January 2025

• Career Advice

  Below are a few tips for anyone who has experienced redundancy who is now looking for work:Be honestWhen it comes to interviewing for new opportunities, it is not uncommon for j…

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• Property & Real Estate

  Today the priority for employers is to find the right match both in terms of skill set and cultural fit in order to make the correct hire rather than rush the recruitment proces…

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• Recruitment Advice

  When I say onboarding, I am talking about going well beyond 1-2 days of being introduced to colleagues and shown where the facilities are. Onboarding is the process of helping n…

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• Career Advice

  Our data shows us year upon year that employers’ recruitment activity dips in November and December across Europe and the number of potential jobs registered starts to drop at t…

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• Career Advice

  Just because you notice positive signs throughout an interview, such as the interviewer asking about your availability or notice period or the fact that the interview has lasted…

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• Candidates

  When writing a CV, it’s hard to avoid clichés entirely – we all do it. But if it sounds cringe, it probably is. Recruiters get sent hundreds of CV so you need to stand out for t…

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• Opinions & Insights

  With more and more people leaving rural areas and migrating to the city, the demand on resources in our urban spaces is becoming increasingly stretched.By 2050, it is estimated …

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• Engineering & Design

  The original sketches for the Beehive, drawn in 1964 by the architect Sir Basil Spence, were not well received at the time, yet it has gone on to become one of New Zealand’s mos…

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• Legal

  Cobalt Recruitment recently hosted an event for Kiwi Lawyers who are living and working in London. A big thank you to those that came along to the event. It was great to meet th…

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• Opinions & Insights

  The statistics are staggering. 100 billion litres of water are lost every year due to leaks and wastage. Pipes being used to transport water can be up to 135 years old. The aver…

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The latest news and insights from Cobalt and our network.

• Property & Real Estate

  The start of 2019 has seen a busy time for the Property industry in terms of Recruitment. From graduate level roles, right up to Executive level, moves have been made across all…

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• Clients

  Cobalt is pleased to announce two senior-level appointments to the business – Chairman, Miles Hunt and Daniel Bauer as Managing Director of European Growth.   Cobalt’s global ne…

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• Opinions & Insights

  The Internet of Things (IoT) is fast becoming a regular of consumer headlines. Fridges ordering their own supplies, consumers controlling home heating wherever they are in the w…

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• Property & Real Estate

  Automated systems come in many different forms, ranging from machines and robots to simple, virtual applications. Automation is set to transform every industry, so it’s importan…

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• Engineering & Design

  Engineering is a challenging, rewarding career, one that requires a huge amount of hard work, strict self discipline and, most of all, passion.Making it to the top, in whichever…

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• Clients

  The New Zealand arm of international recruitment firm Cobalt Recruitment and leading Australian recruitment and workplace performance advisors Davidson have signed an MOU with t…

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• Candidates

  In short, your academic record won’t be relevant forever. However, it will be considered important at the graduate/junior solicitor level and even at the intermediate level. Mos…

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• Construction

  Our team have put together an up to date market remuneration report for the property and construction sectors based on our interactions with the market over the past six months….

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• Legal

  Looking for a new role can sometimes be an exhausting and time-consuming exercise, especially when you’re already in a full time and busy role. When working with a recruiter, to…

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• Colleagues

  The Cobalt New Zealand team spent an evening last week working with the Ronald McDonald house in Auckland to cook dinner for the 120 family members that are staying in the Domai…

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• News

  At the end of 2019, Cobalt Recruitment quietly ticked over ten years of service to the New Zealand Property, Infrastructure and Legal markets. In that decade we’ve learnt a huge…

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• News

  ​Here at Cobalt we are committed to supporting our clients and candidates globally during the unprecedented COVID-19 challenge.  Our first priority is the safety of those who ar…

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• Clients

  “How quickly can you find me someone?” – this is the question most often asked by clients when instructing us on a new mandate. The latest figures from Cobalt Recruitment can no…

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• Candidates

  With the last glimpses of winter behind us, it’s understandable if you’re starting to look towards the summer months with excitement! For many of us professionally, planning is …

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• Legal

  The Cobalt Legal Team have put together a report with up to date information regarding the current legal market in New Zealand, salary advice and trends based on their interacti…

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Cobalt Recruitment recently hosted an event for Kiwi Lawyers who are living and working in London. A big thank you to those that came along to the event. It was great to meet those that attended and hear about your personal journeys since you’ve arrived in the UK.

This event enabled those living and working in London to meet with our specialist New Zealand legal recruitment consultant, Anand Ranchhod.

Anand shared his insight on NZ legal salaries, employment trends and how lawyers can best utilise UK legal experience when returning to New Zealand.

If you missed the event, see the link for a 2018 legal snapshot, to gain an insight into current trends, salaries and information on the NZ legal market. 

Overall, the NZ Legal market is growing and performing strongly with NZ qualified lawyers who have international legal experience being viewed favourably.

If you are thinking about a return to New Zealand, contact our specialist legal recruitment consultant Anand Ranchhod on +64 027 2746 186 or at [email protected] to have a chat about your options. 

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Job hunting can be full of uncertainty. But with us, you can be sure that we’ll do everything we can to get you to your ideal job. Send your CV to us to get started or search for the latest job vacancies and we’ll get the ball rolling.