Rosey On Recruitment & Career

Continuing from RRC 57 my Rosey Review guest is Sarah Kelsey | Host of The OneUp Project Podcast & Marketing Coordinator at MacroActive™

In this episode Sarah covers:

• Her highlight of 2021
• Biggest challenge of the year and what lesson she took from it
• What inspired / made her feel her best self this year
• Top personal and top professional goals for 2022
• Some inspo, with 3 great tips to accelerate career, money, network in 2022

I hope you find our sharing as enjoyable as it was to capture and warmly welcome Sarah to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

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My guest for this episode is Sarah Kelsey, Host of The OneUp Project Podcast & Marketing Coordinator at MacroActive™, a fantastic human who has in her short time made some pretty brave decisions, shared with some amazing guests on her poddy and is passionate about the community she has made, aimed to get young people excited about sorting out traditionally boring stuff!

What I love about Sarah is that she is all things this poddy is about, imperfect, whole human, and real in the very best ways, vulnerable and open so others can learn and grow from and with her

In this episode we covered:

• What The One Up Project podcast is all about
• How to make boring life admin more exciting
• That being accepting into a well regarded dream job might not be the dream for you, why that is ok, and what you need to think about to work out if you should stay or go
• There are no silver bullets, but how opening your perspectives with the views of others can help you gain your own success
• And SO much more

As usual this podcast is edited for time, so please head over to my YouTube channel to check out the full interview, with more nuggets there

I hope you find our sharing as enjoyable as it was to capture and warmly welcome Sarah to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

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I know so many mentees have struggled with setbacks, perhaps an opinion from a manager or colleague, a presentation gone wrong, or a role they had their heart on not secured.

So this is a little check in on how I dealt with this situation, my learnings and takeaways that I hope will not only help, but provide you with some confidence for that next little judder bar when you stumble across it.

In the episode I cover 3 learnings and provide 3 tips, that can help if you find yourself in a valley

My guest for this episode is Kate Billing, Humanist, Leadership Specialist & Founder of New  Zealand’s 7th BCorp.  She puts the tricky business of being fully human at the centre of how we live, lead, and work.

Kate was the first Senior woman I featured for InfinPoss.com, the social enterprise I established to showcase New Zealand women in leadership, and provide mentoring circles for entry and mid level women before I began my journey with Her Career.

In this episode we cover:

“How to stand out as a candidate” has advice that can be used by anyone at any time. There are takeaways that will help not only to stand out in an interview, but to deepen professional relationships, connect with who you are now, and to plan for where you want to go.

As I work with candidates across different levels of expertise there may be some tips here you are aware of, but I challenge you to consider if you’re practicing all that you know in these areas, that can help you on your trajectory.

Even if you have been at some pretty high highs, don’t get complacent.  A career climb can be easy in that, the climb.  But once you have achieved some goals, and have expectations of what that can mean for next steps, know that the competition can get tougher.  Working with some pretty senior people recently, it has been great to add value in those skills that they don’t understand how to articulate, and giving them the confidence to do so in ways that are aligned to next steps, sharing through the framework I provide, and the practice and we perform.

So whether you’re looking for your first role, a grad, or moving from a Head of into a C-Suite role, there’s something here for you in the 4 tips I share:

• Leverage your network and be open with recruiters
• Know where you want to go so others can help you
• Show off your expertise and accomplishments in your CV
• Be coachable and take feedback from all phone and interview opportunities

My guests for this episode are Catherine Emerson & Christine Jensen, together they’re the co-hosts of podcast “It’s No Secret”, providing the ins and outs of all things money, property, investing and building wealth.  Cat is the Head of Marketing and Christine Marketing Manager at Kernel

Having recently guested on their highly successful poddy, it only seemed right to return the favour, and I personally wanted to be able to dig into the career squiggly lines and experiences

In this episode we cover:

• Early career experiences
• The responsibility of taking Kernel team members on the marketing journey that both Christine and Cat take very seriously
• The radical transparency and open communication that Cat fosters as a Senior Leader
• Boundary awareness, both for self and to be able to articulate
• Why having an awareness of the ups and downs of your team members is important
• Building personal brand, especially in a large organisation
• How COVID has changed ways of working and external audience engagement - side note, this episode was recorded a few weeks ago, we thought we would be well and truly back at work by now, but all in this conversation piece is still very relevant
• Next big career goals
• The local importance of both the It’s No Secret podcast to normalise money conversations and this podcast to normalise career conversations
• And so much more

This episode is talking from a recording featuring Silvana Schenone for our Millennial INTRApreneurs thriving in their 9 - 5 FB Hub, and our wider network, Her Career Leader Led Conversations Over Coffee event.

