Welcome to this edition of the Alpha Recruitment Newsletter.

Green shoots, or a dead cat bounce? There is no doubt that right now we seem to be enjoying a little more bouyancy in the recruitment market. Here at Alpha we have been busier than for some months in finding quality candidates for our clients, and anecdotally several other recruiters are finding the same. Some sectors of our economy are doing very well. In a recent review of the construction market for instance it appears that the total value of new commercial consents has risen again this year to record heights - $570million in April and $479million in May according a recent NZ Herald article.

Our contract desk is also getting busier with change consultants, project engineers and business analysts back in demand. On the the other hand, the seasonal rush for good accounting staff seems to have cooled a little, perhaps because many companies have now finished getting their accounts for the last financial year sorted. If you are looking for any contract or temporary staff to bridge the gap until you are ready to start hiring permanent staff again please contact Joanna Rapley in Auckland or Manjit Kaur in Wellington.

We are very happy to announce that from time to time in our newsletter we will feature relevant articles from The NZ Week one of the more informed online news sites. We know that wage growth has been very slow this year, in fact for many people this has been a year of negative growth (how PC is that?) in their take home pay. Others have been made redundant and are looking at roles that they are more than qualified for. We understand that this puts households under stress even with the stimulus of recent tax reductions. An interesting recent article in The Zealand Week covers some of the debate about income splitting for couples. NZ Week Article.

On a less serious note The NZ Week also has this article:

Reforming the finance industry, one advisor at a time. Two formerly well-to-do German couples, whose had all their retirement savings put into sub-prime mortgages and who thus lost nearly everything, kidnapped their investment adviser, James Amburn, and tortured him for several days at the vacation home of one of the couples. Not non invasive waterboarding torture but old fashioned type torture. He was rescued only when he coded his hostage demand message and 40 police found and freed him. The Times (London)
Read more at www.thenewzealandweek.co.nz

If you are in the market for warehousing, import/export and transport permanent or temporary staff please see our logisitics division, Freightwise Personnel

The most recent hot candidates are attached for your perusal, happy reading.

Colin Mathieson - Managing Director

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Alpha Recruitment - A Legend in Recruitment

Alpha Recruitment is a leader in recruiting roles from Executive Support level right through to Senior Management in the Commercial, IT and Engineering Industries.

Since 1988 we have provided our customers with the best candidates for Permanent, Temporary and Contract jobs. With branches located in Auckland and Wellington, we pride ourselves on being entirely New Zealand owned. We are one of only three SARA Legends in New Zealand and pleased to be of service to you.

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The Auckland Perm Team

The Team is available to assist your organization in roles from executive support level right through to senior management. The Team are generalist recruiters who offer a broad skill base to recruit in the areas of Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, Customer Services and Administration.

Warehouse Manager

Bill has developed a solid background in positions such as Warehouse Distribution Manager and Logistics Manager in industry ranging from Pharmaceuticals to FMCG. Bill has strong leadership skills. He knows the importance of getting in there and being hands on to help out where and when needed, he enjoys developing, training and improving his staff members and likes to have fun along the way! Bill has a great sense of humour, very much a nice kiwi bloke.

Part time – Accounts/Office Administration

Lee’s biggest strength is that she is extremely loyal to her employers. Her last position in Office Administration was for 12 solid years within the one company which followed 8 years as a Sales and Distribution coordinator. Lee is in search of a part time position with a variety of administration and accounts that she can stay in long term. She is a lovely lady, very likeable, friendly and reliable!

Reception/Administration

Wendy is in search of an entry-level position in Reception/Administration to kick-start her dream career towards Event Management. Wendy is in her finally stages of completing her Diploma in Event Management and is now ready to take that next step to start her dream career path. Her past work experience is built up of Office Administration and Secretary positions. Wendy comes across as a confident girl, very motivated with a professional and fun manner to her.

The Auckland Temp Team

The Temporary Division manage a variety of short and long term temporary and contract assignments in a range of positions from Executive Support through to Senior Management. Whether you are looking for work yourself or in need of additional staff in the workplace, the Temp Team will be able to assist you. You can contact the team Monday – Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, on 09 524 2336

Corporate Receptionist

Lisa is a diligent professional receptionist who is available to cover all of your reception and administration needs, whether you need a day covered, sick leave or cover until a receptionist is found permanently for your company. A receptionist is the front person for any company and it's important that the role is covered with a person that is highly recommended by other companies - so let us take the worry out of that role for you.

Secretary/PA

Are you needing help in covering your PA then we have the perfect candidate for you. Gill has worked for Alpha in numerous assignments and has had great experience in the role, Gill can look after all your diary management, typing and administrative duties when your PA is away on her Annual Leave. Gill is professional and organised and has worked for some very large companies. Gill is available immediately and can cover long or short term roles.

Database Administrator

Are you looking for a superstar who is available to help your office run with ease - then we have the candidate for you. Paul is a highly experienced administrator who has fantastic Microsoft Suite skills, Paul has been requested back from clients who have loved his great nature and positive attitude in helping the office cover all their database and administrative needs. Let Paul be the one to help you too.

Temporary Candidates

With one of Auckland's largest temporary staff pools, and a well-established team of recruitment specialists, we are able to provide temps for a variety of long-term and short-term assignments.
All of our candidates are carefully phone screened, interviewed, skill tested and reference checked by our experienced team of consultants before being placed in any assignment.

Engineering & Alpha

The Engineering Industry area is busy. Securing the right candidates is the key and often most difficult task. Often when companies need people, they have difficulty accessing the market, and when excellent candidates enter the market, they have difficulty connecting with potential employers. Alpha provides that key connection, and covers all areas of Engineering, including Design Engineers, Civil, Structural and Mechanical.

Let’s see if we can make things happen for you, call Merle Holland on 09 5225 704

Project Manager – Technical Maintenance Manager

Trade certified with City and Guilds, with strength in Welding Stainless steel Pipe work. Also has done a lot of R & D work.

Quality and Risk Manager

Comes from an Air Force Aircraft Engineering background. Has Bachelor of IT, plus certification of Implementation of Quality Management Systems, plus R & D work.

Product Design – Product Management

Has a Bach of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Siemens Protection certified with Certificates in Basic SCADA Principals. Also has strong testing skills.

Senior Java J2EE Software Engineer (Contract + Perm)

Markus comes with 8 years experience in Java J2EE development having worked for high profile International consultancy firms and product software houses. His strengths lie in backend web application development. Markus is Sun Certified and qualified with Honours in Engineering.

Senior Flex & Delphi Developer/Architect (Contract & Perm)

Peter is a Senior Software Developer and architect specialising in Flex (2 years experience) & Delphi (14 years experience). Aside of this Peters strengths are in GUI, programming in SQL, PHP and OO programming. Peter comes with a Bachelor of Computer Science from Massey University and has team leadership experience.

.NET C# Web Developer

BHas BSC, and BCA - Information Systems - 2000, also MCPD - Microsoft Certified Professional Developer - Web Developer. Also has Coldfusion and Oracle.