This is always an interesting question and very much depends on the position itself and the specifics the client is looking to find. 

However typically:

• Temp/contract roles: 1–10 working days

• Mid-level permanent roles: 2-4 weeks

• Senior/executive roles: 4–8+ weeks

Timeframes heavily depend on market conditions, salary competitiveness, client expectations and candidate availability.

As a standard rule of thumb if you are looking to recruit a permanent person into your business allowing for notice periods, give yourself a 3 month recruitment lead time.

There are a number of business models out there.  LD Recruit have the following options available:

Common models:

• Permanent placements: 15%–17% of the person’s salary package.  This includes your advertising on LD Recruit preferred job boards.  Advertising is paid upfront and deducted from the permanent recruitment fee at the end.

• Temporary placements: The candidate hourly rate is agreed with a 24% uplift to allow for all employment costs ie Kiwisaver, Holidays, Statutory Leave, ACC etc.  The agency margin is added on top of this and disclosed on each temporary placement and usually ranges between 15%-17%

• Contract roles: Margin added to contractor rate usually at 15-17%

Yes — particularly in:

• Accounting & Finance – Public Practice specifically

• HR

• Legal

• IT & Digital

New Zealand’s smaller talent pool, salary competitiveness with overseas markets directly impact on these areas.  At LD Recruit we work with a number of clients to look at succession planning and how to build this within the business along with retention of talent.

People are all different and it is important to understand what fundamentally drives the person.  This will vary at different stages of life along with life events.

Did you know that LD Recruit offers a FREE benchmarking service for registered clients?  We are happy to guide Business Owners with what market rates are looking like.  This fluctuates significantly based on:

•  Market conditions

• Candidate availability

• Geographical Location

The simple answer is YES! 

LD Recruit stand by all people they place into employment with you unless there is something that has been agreed individually outside our standard terms of business.  We offer a 90 day replacement guarantee on permanent staff members.  There is some fine print on your obligations around this. 

A good recruiter shouldn’t just place a job advert on a job board and wait until talent comes through.  In this market there is so much more to recruitment.  A customised recruitment strategy should be agreed up front and then adopted to ensure success in your recruitment campaign.

Recruiters provide:

• Access to passive candidates via their networks and database

• Market insight

• Recruitment strategy and suggestions

• Screening & background checks

• Cognitive and Personality testing

• Confidential hiring & confidence in your hiring process

• Guarantee of candidate – 90 day replacement (remember there is fine print here)

• Most importantly – time back in your day.  A good recruiter will do the leg work and present the right options to you.  Giving you the freedom to work in and on your business and not be tied to your phone and email replying to applications and expressions of interest.

Common trends:

• Slower permanent hiring during economic uncertainty

• Increased use of contractors and temporary staffing

• Higher scrutiny on salary expectations

• Emphasis on cultural fit

• Higher expectations from clients