Silvana is a corporate and commercial partner, leading the MinterEllisonRuddWatts Auckland corporate legal team. Silvana is renowned for her ability to get the most complex and innovative deals done in a pragmatic way, delivering excellent results for her clients, she has been involved in some of New Zealand most iconic transactions, including a number of market “firsts”, setting precedent in the New Zealand legal market.

It is little wonder then that she has been dubbed “the deal maker”

Additional to those already fantastic accomplishments, she is a Director of SkyCity Entertainment Group, Board Member of the NZ Takeovers Panel, authored “Duties and Responsibilities of Directors and Company Secretaries in New Zealand”, holds a Master in Law from Harvard University and is a Founding member of OnBeingBold which is another amazing women supporting women organisation, I encourage you to take a look at their website (www.onbeingbold.co.nz) and upcoming conference.

As a member of Global Women, and frequent speaker at conferences and seminars in connection with Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate topics, diversity, and leadership, this is a session I know will deliver so much for our Her Career community and beyond.

In this episode Silvana shares great insights on

• Imposter Syndrome, and great tools to support yourself
• Burnout, what you can do to prevent it
• Career acceleration, the do’s and don’ts
• Resilience
• Balancing career and family
• And so much more

My guest for this episode is Dean Anderson, Founder and CEO of Kernel who, after a number of years in the investment world, realised that investment options needed to improve and investors deserved better.

Taking a fresh approach to the wealth management space Dean created Kernel, a digital wealth solution where innovation meets investment.  The Kernel team is passionate about helping investors achieve financial freedom, and also have their own podcast It’s No Secret, where I was luckily enough to share as a guest.

With a mission to change the financial future of millions, Dean wears this responsibility as CEO, knowing he’s in charge of making sure they get there.  Working across energy, the NZX, and then further into investments, Dean shares more about his career story, covering:

• What took him to Wellington and first roles
• Why you should put your hand up for more challenges
• Being visible in your workplace
• The importance of great managers and building strong internal relationships
• Stepping outside of your comfort zone
• Starting a company with high compliance requirements
• How having a great team can get so much great work done
• And so much more

My guest today is Mikayla Hopkins who also joined me on episode 5.  When I thought about hitting this milestone 50th episode, I absolutely had to share this significant occasion with her.

My guest for this episode is Russ Bennett, Executive Leader, CEO, COO, CTO with deep operational expertise in FinTech, Payments and Technology solutions.

Russ was CTO at my time with Fraedom and was subject to my daily antics as we were pod buddies.  The executive style that Russ personified was part of what I loved about my time in that business.  He is a leader that truly understands the business and industry, a subject matter expert that holds himself as accountable as any in the team, always looks for solutions when a challenge arises, interacts freely with everyone in all teams, and delivers to the highest standard.

In this episode we cover

• Technology developments and how this has impacted business and opportunities
• Why it's organisationally important to empower your people
• The lessons, challenges, and successes Russ has experienced through his career and as an executive leader
• Why those thinking about becoming a NZ fintech startups should jump on in
• Thoughts on resilience
• Why losing out what looks like the best opportunity can be a real gift
• And so much more

As usual this podcast is edited for time, so please head over to my YouTube channel to check out the full interview, I promise there are lots of extra nuggets there

I hope you find our sharing as enjoyable as it was to capture and warmly welcome Russ to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

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My guest for this episode is Robett Hollis, a gent that is all in for what he believes.  Self described as “an independent thinker on a journey to promote, protect and positively impact kiwi culture”, he is known for speaking his truth and not shying away from real conversations

For this Rosey Review episode, “Why SME’s need a recruitment plan”, I’m running through the five-steps I created for SME businesses that was published by BusinessDesk NZ for their new Business Advice column.

Great not only for businesses, but some insights for candidates here too, around what pressures businesses can be considering while you’re going through the process.  If you flip the script, you can learn how to be a valuable option.

In this episode I touch on the importance of:

• Creating accurate job descriptions
  
• Understanding your story and culture
  
• Know your departmental / annual budget
  
• Being open to candidates
  
• Streamlining your process
  

My guest this episode is Sally Hennah, Director and Co-Founder of Business Sorter, recommended by Mark Donovan, my episode 29 guest.

