Someone important has left
Knowledge, ownership or delivery confidence has disappeared with them.
Trusted introductions
Who have you spoken to recently who sounded more stretched than they should be?
Someone may have left. A project may be slipping. Or a technology leader may be trying to deliver something important without all the capability they need. You do not need to diagnose the role or sell Nonstop Talent. A simple introduction may be enough.
No hard sell No unsolicited CVs Permission first
Who comes to mind?
You will usually recognise the situation before you recognise the job title.
They may lead technology, delivery, transformation, product, data or operations. They may need a contractor, a permanent specialist, a senior leader or simply a clearer view of the problem before hiring anyone.
A fixed commitment is exposed
The launch, migration or customer promise still has to happen.
The search is not working
The role is advertised, but the right evidence is not appearing.
The team is carrying the gap
Senior people are covering work that should no longer depend on them.
Your reputation travels with the introduction
You make the introduction. Jess protects the relationship.
The first obligation is not to create a recruitment opportunity. It is to make the introduction useful and leave the relationship clean.
No aggressive follow-up
The conversation begins with what is happening inside the business, not with forcing a process.
No unsolicited CVs
Candidates are not sent before the delivery problem and hiring decision are understood.
No marketing sequence
Your contact is not treated as another name for a generic sales campaign.
No awkward pressure
When there is no useful problem to solve, the conversation ends cleanly.
Someone came to mind
Tell Jess who you were thinking of and what made them come to mind.
You do not need to complete a job brief or provide all their contact information. Jess will review your message personally and help you make the introduction properly.
What happens next
A useful introduction should make the next decision clearer, not manufacture a vacancy.
Jess contacts you first
She reviews what you shared and helps choose the most appropriate way to make the introduction.
You remain in control
You can introduce Jess yourself, ask for wording, or speak with Jess before anything happens.
The conversation starts with the commitment
Jess asks what must be protected, changed or delivered, not which CVs should be sent.
The right next step becomes visible
That may be a search, a stronger brief, another introduction or no recruitment action at all.
What one introduction can change
The job title was obvious. The capability the business had lost was not.
A Lead Engineer resigned while a business-critical B2B platform still had a fixed delivery commitment. Replacing the title would have been easy. Replacing the ownership and delivery capability was the real task.
Recent delivery proof
Lead Engineer resigned. The portal deadline did not move.
01The gap Critical ownership and delivery knowledge left the programme.
5dThe response The contractor needed to bridge the gap was found within five working days.
3mThe position now Three months into the engagement, the programme remained on track.
The search was shaped around the mandate, ownership and real delivery environment, not the job title alone.
When value is created
We share some of the value with the person who made it possible.
People make valuable introductions because they want to help someone. When an accepted introduction results in an eligible successful placement, Nonstop Talent also provides a referral thank-you of up to NZD $1,000.
Up to NZD $1,000
You may choose to:
- Receive the reward personally, where appropriate.
- Have it paid to your business.
- Apply it as a future Nonstop Talent fee credit.
- Donate it to an agreed charity or cause.
The reward is not paid for names or contact details. It applies when an accepted introduction produces an eligible paid placement.
Read the referral terms →One useful introduction may be enough
You do not need to solve their problem. You only need to make the introduction.
Someone came to mind
No hard sell. No CV spam. Relationship protected.
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