Update from ABF Wellington

Posted by Barry Brown on 12 September 2011 | 0 Comments

2011 continues to be a stop - start, start - stop recruitment environment for both contracting and permanent requirements.  At Momentum we have a wide range of outstanding candidates looking for new opportunities however, at the moment we are finding a lot of our clients are focusing on restructures, potential restructures, mergers or potential mergers.  This means their recruitment needs continue to get pushed to one side or put on hold all together.

There is definite frustration in the Wellington market at present where those who are employed, especially in the Public Sector, are often stressed to the max, not getting the recognition they feel they deserve and not a lot of opportunities to move on from their current employer.  Does this create disengagement and under performing?  You bet!  To make matters worse quality contractors are sitting on the sideline waiting for the restructures and mergers to be completed which often leads to opportunities for them, post restructure, to jump in and help get the organisation on track and heading in the right direction.

All in all it is pretty slow recruitment market being dictated by the public sector in restructure mode or treading water until after the November election.  Will it improve in 2012?  We can only hope so.  Wellington needs some post GFC positivity such as a Public Sector that is hiring, increasing remuneration to those that have earned recognition for their work and effort and government agencies, Departments, SOE's and Crown Entities with very clear mandates on what they want to and need to achieve in the next one to three years.  The flow on effect if the Government can get it right means that all the private sector organisations that supply to or service the public sector will start to improve their bottom lines creating even more positivity int he Wellington market in general.

Can this happen?  Yes!   Will it happen?  Here's hoping.