Sally has a varied background as a nurse, working in insolvency, being a recruiter, and now running her own business growth consultancy for 15 over years, she’s helped clients to tackle their prioritisation, delegation, and risk management while introducing ‘bigger picture’ thinking.  The benefit?  This focus on planning leads to greater stability and profitability for businesses.

So what is Business Sorter?  It’s a cloud-based tool that provides content for making a comprehensive, live plan so you can share and track, to obtain the results desired for businesses.

Battling through a cough and a bit of a cold, Sally still soldiered on for our episode, sharing her amazing energy and enthusiasm, where we covered:

• How Business Sorter has partnered with KPMG and Shopify and the wider impact she has been able to make for the clients of those organisations
  
• Why it’s important to suspend judgement and have more open conversations through the recruitment process
  
• How Business Sorter Miyagi's it’s users, providing automatic teaching for better business planning
  
• How you can find out what digital tools could work for your needs
  
• The questions to ask yourself to develop your professional persona
  
• Why active listening is so important to engage your staff
  

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode, this is a quick intro as everything you’ll need to know about Fiona Ehn, GM of Cards and Payments from Kiwibank is in the introduction I make for this Her Career Leader Led Conversations Over Coffee call

“Conversations Over Coffee” began during the 2020 lockdown when we at Her Career recognised the importance of connecting the women in our FB Hub "Millennial INTRApreneurs thriving in their 9 - 5", to provide a safe space to share, and to introduce Leader Led calls, to provide a space for a senior INTRApreneurial woman to share her career journey, insights, experience and inspiration. This call makes leaders accessible, showing more of their whole human self and their career lessons.

Please forgive the audio here, although not of usual standards, the content quality is worth it.

My guest for this episode is Dr Angela Lim, serial health tech entrepreneur focused on innovative solutions, who has previously worked as a Paediatric doctor at Auckland Hospital and now runs Clearhead, NZ’s most innovative workplace wellbeing provider for EAP services and more.

Angela has a wide range of experiences and networks in both the NZ and international health care systems. This includes sitting on several local and national boards, especially in the area of healthcare information technology, conducting multiple health-related research projects spanning from a biomedical to population health level, and working for the Ministry of Health. This has allowed Angela to help shape and develop a more integrated and consumer-centric health care system, to take a whole-of-system approach when answering big and strategic questions.

Her key areas of interest are in population health, inequality, healthcare governance, leadership, cross-sectoral integration, innovation and entrepreneurship.  She has been featured in various articles, reports and presentations including the NZ Herald, Stuff, TV and as a TEDx speaker.

I reached out to Angela to be a guest here because mental health is so important in the workplace or when looking for a role, and also because I was personally so inspired by her awesomeness.

In this episode we cover:

• How becoming a boss has shifted Angela’s meaning of recruitment and career
  
• Why you are only successful as the sum of your people and how businesses can support each individual
  
• The importance of technology in supporting mental health
  
• Acknowledging there is still stigma and real life consequences around mental health challenges
  
• The lessons you should take from any failure and remembering why you are grinding
  
• That women in leadership bring a level of empathy allowing people to bring their whole human self to work
  
• Remember that at all levels it’s ok to make mistakes, share them, learn, and support each other, showing this vulnerability and giving this permission makes you all stronger
  
• Why it's important to let go of control, especially as a woman
  
• The importance of filling your cup regularly so you have reserves to support life and work challenges
  

In this episode I touch on:

This episode, to amplify the Digital Doers Academy from Manaaki, may have hit a few snags, but Wilfred Te Wao carried the mahi for his new Digital Doer whanau and bravely shared his personal journey, of challenges overcome, and hope ahead, with heart and inspiration.

What is a Digital Doer?  Someone who has specifically trained to support business in Aotearoa to do business online and do it well.  They help to overcome the key problem many small and medium businesses have of minimal resources or skills to make this happen.  This is where Manaaki stepped in.

I’m excited to report that since this recording Wil is involved in 3 internships, the first is with Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, next is Lake District Adventures Waikato, and last but not least AkoMai Way.  The links for those businesses can be found below.

Wil is also currently sourcing local clothing manufacturers for the Urban Māori Clothing Line he has started with his brother, and is working on a VR (Virtual Reality) Art gallery space so visitors can visit online art galleries in a digital, interactive environment and purchase artwork.

