COMMENT: Why do some businesses survive or even thrive post-disaster, while others sink faster than the Titanic?

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A recent graduate applied for a position in the fashion industry and received this response: 'You have now wasted my time and yours!'

The new school year starts next week as the number of empty teaching places in secondary schools is the highest in almost a decade.

COMMENT: There's a saying that everyone in New Zealand is connected by two degrees of separation.

Women are still vastly under-represented on boards with data from the NZX showing the ratio of male to female directors has not changed

Crew Consulting founder Tom Sweeney explains why his firm is based in Dunedin and what it's like being an owner.

Robert Walters director Shay Peters said employers needed to have strategies to attract and keep skilled workers.

Tailoring and mens fashion brand Crane Brothers has expanded to the point where it will take on a General Manager.

By the time he was 25, he achieved his goal and became a consultant to consultants, making over $10 million.

The country's largest contract labour company, lifted first-half profit 15 per cent to $3.9 million.

New Zealand's top money men and women are not satisfied with reaching the peak of their financial career - many also want to be the

Tauranga job listings have seen a huge spike in the past three months and businesses are struggling to fill vacancies - with one employer

COMMENT: The challenge is how do we improve employment opportunities for our intellectually disabled people?

Big building companies are tapping into social media to try to tempt young unemployed Aucklanders into construction trades. Fletcher

Liquidators of league coaching legend Graham Lowe's former recruitment company are trying to claw back funds from one of its shareholders.

Auckland's housing crisis is creating a brain drain as talented people move away from the city to escape the rising cost of living, a survey has found.

Wanna play with toys - and get paid for it? Apply now.

Stress of running own clinics seen as putting doctors off working in isolated country areas.

Best of the Business Year: Two years of advertising fails to find recruit for smalltown role despite "ridiculous income".

Thinking of a job change? Here are eight common CV mistakes.

Much like a bad romance, a bad hire can have significant financial and emotional costs.

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

A programme anticipated to change the face of the IT recruitment industry has today been launched by two NZ business owners.

Sitting at the tennis behind a man using the Tinder dating app, recruitment industry executive Sharon Davies had a brainwave. "I am totally creating something like that for recruitment," she told herself.

Being able to spot high potential sounds relatively simple, yet in reality, it's a complicated activity, writes recruitment expert Jane Kennelly.

Having staff who share the same appearance as customers may deliver a competitive advantage to retailers.

Asking your employer for a verbal reference can be extremely awkward. Here are some tips from Career agent Annie O'Keefe.

Career agent Annie O'Keefe on how to tackle odd, awkward and uncomfortable questions in a job interview.

Wanted: military personnel with nerves of steel and a pair of steady hands.