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ARCHIVE
CONVERGENCE-PARTNERS
09
MAR
2021
FMCG Recruitment Outlook for 2021
Lara Devereux
Keen to hear what's happening in recruitment within FMCG? One of our Sales & Marketing specialists, Lara Devereux, shares insights and the trends she's seeing in the latest issue of FMCG Business...
23
DEC
2020
Meri Kirihimete
Convergence Partners
Best wishes from all of us at Convergence Partners Ltd - we look forward to working with you in 2021...
15
DEC
2020
Adopt a family this Christmas
Convergence Partners
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...
02
NOV
2020
We are celebrating 10 years: 2010-2020
Convergence Partners
This week marks the 10 year anniversary of Convergence Partners - and wow, what a journey!
10
JUN
2020
Recruiting during Covid-19
Lara Devereux
For most of us recruiters, we don’t do this job to put bums on seats. If you are going to last the distance in recruitment, your heart must be truly in it; and as Lara Devereux explains, in unprecedented times like this, the heart comes to the fore...
18
MAR
2020
COVID-19 Response: Virtual or phone interviews only
Convergence Partners
Convergence Partners will be conducting all our candidate interviews virtually or via the phone...
16
MAR
2020
Another terrific week with our group of students from Kelston Girls' College...
Convergence Partners
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...
26
FEB
2020
Week two of the Graeme Dingle Foundation Career Navigator programme was a great success...
Convergence Partners
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...
20
FEB
2020
Convergence Partners are delighted to be partnering again this year with The Graeme Dingle Foundation
Convergence Partners
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...
18
OCT
2019
Career spotlight on Barbara Salazar
Young Women in Finance NZ
A great article from Jennifer Chee who puts the career spotlight on the inspirational journey of Barbara Salazar, one of our recent appointments into the NZ Super Fund's Direct Investment Team...
01
AUG
2019
Congratulations to our candidate - Debbie Lowe - Marketing & Comms Executive of the Year 2019
Convergence Partners
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!
25
JUN
2019
Convergence Partners are excited to be partnering with The Graeme Dingle Foundation
Convergence Partners
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...
14
MAY
2019
We are pleased to introduce a new Partner to our team: Michelle Elsley
Convergence Partners
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...
26
FEB
2019
We are pleased to introduce a new Researcher to our team: Roslyn Howard
Convergence Partners
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...
30
NOV
2018
Adopt a family this Christmas
Convergence Partners
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...
01
MAY
2018
Warehouse Management - Bobbi Ryan from Convergence Partners explains why it's an underrated career path...
Bobbi Ryan
Warehouse management is a managerial career path that often goes unnoticed and unheralded, but it can offer an attractive pathway into higher executive roles, and deserves more attention from both job seekers and employers...
10
APR
2018
Career planning for the 'twilight' of your careers - Dave Rees from Convergence Partners outlines what you should do...
Dave Rees
Even excellent candidates can struggle to advance as they approach the 'twilight' of their careers. To ensure a satisfying working future, they should start planning in their early 40s...
27
FEB
2018
Brand Power: Alistair Comyn from Convergence Partners explains how it might persuade passive top talent to make a move...
Alistair Comyn
As consumers, we all know the power of a great brand. This brand power extends to the workplace too - it's your brand that might persuade passive top talent to make a move...
16
FEB
2018
What's happening on the employment front for older workers? Chris Palmer from Convergence Partners explains...
Chris Palmer
The employment lifeline of older workers is often a shift to a contract or interim role. Experience is worth hanging onto, so if organisations want to tap into this skilled workforce, they need to modify their thinking...
19
DEC
2017
Warehouse Management - An Underrated Career Path
Bobbi Ryan
Warehouse management is a managerial career path that often goes unnoticed and unheralded, but in the latest issue of FTD Magazine, Bobbi Ryan explains that it can offer an attractive pathway into higher executive roles, and deserves more attention from both job seekers and employers...
23
NOV
2017
Convergence Partners Have Moved!
Convergence Partners
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...
09
MAR
2017
We are pleased to introduce a new Partner to our team: Alistair Comyn
Convergence Partners
Alistair is our IT recruitment specialist, bringing 12+ years global experience, recruiting at an executive level across a variety of sectors...
27
FEB
2017
We are pleased to introduce a new Partner to our team: Claire Ellis
Convergence Partners
Claire brings 14+ years recruitment experience with specialist knowledge of the Accounting market...
30
MAY
2016
We are pleased to introduce a new Partner to our team: Alexander Hyndman
Convergence Partners
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...
02
NOV
2015
Our special milestone!
Convergence Partners
Convergence Partners is turning 5... and we would like to say thank you!