There is an additional close tie with this organisation.  Rachel Adams, who leads this program, and is now the General Manager of Manaaki, featured in episode 13 when she was Head of Operations for Soda Inc.  It’s whanau all round!

In this episode we dig into

• Where Wil has come from and where he hopes to go
• Why being in the Digital Doer Academy was such a supportive environment for learning
• What small and medium businesses can do to get the best out of a Digital Doer
• The importance of getting out of your comfort zone

...and much more!

I hope you find this korero insightful and empowering, thank you and a warm welcome Wil, to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode.  This time round I thought I would share a wonderful introduction call I had with an upcoming guest for episode 45, Sally Hennah, Co-Founder and Director of Business Sorter.  Sally came to me by way of recommendation from Mark Donavan, my guest from RRC 29.

It’s important to me to share some pre podcast recording time with a guest, especially one I haven’t personally met before.  From a practical perspective, this ensures the technology works and they are comfortable with the questions I have prepared.  From a human perspective I want to make sure they are comfortable with me, so the sharing can be organic when we’re recording for the episode.

I’m lucky that quite often, like on this very first call with Sally, magic and connection happens immediately.  We found we had so much in common while covering some deep and meaningfuls around recruitment and career, that had to include as a preview of what’s to come 5 episodes from now.

In this episode we touch on:

• My recent health scare
  
• COVID & global responses
  
• My why
  
• The importance of confidence and transferable skills
  
• The oft frustration of being a recruiter
  
• What Business Sorter is
  
• Mutual happies for this connection
  

My guest this episode is David Perry, who reached out to me from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, after stumbling across this podcast, listening to my take on Recruitment and Career while driving into work.

David is international recruitment royalty, so I was humbled by his reach out, and ecstatic to learn so much from his entertaining and insightful sharing.  The author of seven books and recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Community Service, in 1988 he founded, and is Managing Partner of Perry-Martel International, billing more than 60,000 hours during career spanning over 35 years of executive search projects, which have totalled more than $390M in salary,

He teaches companies how to hire the right executives and keep them, and candidates how to make business decisions that will shape their careers.  He is an author, sought after speaker, and has also featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune Magazine to name just a few.  Never one to sit still, David has also co-founded MyNewJobHunt.com, the first online Job Transition Platform written to help job hunters connect with employers in a whole new way.

I’m grateful both for the kind words he had to share from what he’s heard of my podcast, David’s calibre of expertise, generously wanting to be a part of my sharing, and for taking time in our initial introduction call to work out the technical bugs.  He’s already labelled me a hoot, and as I said to him, Canadian’s and Kiwi’s are basically cousins, so we just get each other.

In this episode we dig into

• What makes a great recruiter and how they can help candidates and businesses
• What candidates and businesses can do to help themselves
• How David became an author, and how that lead to his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Community Service
• That amazing things can happen out of the blue
• How one or two opportunities happening at the right time can change EVERYTHING

...and much more!

The topic for this episode “Does it matter what a candidate wears to an interview?”, came from a recent LinkedIn post.  Here I share a few points of view from the comments, provide and my thoughts

In this episode I touch on:

• Why you need to stop guessing and start asking
  
• Top tips for hiring managers, recruiters, and candidates
  
• Where to go for help if your wardrobe needs a spruce but your budget is stretched
  

In this episode I’m absolutely honoured to be joined by Rob Campbell, Professional Director, Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors

Rob is a New Zealand businessman icon, but deeper than that, he is a genuine Kiwi guy who consistently stands up for what he believes in, championing causes not just in business, but for New Zealand communities.  He takes steps, opens conversations, and considers a wide scope, making a positive impact through networks and associations to increase awareness and promote action.

His success is indisputable, his road to the top a squiggly line of opportunities taken, even if not always popular, and bridging gaps with people in a way that has displayed emotional intelligence, empathy, and understanding.  Rob has from his early career had a unique ability to understand complexity and deliver with relevance to specific audiences, some saying in his earlier union days that he “appeared to have a social conscience and a working class heart as well”

In this episode we dig into

• Robs career path, and his recommendation on why you should have a better plan
  
• Boards, governance, diversity, outstaying usefulness, being authentic
  
• Why keeping the dignity of those your decisions impact is so important in business and for leaders
  
• Raw sharing around Rob’s cancer, alcohol, and depression battles
  
• Uplifting and humorous back story to his strong bond with Dave Letele
  
• How doing many things helps Rob do his best across these many things
  
• ...and much more!
  

