About us and our values.

About:

Drake International was founded in Canada in 1951, and in New Zealand in 1971. Today, Drake New Zealand is a national leader in providing recruitment services to Aotearoa's businesses.

Drake New Zealand and Drake Medox service industries including IT, Construction, Healthcare, Warehousing & Logistics, Food & Manufacturing, Admin & Office, and more. We have a dedicated Executive Recruitment team that supports businesses to find their future leaders.

We also support businesses with flexible staffing, outplacement services and our registered, pioneering product - the Drake P3 behavioural assessments tool. 

Drake is represented throughout New Zealand with locations in both the North and South Islands.

Mission:

Helping businesses and jobseekers find what matters. 

At Drake, we connect great talent with job opportunities through a transparent and robust recruitment process. We believe in building cohesive teams that enables a company to thrive while bringing out people’s full potential.

Our values:

At Drake, we follow these eight core values to build strong relationships with people and help better our communities.

Respect: We care about our clients, candidates, colleagues and communities. We listen and partner with them to help achieve their goals.

Agility: We go the extra mile through exceptional service, a sense of urgency and flexibility. We have a strong work ethic and take on new opportunities.

Achievement: We aim to deliver great results for our clients and candidates through service excellence and putting 100% into everything we do.

Passion: We put people first and do it wholeheartedly.

Pride: We display professionalism, and believe in ourselves and our people.

Innovation: We look to continuously improve in all areas and find creative solutions to problems.

Integrity: We support each other through open and honest communication and have a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

One Drake: We work together and support each other across all facets of the business.

Through our work:

• People will build careers that allow them to grow and thrive
• People will gain the essential skills and work experience needed in the workforce
• Businesses will see a productive and engaged workforce

Our sustainability commitment

View our sustainability commitment