year there’s been a jump in the number of women in casual, fixed-term or temporary roles. Here’s social issues reporter Sarah Robson. View article here (Subscription required to view full story) Listen […]
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Guest Blog – How Well Do You Reboard Your Employees?
/in Blog changes, employees, employer, experience, feel, guilty for being, handback, handback plan, help, leave, parental, parental leave, people, plan, reboarding, reboarding plan, returning, returning to work, team, work /by clareHow Well Do You Reboard Your Employees? You have probably heard the term “onboarding” in terms of managing the experience for employees when they first join your organisation. Someone who is in charge of making sure they have a desk, chair, computer, introducing them to everyone, and most importantly ensuring they know the best local […]
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Guest Blog – Amanda’s Story
/in Blog amanda, changed, drowning under a perfect, drowning under a perfect storm, expectations, focus, joshie, leadership, leadership coach, life, motherhood, motherhood and leadership, perfect storm, perfect storm of unrealistic, perfect storm of unrealistic expectations, sleep deprivation, storm of unrealistic, storm of unrealistic expectations, unrealistic expectations, work /by clarePhoto: Amanda and her son Joshie Hi. I’m Amanda. I’m Mumma to 2-year old Joshua (we call him Joshie), wife to Gareth, and cat Mumma to Poppy. We live in Papakura, New Zealand. It’s almost as far South in Auckland as you can get and still call it Auckland. We’re surrounded by native bush, Kereru […]
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The Hire Flyer – Mum Issue, March 2021
/in Blog advice, clear, employers, end, family, flexibility in my role, having more flexibility, language, lean, masculine, mothers, national capital, practical, practical advice, shared, talk, wanted, wanted to talk, women, work /by clareLean into the masculine and get what you want! Last month we shared tips on CV and cover letter writing – practical advice on ensuring you get noticed by employers and hiring managers. In this March issue, I share some more practical advice around asking for the things you want or need at work and […]
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The Hire Flyer – Employer Issue, March 2021
/in Blog becoming an employer, becoming an employer of choice, build trust, business, employer, employer of choice, financial sense, flexing roles, flexing roles to build, flexing roles to build trust, gender balance, growth, recruitmum, roles to build, roles to build trust, scaling for growth, sense, thunder, trust, work /by clareDid you know the origins of the English word Thursday is named after the Norse God of Thunder? Hence Thor’s day – to Thursday, but with a ‘u’. So…with ‘you’ in mind, let’s talk about how RecruitMum’s services can bring a little or a lot of Thunder to your evolving work place! Whether a sharp loud […]
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Creating A NZ CV That Stands Out (Video Collab with Emma Mclean)
/in Blog content, cv, employers, include, information /by clareWanting some solid simple tips on creating a CV that stands out? Watch this short Facebook Live with myself and Emma Mclean, Founder of Works for Everyone as we support our working Wahine and career Mums on curating a CV that helps get you noticed by employers! In this short video we cover: Design and […]
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Choose-days Talent (Employers Jan issue)
/in Blog auckland, candidate, civil, civil engineer, core competencies, design manager, director, experience, management, manager, marketing, marketing manager, project, project director, project management, quality assurance, risk management, senior, senior design, senior design manager /by clareKia ora It’s the start of a new year and more than ever candidates are considering their options in regards to leaving their current job, re-training, or exploring new career industries and challenges. In this issue of Choose-days Talent, we profile four top candidates offering expertise as a project director, marketing manager, civil engineer, and […]
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Good News Monday #5: Why simple goals (both personal and business) create success
/in Blog build, business, direction, goals, key, key goals, life, loyalty, self-development, sense, sense of direction, tick, time, trust /by clareA manager once told me in an email that “the last few months have made me acutely aware of how much time we don’t spend together.” This after a pretty challenging year, but one that probably required even more regular catch-ups than ever, due to those very challenges. By that time, along with a lack […]
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Stronger, Together – Mum Stories Amplified
/in Blog, Job Seekers answers, call, employers, employment, face, favourite, finding, flexible, having kids, know, love, mums, part-time, part-time flexible, recruitmum, share, social, stories, story, work /by clareWant to be a part of influencing employers around why we need more part-time, flexible working roles that appeal to parents and Mums? As some of you know, since July 2019 I’ve been operating RecruitMum as the social enterprise employment service connecting Mums to part-time, flexible work. Now, a lot of the important work I […]
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The jobs you want, in a space you want!
/in Blog /by gayleenHello Mama! How are you? Are you okay? Gosh it’s been a tough year, hasn’t it? A space you deserve I wanted to get in touch today to tell you about the new RecruitMum Career site that will be launching in a few weeks. The site will be your dedicated space to find part-time, school […]
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Choose-days Talent!
/in Blog, Employers business, career, career opportunities, career progression, change, choosing an employer, climbing up a ladder, flexible working, gender diversity, growth, industries, men, movement, pandemic, recruitmum, supporting, talent, talent pool, women, work-life balance /by gayleenLooking for top talent this month? The end of a year and the eve of a new one will naturally see movement in the workplace, as employees review the skills they’ve gained or the ones they haven’t before moving on or out! Here are some of the industries in our talent pool who might create the […]
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RecruitMum’s RCSA ‘The Brief’ Magazine Feature article – November 2020
/in In the Media recruitment /by clareMilitary Mum launches mothers-only recruitment model Feature article in RCSA’s (Recruitment & Staffing Association) The Brief Magazine, written by Christina Jones at Vaxa Group. November 2020 Issue
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RecruitMum’s Interview with Social Enterprise Auckland
/in In the Media enterprise, social, social enterprise /by clareMeet Clare Russell, a go-getting entrepreneur with 15 years of marketing experience and the founder of RecruitMum, a social enterprise employment service, that connects mums (and dads) to part-time work. Interview with Social Enterprise Auckland as part of a series of discussions & conversations with people in different parts of the social enterprise ecosystem to […]
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RecruitMum’s Interview on Newstalk ZB
/in In the Media /by clareRecruitment company for mums pushing for changes to the way we work Radio Interview on Newstalk ZB’s The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin. 6 September 2020
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RecruitMum’s National Business Review article
/in In the Media /by clareWest Aucklander matches mums to flexible work opportunities Small Business Series: Clare Russell’s employment agency RecruitMum caters to a growing way of working. August 2020
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RecruitMum’s Stuff Article
/in In the Media /by clareMeet Clare Russell, a mum who’s helping other mums get back into work Stuff Article from their Prosper Small Business Section 11 August 2020