I’m so grateful he is here to spend time sharing with me, so it is with pleasure that I warmly welcome Rob to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode.  In these segments I usually take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received and share my views.  But in this episode I’m sharing from our Her Career Leader Led Conversations Over Coffee call where we had the privilege to hear from Hilary Walton, Chief Information Security Officer for Kordia.

So what is “Conversations Over Coffee”? During 2020 lockdown Her Career recognised the importance of connecting the women in our FB Hub "Millennial INTRApreneurs thriving in their 9 - 5", and a safe space to share.  We also introduced a Leader Led call, to provide a space for a senior INTRApreneurial woman to share her career journey, insights, experience and inspiration. This call makes leaders accessible, showing more of their whole human self.  To date we have had over 20 FB Hub community calls, this is our 06th Leader Led call.

The beginning of this call is a little behind the scenes before everyone else joined us, touching on some of our vulnerability realness, I felt it was important to preserve for the podcast.

I hope you enjoy this imperfect, whole human, realness sharing

In this episode I’m joined by Maxine Elliot, CEO of Paymark.  At Paymark, Maxine is focused on transforming the way that Kiwi’s pay for goods and services, now and into the future.  They’re a big company with a small company mentality, believing that nothing is impossible.

As CEO, Maxine loves that Paymark is an organisation Kiwis’ not only rely on, but trust.  She works hard with her team to ensure the culture at Paymark is one where people can bring their whole selves.

Throughout her career, growth and change are words that have helped to fuel her drive.  Maxine was heavily involved in rolling out the Ultra-Fast Fibre network in various parts of the New Zealand and has lead multi-national companies, both here in New Zealand and overseas.

In this episode we dig into:

• Career lessons and tips for those new in their career
  
• Maxine’s biggest tip for INTRApreneurial women to accelerate your opportunities
  
• The importance of culture, how being you is a super power, and knowing when to walk away from an environment where you’re not thriving
  
• How Maxine has developed her visibility from naturally being a quiet and reserved
  
• What to do when the big swinging dick syndrome floors you
  
• The importance of negotiation, as a candidate, and with business partners
  
• The importance of being honest and building trust
  
• ...and much more!
  

A quick note, we recorded before the announcement of the government moving to crack down on interchange fees, with the proposed Retail Payments Systems Bill, a proposed new regulatory regime to be overseen by the Commerce Commission, and budget announcement.

As an inspiration of success to many in business, it’s my pleasure to welcome Maxine to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode.  In these segments I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received and share my views

This episode's topic is “Help your recruiter, help yourself - tips for businesses and candidates”.  Here I pull back the curtain on what I have learnt as a recruiter to date, ways you can help yourself positively stand out, and how to ensure you don’t miss out on the best talent or role, dependent on if your a hiring manager or candidate

In this episode I touch on:

• Customise Talent and our unique, personalised, advocated, Sourcing and Recruitment approach
  
• How we prepare candidates
  
• How we best support businesses
  
• 5 top tips for candidates to help you help us
  
• 5 top tips for businesses and hiring managers to help you help us
  
• Current market conditions
  

The plan for this episode was to create a Graduate and new to work panel, from those who have recently joined the workforce so they can share a piece of their story, what they’re doing, future career aspirations, and provide insights for those organisations searching to hire fresh new talent.

We got so close...but then illness and technology got in the way!  The bad news, two guests couldn’t be on this episode, and there may be some conversation flow issues with comments made referring to audio that couldn’t be included, BUT, there were gems I wanted to keep in the episode so I’m sure you’ll get the drift!  The GREAT news, Doris from Auckland Transport, and Fergielyn from Henry Hughes Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys who do join me, are an absolute joy, intelligent, open, honest, and with aspirations that are inspirational.

Doris went to the University of Canterbury and although completed in 2019, graduated in 2020 due to COVID a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in International Business & Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Japanese & Chinese.  She also completed a Tikanga course in 2020 and has started the Te Ara Reo Maori course, both with Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

Fergielyn, or Fergie as she is also known, completed a conjoint LLB/BA (Classical Studies) with Victoria University of Wellington, and Professional Legal Studies, both this year in 2021, and is currently completing her Post Grad Honours Classical Studies Programme

With my continued keen interest to support Graduates and young people into fantastic opportunities, I’d like to sincerely thank Fergielyn, & Doris for their sharing!

