Talent Connection NZ Limited

10/09/2026

Mechanically minded and sick of short-term work?

Stratex, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer, is hiring Process Operators in Mount Wellington, Auckland. You'll run laminating, winding, and slitting machines on rotating 12-hour shifts (day and night).

✅ $30.95/hour to start, plus night shift, meal, call-out and first aid allowances
✅ Premium overtime rates on weekends
✅ Rotating shifts = proper blocks of time off
✅ Long-term role with ongoing training - forklift licence handy but not essential

Physically fit, good with detail, and reliable? That's the job.

Apply here →

Stratex is growing and hiring Process Operators who want to build a career. Base rate plus extensive allowances and benefits.

03/09/2026

Company Accountant wanted in Christchurch.

A well-established South Island services business is after a CA-qualified Company Accountant to own management, cost and financial accounting across the group.

✅ Salary + profit share scheme
✅ Two direct reports, reporting to the GM
✅ City fringe location with WFH flexibility
✅ Health insurance after 12 months + long service bonus

Apply here →

26/08/2026

The hire is the milestone everyone celebrates. The first 90 days are where it's actually won or lost.

We see strong candidates quietly disengage in month one, not because they were wrong for the role, but because nobody planned what happened after the offer.

A start date isn't an onboarding plan.

What the good ones do differently:

- Have day one ready before day one. Logins, a desk, a first task that isn't "read the manual."
- Set 30, 60 and 90-day expectations in writing, so "how am I doing?" already has an answer.
- Give them one person to ask the dumb questions. Not the whole team - one.
- Check in early and honestly. Small mismatches are cheap to fix in week two, expensive in month six.

You spent real time and money getting the right person through the door. The first 90 days decide whether they stay.

Visit talentconnection.co.nz to see how we work.

Save 50-70% on recruitment fees with commission-free hiring for NZ SMEs. Auckland-based, NZ-wide. Hourly from $200+GST. 248 hires, NPS 92 since 2022.

24/08/2026

Your references can lose you a job you'd already won. Quietly, and you never find out why.

Most candidates treat referees as a formality. Employers treat them as the last real test.

A few things worth doing before you hand over names:

1. Ask first. A referee caught off guard gives a flat, hesitant reference — and hesitation reads as doubt.
2. Choose people who've seen your actual work, not the most senior name you can find. A team lead who managed you beats a GM who barely did.
3. Brief them lightly. Tell them the role and what it needs, so they can speak to what matters.
4. Never list someone you haven't checked will be genuinely positive. Assume they'll be asked the hard question.

A good reference confirms the story you told. A bad one you didn't prepare for can quietly undo it.

Line your referees up before you need them.

Job hunting in NZ? Career coaching that gets you interview-ready -https://www.talentconnection.co.nz/pages/career-coaching-for-job-seekers

24/08/2026

Ready to build something bigger than yourself?

GJ Gardner Papakura is hiring a sales professional in Takanini for their design and build team.

Self-employed. Commission-based. Your pipeline, your earning potential, your success.

✅ Competitive retainer + unlimited commission
✅ Full autonomy to manage and convert your own leads
✅ Expert training and proven systems to back you up
✅ Build client relationships that last

If you've got sales success under your belt and you're ready to take control, apply online via the link/image below:

Apply now and take charge of your career with GJ Gardner – where your sales skills turn dreams into reality

20/08/2026

Our client, ARA Group, is hiring: Credit Controller (Mt Wellington)

If you're an experienced credit controller with a construction/building industry background, we want to hear from you.

Sole-charge role managing trade and commercial ledgers, progress claims, and debt recovery. Work alongside the Financial Controller in a close-knit team where your expertise directly impacts business performance.

What you will need: 5+ years' credit control, progress claims experience, Construction Contracts Act knowledge.

What's in it for you?
- Mt Wellington location, competitive salary + KiwiSaver and opportunities for development

- Join an industry leader within the hardware and security industries

- Enjoy genuine ownership and responsibility within a role that directly influences business performance

- Work alongside an experienced Financial Controller

- Benefit from a supportive, close-knit culture where your contribution is valued

For more info or to apply, click on the link/image below:

Sole-charge role managing trade/commercial ledgers, progress claims, and debt recovery across ARA Group's Hardware and Security businesses

19/08/2026

Most hiring decisions are made in the ten minutes after the interview - badly.

Everyone's busy, so the debrief becomes a water-cooler conversation. "Yeah, I liked them." "Same." Done. And the loudest or most senior voice quietly sets the outcome.

A short, structured debrief fixes more than people expect:

- Have each interviewer write their view before anyone speaks. First impressions shouldn't be contaminated by the room.
- Go back to the scorecard, not the vibe. What did they show against the things the role actually needs?
- Name the concerns out loud. The doubt someone swallows now is the problem you inherit in month two.
- Separate "different from us" from "wrong for the role." They're not the same thing.

Ten focused minutes, done consistently, is the cheapest quality upgrade in your whole process.

A good decision is worth a real conversation.

Visit talentconnection.co.nz to see how we work.

17/08/2026

Changing careers rarely fails on ability. It fails on translation.

The skills usually transfer fine. What trips people up is telling the story so an employer in a new field can see it.

If you're making a move across industries in NZ:

- Lead with the transferable spine of your work: managing people, hitting deadlines, handling customers, solving problems. These don't belong to one sector.
- Reframe your CV around the new role, not your old job titles. Same experience, translated language.
- Be honest about the gap and clear about the plan to close it. Employers back people who know what they don't know.
- Treat the first conversation as a chance to prove curiosity, not to apologise for switching.

A career change isn't starting over. It's carrying what you've built into a different room.

Rethinking your path in NZ? Career coaching that gets you interview-ready: https://www.talentconnection.co.nz/pages/career-coaching-for-job-seekers

CV Enhancement, Career Coaching, Job Search Strategies, Interview skills coaching

12/08/2026

Most recruitment fees are a percentage of a salary. Which means the more you pay your new hire, the more you pay to hire them.

On a $90k role, a 15–20% commission is $13,500 to $18,000, for the same work, whether the search took two weeks or six.

We do it differently. Talent Connection bills by the hour, not by the placement.

What that changes for an SME:

- You see where the time goes. Sourcing, screening, interviews, itemised, not hidden in a percentage.
- The cost doesn't balloon because the salary is high.
- We're not incentivised to push a "bum on a seat." We're paid for the work, not the placement.

No commission. No placement fee. No surprises on the invoice.

If your last recruitment bill made you wince, it's worth seeing the alternative.

Visit talentconnection.co.nz to see how we work.

11/08/2026

Are you the organised one who keeps everyone on track?

We're hiring a Service Coordinator in Mt Wellington for a security and locksmith specialist, the key contact who takes service requests from first call to finished job.

✅ $75,000–$80,000 + KiwiSaver
✅ Full-time, permanent - Mt Wellington
✅ Great fit if you've worked in a busy service, trades or field-service team
✅ Supportive crew that values getting things done right

Keen, or know someone perfect for it? Check out the job on our careers site:

Apply now if you thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy solving problems and excel in delivering great customer service!