NEWS + INSIGHTS

2021 - what a year! As we head into the festive season, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support...

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Kiwibank Chief Economist, Jarrod Kerr, for an online discussion tailored for an audience of Manufacturing, Distribution and FMCG professionals...

9:30am - 10:15am NZT Thursday 9th December 2021

Join Kiwibank Chief Economist, Jarrod Kerr, and our own Dave Rees, for insight into the current economic challenges, talent shortages, and outlook for NZ’s product & manufacturing sectors...

We’re proud to integrate Hogan’s world leading assessment suite into our robust, behavioural competency selection process. Adding data-based personality insights will enable our clients to make hiring decisions that are as well informed as possible, and help ensure the great team fit we always strive for...

Today mark's the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, and it feels fitting to share Dr Lucy Hone's compelling Tedx Talk: '3 Secrets of Resilient People'...

Hannah will be joining our Research Team, and leveraging her recruitment & HR experience to proactively source and manage talent pipelines.

The last few months have been some of the busiest on record for us, and we're excited to bring Hannah on board to help boost our growing research and sourcing capabilities.

We recently had the pleasure of hosting an online conversation with the inspiring Suzi McAlpine, author of the bestselling book, Beyond Burnout...

9:30am - 10:15am NZT Thursday 3rd June 2021

We would love you to join this fascinating online conversation with Suzi McAlpine, an influential leadership coach, award-winning blogger and keynote speaker, as she shares valuable lessons and insights on workplace burnout learned from organisations in New Zealand and internationally. You'll take away a range of key actions to help create organisational cultures and environments that reduce the incidence of workplace stress and burnout.

This event will be invaluable for senior HR to discuss burnout at the executive level including how to spot it, stop it and stamp it out...

Best wishes from all of us at Convergence Partners Ltd - we look forward to working with you in 2021...

As the year draws to a close, the situation for many NZ families to provide even the basic necessities this festive season becomes dire. Convergence Partners is delighted to be partnering with The Salvation Army again this year in their annual Adopt a Family for Christmas programme...

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of Convergence Partners - and wow, what a journey!

9:30am - 10:15am NZT Wednesday 4th November 2020

We would love you to join this fascinating online conversation with Jane Ayaduray, one of the world’s most influential and innovative diversity trailblazers, as she shares valuable insights based on real world experience of designing and implementing D&I programmes for global multinationals across several continents. You'll take away a range of ideas and specific examples of powerful initiatives, challenges overcome, and lessons learned.

This event will be invaluable for HR leaders, company executives, founders and everyone interested in ways to increase diversity, inclusion and equality...

Here at Convergence Partners Ltd it's still business as usual. Whilst our physical offices are closed for the rest of this week effective immediately, we remain available to support you and your business...

Convergence Partners is a long-standing recruitment specialist in the FMCG industry, holding enduring client partnerships with many iconic FMCG brands and organisations...

A significant milestone today and a huge achievement - well done our team of 5 million!

As more businesses look to new and different ways of working, and embrace remote and distributed workers, we are seeing the challenges they are facing to transform important in-person realities to creative digital experiences...

Your own learning and development doesn’t need to take a pause...

Try the Pomodoro technique to help you focus...

We understand the ongoing strain being placed on organisations and talent, and are here to support you in supporting your people...

Seek out social interaction to stay happy, healthy, productive and sane...

Structure your day the same way you would in the office, and stick to it...

Whilst our physical offices are closed, we remain available to support you and your business however we can...

Convergence Partners will be conducting all our candidate interviews virtually or via the phone...

We coached our group of students from Kelston Girls' College through real life one-on-one mock interview scenarios, focusing on first impressions and talking through the reasons why they're the best candidate for the job...

We created an interactive and fun session for students from Kelston Girls' College, coaching them through mini interview situations which focused on the importance of first impressions - body language, gestures used, eye contact and various other soft skills...

We are once again part of their fantastic programme, Career Navigator (Kaiwhakatere mahi) which helps by assisting young Kiwi people with valuable information, options and guidance around work and life choices. Our goal is to help students gain skills and confidence in their ability to make suitable career and subject choices...

Convergence Partners is delighted to be partnering with the NZFGC Food and Grocery Council as a sponsor of their November 2019 conference in Melbourne...

Earlier this week, Convergence Partners proudly partnered with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, to sponsor their lunch event with international guest speaker, Marty Wilson...

Convergence Partners would like to extend a big congratulations to our candidate, Debbie Lowe, Executive - Marketing & Communications at Crombie Lockwood. Debbie has been awarded the highly anticipated Marketing & Comms Executive of the Year at this year’s Women In Insurance Summit. Well done on this huge achievement - here's to many more successes!

We are part of their fantastic Career Navigator Programme which helps get high school kids ready for the world of work - and we’re fired up about using our experience as recruitment specialists to help out. See what we have been up to with Kelston Girls' College...

Michelle brings 16+ years' recruitment and talent management experience gained across Professional Services, Supply Chain, Finance and IT. She will be working alongside Bobbi Ryan, specialising in Supply Chain, Operations & Procurement recruitment...

Convergence Partners are proud to empower women, not just on this one single day, but at every stage of their careers - 365 days of the year...

Ros brings 14+ years' recruitment and talent acquisition experience gained across a diverse mix of sectors. She joins our Research hub, harnessing market intelligence for candidate generation and market mapping...

As the year draws to a close, the situation for many NZ families to provide even the basic necessities this festive season becomes dire. Convergence Partners is delighted to be partnering with The Salvation Army again this year in their annual Adopt a Family for Christmas programme...

Convergence Partners is proudly partnering with Young Women in Finance (YWF), INFINZ & New Zealand Financial Markets Association to sponsor their upcoming Couragous Conversations event on Wednesday 24th October 2018...

Convergence Partners is proudly partnering with INFINZ to sponsor their upcoming Fireside Chat event with Victoria Ransom: Wednesday 4th April 2018, 5.30pm-7.30pm, ASB Cube, Wynard Quarter, Auckland...

Convergence Partners are excited to announce that our team has moved to a new and bigger location. We continue to grow and as a natural step of that growth we need more space. We look at this new location as the start of another chapter in our history...

In collaboration with Massey University’s People, Organisation, Work and Employment Research (MPOWER) Group, our national survey of NZ women’s career aspirations and experiences has revealed that many women feel they are lagging behind in terms of career growth >> DOWNLOAD our Women's Careers and Aspirations Survey - A Summary of Findings and Recommendations here:

Alistair is our IT recruitment specialist, bringing 12+ years global experience, recruiting at an executive level across a variety of sectors...

Claire brings 14+ years recruitment experience with specialist knowledge of the Accounting market...

In conjunction with Massey University, our recent national survey of NZ women’s career aspirations and experiences has revealed that many women feel they are lagging behind in terms of career growth - here are the key findings:

In conjunction with Massey University, we invite women from all walks of life to participate in the following "Women's Career Realities and Aspirations Survey"...

Alexander brings over 10 years recruitment experience spanning Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Investment Research & Management, Corporate Development, Performance & Planning, Strategy, Relationship Banking & Product and People & Capability...

We are pleased to introduce a new identity for our executive contracting service, Interim Talent. While it's a new look, it's the same powerful formula - Interim Talent is a trading name only and will operate as a division of Convergence Partners:

Convergence Partners is turning 5... and we would like to say thank you!