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode.  In these segments I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received and share my views

This episode's topic is "Step into your RAAA, and when not to RAAA", which came from recent catch ups with previous colleagues, mentees, and those wanting to be more, or less of who they currently are.  These are some amazing mid level women in their climb who I have provided mentoring and support to, so thought you might also get a little something out of this generalisation 

These wonderful women collectively could not be more chalk and cheese, from self professed introverts eagerly wanting advice on how to express more on an extrovert side, to confident in expression working on the mix of passion for projects into professional collaboration Venn

In this episode I touch on:

• Introvert traits
  
• What questions to ask yourself and how to prepare if you’re wanting to become more of an extrovert
  
• The dark side of being an extrovert
  
• The importance of unlearning if you want to change behavioural traits
  
• How delivery can build allies or burn bridges
  
• A personal story from my journey
  

In this episode I’m joined by my first American guest, Mike Seidle, COO & Cofounder of WorkHere (soon to be PivotCX) + CTO & CMO of VPSpay.com, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

WorkHere has a vision to help companies respond to every job candidate, they aim to increase communications, improve hire quality, and deliver an exceptional candidate and client experience.

VPSpay.com provides electronic payment solutions to legal businesses that are fast to set up, and easy to use.

In this episode we dive into technology supporting communication in the recruitment process, transformative moments when the right people are in the right roles, how Mike’s advice for his 18yo self is what all Entrepreneurs need in their business, COVID lessons and being brand agile, listening your current and prospective market for success, how not to negotiate an offer (it’s worth the listen right to the end!), and much more.

With lots of Venn here aligned to my career background, it’s my pleasure to welcome Mike to the Rosey on Recruitment & Career podcast!

Welcome to this Rosey Review episode where I usually take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received and share my views.  But I am again mixing it up and sharing selected snippets from a few of my Her Career Power Session mentoring meetings.  Don’t worry, this audio is only from what I share, and covers general topics, to ensure the privacy of these clients.

In this episode I touch on:

• Recognising your own skill value
  
• How to deal with your own feelings of inadequacy and shame while you’re in your climb
  
• Being authentic, present, and identifying your gratitude
  
• Using your CV to highlight your positives in a summarised way, stop using too many words!
  
• How to deeper dive into crafting your examples and using the STAR system to best craft these for an interview
  
• Why it’s important to change a negative or doubt internal narrative to one that will support confidence in delivery
  

In this episode I’m honoured to be joined by Julia Vahry, Waikato's go-to Health and Life Brokerage, Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Community Hero medalist in 2021 and a woman doing amazing things as Director of Vahry Insurance

After almost a decade with the New Zealand Police, Julia has created a life insurance company with a difference, specialising in Business continuity / Risk and insurance / Mentoring / Business Networking & Having Fun

An advocate for breast cancer awareness and becoming a blood donor or creating events for those that can be, she partners with local businesses, and members of the community for impactful change.

Julia is not presently a hiring manager, and the Police recruitment process may look a little different from corporate organisations, but her understanding of how to align for a promotion, commitment to business networking, and understanding to educate others towards financial freedom, is one that aligns so well with my recruitment work and our Her Career empowered women focus on career, money, network that, I had to have her on my podcast!

Julia shares with us her amazing, personal, and real stories, covering:

· How to make a personal story relevant for a promotion

· How having a competitive spirit has helped Julia in business

· Why it’s important to be aware of the organisation around you and to check in about whether you’re moving away from who you are and your belief system to fit in

· How motherhood changes everything, but doesn’t mean you have to be put in a Mummy box

· That tall poppy syndrome is out there, but keep going and don’t be afraid to leverage the wins to do the greater good for the community

· And of course, to dream and do BIG

The topic for this Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], is “Top tips for your first performance review”

This topic is from a question I received from a mentee, asking for tips and structure in her upcoming first review with her new manager.  As mentioned, a number of organisations will have 30-60-90 day induction plans, so this is a high level overview is outside of those specifics, very much a minimum of what you can ask, and be prepared for, in an initial review meeting.

In this episode I’m joined by Jess Mason, Head of Marketing & Brand Experience at iT360, fellow founding mentor at Her Career and soon to be moving into the role of Senior Partnerships Marketing Lead at Fusion5.

