Recruitment for NZ Businesses, With Zero Placement Fee

When a role matters too much to get wrong, you want a proper process behind the decision, not a rushed one squeezed between meetings.

We run recruitment as an extension of your team. You get an experienced, senior consultant on every role, and we charge for the hours we work rather than a percentage of the salary. Our focus is the right hire, every time, and a trusted partnership.

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Hire right the first time

It's costly to get hires wrong. We understand the importance of getting the right person, in the right role, with the right fit.

Whether you're hiring for growth, or replacing an existing role, your hire will either help or hinder your progress. We work across multiple industries, sectors, role types and locations and have years of experience. Let us do what we do best, so you can focus on moving the business forward.

A senior consultant, partnering for your success

You'll be partnered with an experienced, senior-level recruiter every single time.

Before we go to market, we spend time understanding what makes the role and your organisation genuinely attractive to the right candidate. That means we can represent you accurately and create a high quality short list.

Our work is bespoke with every client, making sure the outcome is what best suits your needs.

Quality process leads to quality outcomes

We can run the whole process for you, or be included where most needed.

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A full end-to-end process covers:

  • Role scoping
  • Develop position description and success criteria
  • Skills matrix for screening and interviewing
  • Job advertising and placement
  • Phone or video screening
  • Role specific proactive sourcing / talent search
  • Drafting tailored interview guides for your interviews
  • Interview, scheduling and coordination for your interviews
  • First stage interviews
  • Psychometric and skills testing
  • Second stage interview
  • Candidate feedback and evaluation
  • Probity (reference, credit, qualification, and ministry of justice checks)
  • Offer negotiation support for client and candidate
  • Follow up and communicate with all applicants

Recruitment - With Zero Placement Fee

Most recruitment agencies charge a percentage of the new hire's salary, payable on placement.

Instead, we charge for the time your consultant actually spends. An hourly rate, no placement fee, and you can see exactly what you are paying for.

We find this a fair exchange and cheaper for clients than a placement fee.

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Hiring a leader?

A great leader changes how a whole team performs, so we run a specialist Leadership Recruitment service for those roles. It's a more personalised process, led by our Managing Consultant, and built around fit and retention rather than filling the seat.

Leadership Recruitment

Contact our managing consultant

Heidi, our Managing Consultant, is happy to walk you through how recruitment works here and what it would look like for the role you have in mind.

Contact Heidi · 027 211 8448

What clients say

Based in Auckland, available across New Zealand
"We recently used The People Place to help us fill a management position. What I like about The People Place is that they do a comprehensive job of advertising and recruiting, and they charge by the hour, not a percentage of the salary, like other companies."

Pat Hickmott, General Manager, Aktron

"Recruiting is a time-consuming process, and we struggled to find time for recruiting on top of our already busy workloads. The People Place does a good job qualifying candidates, saving us a lot of time and the qualityof candidates that make the short list is always good."

Steve Knutson, Director, Stratos

"Our experiences with The People Place have always been exceptional. What stood out was their personalised approach and deep understanding of our needs. They didn't just find candidates; they found the right fit."

Andrew Cashmore, Director, VSL Landscapes

"Last year, I went through a recruitment process with The People Place, through which I was placed in my current role at Smudge. Deanne at The People Place was great to work with, providing friendly support, and feedback during the whole process. Once I started at Smudge, the support continued with their 30/60/90 day check-ins, which is such a great way to provide both additional support for new staff, and useful feedback to the business. Now a year into my role, I can see how the partnership approach offered by The People Place really shows in their understanding of the Smudge culture, and values."

Matthew Baker, Programme Lead, Smudge

Get in Touch

We offer a free, no-obligation 20-minute consultation.
We can answer your questions, discuss your requirements in confidence
and outline how we may be able to help your business.

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