Scissors

Scissors allows agencies (and companies) to efficiently and transparently manage their temp staffing

27/08/2022

Good news, new additions to the team, farewells, random acts of kindness, and laughs that just get louder every month.

05/07/2022

Lots of us at the office today! Two just got back from their home towns, one is about to go to Queenstown. One has been around for a while, one just moved to Auckland. One is expecting a baby sometime soon, and one can sometimes be a baby :)

Can you guess who's who?

01/06/2022

What a great time we had at last week's RCSA New Zealand Auckland pop-up networking event! So good to gather in person and connect with the community to chat about what 2022 looks like for all of us in the recruitment space.

The event also supported the Kindness Collective's PJ Project, inviting attendees to donate old and new PJs to keep Kiwi kids warm this winter.

Drinks, good conversations and a worthy cause --- always a great combination!

More about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=RCSANewZealand&set=a.4855535844568556

More about the PJ Project at www.kindness.co.nz/pjproject.

19/05/2022

Caught up with Rebecca Clarke of RCSA to chat about our sponsorship at the SHAPE Conference this October 19-20 in Queenstown, NZ. Excited to be part of this event! Check out https://rcsa.eventsair.com/shape-2022 to learn more.

29/04/2022

WINS, WARM FUZZIES, WELCOMING AND WELL WISHES.

Monthly catch up to celebrate highlights, honour and thank co-workers, make newcomers feel at home, and say "see ya later" to those going on leave or moving on. Scissors is powered not only by cutting-edge tech, but by lots of kind words, smiles and laughter.

14/04/2022

Hooray for going Orange and impromptu lunches out. Have a safe long weekend, everyone!

17/11/2021

Why customise for your candidates? It's simple: here's why.

We all make mistakes - recruiters included - and texts, emails, or slightly illegible sticky notes are easy to miss. Even still, no one enjoys a call from work when they’re 2 days into their 3-day relaxing beach vacation, and your candidates especially won’t be pleased to hear from you.

With all your information in one place, there’s no chance of you missing that crucial ‘I’ll be away’ message. When you give candidates control over their own availability, you’re also taking a step towards developing a relationship with them that’s built on trust.

This is incredibly important today, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15% decrease in migration from January 2020 to December 2020 caused the number of skilled migrant workers available for temporary work to plummet, making the job for temp recruiters much more difficult.

By always respecting the time of your candidates, allowing them freedom and flexibility to be on call when they’re available, and working on building a relationship with them based on mutual trust and respect, you’re more likely to have retention success. Be sure to like our page for regular recruiter tips and info.

Read more about how software can help you achieve ultimate candidate retention here: https://www.scissorsapp.com/blog/tech/4-must-have-features-in-a-timesheet-app/

15/11/2021

Did you catch our post for Chinese Language Week? If you missed it, don't worry! Here are some great ways to incorporate Mandarin into your daily office lives.

Firstly, to start an email - if you are writing informally, you can start your email with 你好. If you are writing a formal email (to a boss or someone you don't know very well), you can write 您好 instead.

If you want to sign off an email politely, you can use 祝好, which is a similar level to 'kind regards' in English. But, its direct translation is 'I wish you well.'

If you're planning an office gathering after lockdown (or you're lucky enough to already be out of lockdown), you can use the term 应酬, which is the term for a business social gathering.

Of course, finishing work is everyone's favourite time of day 🤫, and the term for this is xiàbān/下班!

We hope this can help you integrate the Chinese language into your work life a little bit more - 再见!

10/11/2021

There were a number of recommendations the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions made in a 2013 report for solving the issue of 'work insecurity' in New Zealand.

While many of these are for the government and unions, they also include some that can be instated by specifically labour-hire agencies. They should also be considered staffing and recruitment agencies.

Some of these measures include implementing bias elimination strategies to create ‘stronger measures to prevent discrimination against workers’. This initially seems like a complicated issue, but surface-level changes can easily be made by using online staffing software or recruitment agency software.

We've written about recommendation systems before, but the reasons behind them are much more nuanced.

The Association for Computing Machinery commends constraint-based recommender systems, like Scissors, for their ability to sift through more complex information and services - just like how our temporary staffing software system can examine your candidate database and more.

Want to learn more about how tech systems can help create a fair work environment? Keep an eye on our blog! https://www.scissorsapp.com/blog/

08/11/2021

As we move into the holiday period, it's good to remember that it's not all fun and joy for everyone.

The holidays typically increase financial stress, and are a time of job insecurity and heavier workload for many.

Did you know that only 35% of cases of mental distress are picked up by others in the workplace?

This holiday period, let's make it our mission to increase these stats and help our coworkers, employees, bosses, work friends, and candidates get the help they need.

03/11/2021

Is there a 'perfect practice' to finding the perfect candidate? (Even in temp work)? We've officially found the answer: YES. There is.

Finding quality temps is your first step to success, and with your client’s expectations and your reputation on the line, you don’t want to lose out.

→ You want your client’s experience to be above and beyond, even when it comes to temp placements. This means 1. filling vacancies quickly efficiently, and 2. not letting your client stress.

Engaging your feedback process is number one! This will help you find perfect fits in the long term and avoid mishaps in the short term.

The natural progression leads us directly to communication. It’s essential to have a direct line of communication straight to your candidate filling the role. Tech-enabled ways of managing temporary employees are seriously game changing!

Lastly, lose the stress! Candidates in the modern post-Covid world are flexible and adaptable, progressive and forward-thinking, and, like always, are capable.

With quick and effective avenues of communication and a vast candidate pool, you’ll always have a backup plan and a fantastic selection of candidates at your fingertips. Be sure to like our page, and then all you need to worry about now is maintaining your now-stellar reputation with our top tips.

Want to learn more about supercharging your temp desk? Our guide to finding the perfect openings and the perfect matches is just a click away: https://www.scissorsapp.com/blog/recruitment-trends/3-steps-to-recruitment-success/

01/11/2021

How can automation work for you? 🤔Finding just one software for recruitment can be tricky, but is absolutely crucial in order for both your candidates and yourself.

Temp recruitment and staffing can be incredibly stressful, as there is always a high volume of candidates and work to sift through. Luckily, there are a few ways you can make their lives easier without making yours harder. 😊

1) Auto-Submission

Take care of your candidates, including their pay. You can make certain that they’ll never miss another pay-check by using auto-submission. The simple inclusion of an auto-submission feature that will send their hours to their supervisor or manager will provide a safety net when it comes to the all-important pay-checks.

2) Payroll integration

Taking the time to find software with timesheets integrated with payroll will benefit everyone! 49% of surveyed workers in the US will consider leaving a job after two errors with their pay. By eliminating mistakes, and companies using software like this were 44% more likely to have a payroll error rate of 2% or less.

To learn more about how automation can work for you, head to our full blog post:
https://www.scissorsapp.com/blog/tech/4-must-have-features-in-a-timesheet-app/

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