Update from ABF Auckland

Posted by Simon Rooney on 9 September 2011 | 0 Comments

After coming off a very busy July where we filled both permanent and contract assignments at all levels within Accounting and Finance we then experienced a steady August.  There was a slow down in both the volume of roles coming through and the time taken to fill the role which resulted in a few incidents where our star candidates were left looking at other options.    

As for our candidates, I noted with interest an article in the NBR stating that half of the working-age Aucklanders were born overseas.  As we know, we operate in an increasingly diverse market place and our attraction strategies ever more so reflect that.  http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/half-working-age-aucklanders-born-outside-nz-nk-100115

Overall it does appears that the roles unplaced in August will be placed in the month of September.  This suggests that it was more short term market jitters slowing things up than any long term trend, which was backed by a substantial lift in roles coming through from our PSA clients in the very last week of August, again a suggestion that September will be a busy and productive one.