Seek news stories

January and February were record months for job ads on seek.co.nz, yet candidates are hesitant to hit the apply button.

"With KeyPay joining the Employment Hero family, will set a new bar for what people expect from employment. It’s incredibly exciting."

Advertisements for new jobs have fallen drastically since the COVID-19 outbreak took hold, according to the latest employment snapshot from SEEK New Zealand. 

The global IT recruitment specialists have bought ManpowerGroup NZ’s IT business, Experis.

Leading this round of funding was SEEK, the employment marketplace, with participation from OneVentures and AirTree Ventures. This round of funding brings the company’s valuation to more than AU$100 million.

The latest SEEK Employment Report shows a decline of 6.5% in jobs advertised compared to May 2018.

Tech and digital recruitment specialist Talent has been recgonised for its contribution to New Zealand's tech industry, being named a winner at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards. 

New statistics from SEEK NZ show the job market is in good shape with more jobs and higher salaries up for grabs.

Why 85% of executives believe that AI will bring a competitive advantage to their organisation.

These latest figures underscore the tremendous job growth experienced in smaller regions in recent years.

Women want to participate equally in leadership positions, so why does gender imbalance in top-level roles still exist?

“This ’talent shortage’ has been identified by Australian CEOs as one of their top business risk areas."

SEEK named the first employment marketplace to embrace voice activated job search.

"Candidates report feeling more satisfied that they had a better chance to present and express themselves and be more than a piece of paper."

The company now processes 60% of its traffic through mobile and receives nearly 1.5 million applications via mobile devices per month.

Across all industries in New Zealand, the average advertised salary on Seek in April 2017 was $75,889.

“The large industries hiring now reflect what we’re seeing in our economy."

The current job market is in good stead. August saw a 9.9 percent rise in the number of advertisements on SEEK when compared to 12 months earlier.

​Seek recently released data that reveals they had almost 5 percent more jobs advertised in July 2016 than 12 months earlier, with ICT in the lead.

The Australian ICT industry remains strong, with cyber security specialists are also in hot demand.

“There is certainly much more to Canterbury than earthquake-related construction."

“The last six months have delivered a relatively flat employment market in New Zealand and August was no different.”

Kiwi teachers are in hot demand, while new job ads in the tech sector are declining, according to SEEK.

The platform acts a conduit between not-for-profit and community organisations and Kiwis who want to volunteer.