Your project has a date. Then your Lead Engineer resigns.
Now every week the seat is empty, the delivery risk goes up and your other people carry the load.
I’m Jess. I’ve recruited tech people in Auckland for 12 years. I headhunt for contract, permanent and leadership roles. No job ads, and I only work on exclusive roles.
This is for leaders who own a delivery date and can’t wait on a bad fit.
Pressure-test the role before you go to marketWhat I help with
Contractors
For projects with a go-live date.
Permanent tech hires
Where a wrong hire is expensive to fix.
Tech leadership
Heads of engineering, product and technology.
Why a headhunt
Why a headhunt instead of an ad
The person you need is usually employed and not looking.
An ad gets you lots of applications to read. A headhunt gets you a few people worth meeting.
What happened on one Auckland project
Six months from go-live. Then the Lead Engineer resigned.
- An Auckland organisation was six months from go-live.
- Their Lead Engineer resigned.
- A contractor started within 5 working days.
- Three months later, the programme was still on track.
Why it worked: we checked what the role really needed before we searched, so the first person in the door was the right fit.
How it works
Pressure-Test
A short check of the role. What it needs, and what could go wrong. We agree what good looks like in the first 90 days before I search.
Headhunt
I go into the market, just for you.
Shortlist
A few people you can trust. Then I stay in touch through the first month, so small issues don’t turn into resignations.
Got a role that can’t sit open?
Pressure-test the role before you go to marketNonstop Talent
8/139 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Phone: 021 166 8686
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