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2022-07-20

Wanting To Make a Difference To Someone’s Life? Disability Support Work Might Be Your Ideal Job

By Drake Editorial Team

Disability Support Work is a growing profession that has experienced a significant increase in terms of jobs over the last 20 years. The healthcare and community sector employs over 1.8 million people and is expected to increase to over 2.0 million by 2025. This fast-growing sector now provides a myriad of career opportunities that can be rewarding both personally and professionally.

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2022-07-17

7 Ways to Remove Bias from your Recruitment Practice

By Drake Editorial Team

To ensure your recruitment process remains competitive in the modern business environment, a robust diversity strategy and stringent methodology is essential. Without a strong direction and framework in place, achieving meaningful workforce diversity and inclusion will remain a goal.

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2022-06-30

9 Advantages of Hiring the 50+ Worker

By Drake Editorial Team

Research in New Zealand has shown that 59% of older workers are planning to keep working past retirement age. In order to stay competitive in a candidate-tight market, employers should consider ways to source the knowledge and experience of older workers. Here are 9 advantages of hiring the 50+ worker:

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2022-06-01

5 Key Advantages of Diversity

By Drake Editorial Team

It is becomingly increasingly understood that encouraging diversity and promoting inclusion is not only valuable, but a commercially astute business decision. By harnessing a diverse range of talent, companies can build a stronger business and generate increased productivity through a more creative, committed and motivated workforce. 

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2022-05-27

How Inclusive is Your Company’s Recruitment Practice?

By Drake Editorial Team

It’s not enough for an organisation to say it values diversity in the workplace. To be a diverse and inclusive employer, changes need to occur in the recruitment process. “Glassdoor” found that 67% of job seekers use diversity as an important factor when considering companies and job offers.

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2022-05-12

3 Trends in the Mature Workforce

By Drake Editorial Team

People are living longer, they are healthier, and they want to continue working and being productive — mature workers are a cohort not to overlook. This blog article will explore New Zealand trends in the mature workforce.

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