What I love about Jess is her passion and enthusiasm for the people she works with and the projects she works on.

Jess, her husband Grant and their son Milo immigrated from South Africa in 2018.  She completed her MBA in October 2019 before starting back into the workforce.  What I am excited to have her share is her insight as an immigrant, a mother, a student and someone who is ever striving for, and supporting others to their own, excellence.

We round off with a great lesson to male managers and leaders on how not to be condescending when a valuable female employee tells you she’s pregnant, and how having a different leader in place when you return from maternity leave can change EVERYTHING!

When I began this podcast I promised a behind the scenes, not just sharing from the amazing guests I have the honour to spend time with, who are so incredibly generous with their time and knowledge, but of what I experience, how I am growing in this career pivot, and my continuous journey to be a better me than I was yesterday.

As you may sense, the topic for this Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I usually take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views] is a contemplative one.

On 24th February I celebrated my first 6 months with Customise Talent Group and on the 28th February, NZ observed 1 year from our first COVID case confirmation.  This really made me think about what has changed in this time, with the world, with my family, with my network, and with me.

This episode is broken into three parts, a timeline, my lessons, both personal and COVID, and thirdly my celebrations.

In this episode I’m joined by Bridget Morris, People and Performance Manager – Tip Top NZ for George Weston Foods (GWF NZ).  George Weston Foods may not be a name you’re familiar with but it is the great bakery business behind some of New Zealand’s best-loved brands like Tip Top Bakery and Big Ben Pies.

Bridget is a client of Customise Talent Group (I recently placed a new member of her team), and has worked in HR & Talent for the majority of her career, so definitely knows what she’s talking about.

Starting her career in the UK, Bridget shares how having an accounting background has been an invaluable, transferable skill.  She’s also learnt over time to drop perfectionistic tendencies, and loves how HR has developed, being more influential to support what an organisational objectives

Reflections around how COVID has been a catalyst, helping to accelerate learning in positive ways, and knowing how important it is to look for the learning whenever there are challenges

A final word of advice from Bridget?  Go get a Gorilla suit … listen to her round out story, you’ll find out why!  I hope you enjoy the fantastic insights on this episode!

This Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], is a little different from the usual.  A video from LinkedIn caught my eye, so I have a guest to share his motivation and insights as a job hunter, while he’s right in the thick of things.

Jason Brown loves sales.  Having worked across Information Technology, Business Services, Publishing, Media and more, he is eager to secure his next role.

In his search he has put himself out there, literally, working in a project to create his first LinkedIn video, a candidate introduction.  I was interested to find out what led him to do that, and to give a human face to someone in the process of their employment search.

In our time together we cover why LinkedIn is important as a tool for a candidate, what other tools Jason uses, a note to interviewers about constructive feedback and why positive feedback is also important to candidates, top tips for candidates when looking for employment to ensure you still have purpose, even if it’s something that you usually hate doing, to reduce stress, why it’s important to upskill at this time and to remember not to be too hard on yourself because it can be tough out there.

Dyson & Libby by Auckland Library also get a non paid endorsement.

What I really hoped by sharing Jason’s story is to provide inspiration and insight to other candidates who may be in the same position.

In this episode I’m joined by Gillian Clark who shares how technology has changed over her career, how important it is to Conjure Moments, one of the Hypr guiding principles, and to always remain curious to grow.

As Founder and CEO of Hypr, a NZ company with world class coding architects consistently delivering high quality, complex projects in the simplest ways possible, it is her role to make sure Hypr is aligned with what customers truly want, rather than fitting clients into a pre-prepared box.  This way they continually help their clients to innovate and deliver value.

As a Transformation Consultant with Elevate To, Gillian works to elevate the behaviors, skills, and mindsets of clients and partners to create a more powerful, collaborative world.

Gillian rounds off this episode by getting personal and sharing how she made a statement against workplace double standards, way before others were even calling them out, in a unique way, with the best work place story I think I’ve had so far on my podcast!

Having worked with a few beautiful humans that are now at Hypr, it was my pleasure to welcome Gillian and her insights.

In this episode I’m joined by Nehal Shah.  We talk about her first role as an immigrant to New Zealand from India, her journey with the same organisation which has transitioned from Spendvision to Fraedom to now, and how her role has grown in these last 7 years to become the Head of Talent Acquisition for Fraedom Globally and Australia, NZ and South Pacific for Visa.  Importantly, she also touches on working with passion, going with the flow, and being positively challenged in the work you do

I’m happy to see Nehal’s recent promotion to this position, having worked alongside her as Sales Manager during my time at Fraedom (again that is expense management software, not the furniture store for my NZ and AU listeners!).  Although we have not worked directly together for nearly 4 years, we built a great rapport and respect during our time together.

