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Predictions of the building boom peaking this year have been pushed out to 2020, according to one of the industry’s foremost reports. This year’s national construction pipeline, a forecast by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), predicts the [...]

You’ve convinced yourself that you deserve a raise at work. Now comes the hard part: convincing the person in control of the purse strings that your salary isn’t where it should be. Asking for more money can be an uncomfortable [...]

For most people, work is a necessary way to earn money keeping a roof over their heads and buy whatever they want to feel satisfaction. More and more people work from home and it’s becoming harder to distinguish work time [...]

People often spend much time preparing and polishing CVs and cover letters but they forget and can underestimate how important it is to line up right people to be referees. Last year the Society for Human Resource Management found that [...]

There’s no way around it – job interviews are nerve-racking. Hiring managers know this, and are generally forgiving of a fumble or two. But sometimes, they get answers that go beyond a mere slip of the tongue. Whether it’s repeating [...]

Emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. It is a measurable component of who we are, just as IQ is. The concept and criteria for EQ have been studied for decades. And now [...]