In this Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], I have been asked the question “Why should a manager or business use a recruitment agency?”, a great question deserving of this space.

I run through key benefits, and outline how working with an aligned, collaborative, professional recruitment agency, like Customise Talent Group, can take the pain out of your research, sourcing, advertising, interviewing, negotiation and agreement stages with support, brand alignment, market and industry expertise

In this episode am joined by Jacqui Bradler, Chief People Officer at Bondi Sands based in Melbourne, Australia.  Although we had to stop mid-way to check a possible recording technical issue, Jacqui was so understanding and powered through when we restarted with her shining energy, sharing impactful knowledge and insights

Jacqui holds a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management with Distinction which covered Strategic HRM, Employment Law and Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations from Charles Sturt University along with a Bachelor of Business with a Major in Marketing and Hotel Management from Victoria University.  This is one smart lady that has put all of her training to fantastic use, being a key part of Bondi Sands growing from 2 employees to what is a business of now 60 employees spread across 3 continents.

As a mother of two in this sole charge Chief People Officer role, she truly understands the pressures of work life balance as a senior leader

With amazing recruitment, human resource and career experience, from working in London and Melbourne, it’s a pleasure to welcome Jacqui, and listeners, to this Rosey On Recruitment and Career podcast episode!

Welcome to this very special Rosey Review episode [usually a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], where I’ve created a 2020 Christmas compilation, as a gift to you all, from the 7 guests that have featured over 8 guest episodes since I began this podcast

First we start with Michael Viner, Manager Partner at Customise Talent.  We recorded this episode as I was about to start with the team and in this clip he shares a little about the experience of our Customise team, great recruiter traits and how important it is to us that we create trusted partnerships with our clients

Next is Logan Emery, E-Commerce Growth Marketing Graduate at WineDab who shares his career aspirations, how important a skill it is to have cultural sensitivity and a shout out to Air New Zealand from an outsiders view of great company culture.  A great lesson to organisations about how important the perception of working at your brand is to attract top talent

Then Mikayla Hopkins, Chief Marketing Officer at The Face Place, Founder of Her Career, and all round beautiful human shares the recruitment process of one of the hardest working Marketing Specialists she’s ever employed, the honesty, humour and appreciation of diversity, a great and heartwarming story

Next is Yang Zhang-Farhi, HR Consultant at UDC Finance Limited covering negotiation.  She shares how Her Career helped here and how she now advocates and shares her knowledge with others, while also considering from both candidate and company perspective

Next up are two clips from Nick Campbell, GM of Practice Product at Xero.  In the first episode we covered candidate view with the next from a hiring manager outlook, both were insightful, informative and entertaining

Following Nick is Rachel Adams, Head of Operations at Soda Inc & Co-Founder at LiveHappy NZ.  What I loved about my time with Rachel was her success in non traditional ways and her focus on team development, inclusion and kindness

Finally we round off with Elise Wilson, Solicitor at Lane Neave, also Founder & Host at The Young Woman, who shares with us her gorgeous mix of intellect, advocation, risk minimisation and future thoughts

In this Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], I ask the question "Do you have a 2021 recruitment plan?"

Understanding where you are as a business and what human talent you will require to reach your 2021 goals should be an essential part of your roadmap, if it’s not, then you're running the risk of overextending your current staff or having an imbalance of skill to tasks with your organisation

COVID shifted what was essential and non essential in the workplace, it cemented or broke trust within organisations, and has caused a rethink of ways of working with what both employees, and employers want, and if there is alignment

This episodes plants only a few seeds of what should be considered, if you'd like to explore this in more detail reach out with your questions or to arrange an appointment

In this Rosey Review episode [a shorter segment where I take a single topic aligned to recruitment, getting a job, or a career question I have received, and share my views], I focus on Top tips on boundaries.

Understanding where your boundaries lie is important, these may shift over time and definitely shift with the individuals we interact with.  Why?  Well it’s simple, because there is a level of earned trust and respect that extends boundary lines.  You may not always know, or find out why your line is where it is with others, but that is the nature of people and each individual relationship