What we offer / TalentScout
The right people.
A clearer way forward.
Personal recruitment support for your business and your next career step.
Whether you’re growing a team, making a senior appointment or exploring a new opportunity, we bring experience, practical guidance and personal attention.
Let’s talk about what you need ↗Strategic partners for clients and candidates.
Recruitment shaped around you
Your priorities.
Our starting point.
Every business has different hiring needs. You may want us to manage the whole recruitment process, find someone for a critical role or provide extra support for your own team.
We take the time to understand your business, the role and what success looks like—then agree on the support that fits.
For candidates, we listen to what matters to you and explore opportunities that align with your experience, strengths and ambitions.
Support for your business
Find talent.
Build your next chapter.
From a focused search to the whole recruitment journey, choose the support your business needs.
01 / LEADERSHIP
Senior management and leadership recruitment
Find the people to move your business forward. We help businesses identify and appoint senior managers and leaders across sectors.
Our experience includes finance, branch management and HR leadership appointments, alongside our established infrastructure, construction and environmental recruitment work.
02 / GLOBAL REACH
Global talent search
Look further for the right person. We scout and engage talent in New Zealand and internationally, identifying people whose skills, experience and ambitions align with your business.
We build relationships, explore motivations and help candidates understand the opportunity.
03 / THE WHOLE JOURNEY
End-to-end recruitment
Personal support from the first conversation to the appointment. We manage the process around your needs—from understanding the brief and approaching candidates to coordinating interviews and supporting offers.
You stay involved in the decisions, with an experienced recruitment partner keeping everyone informed and the process moving.
04 / EXTRA CAPACITY
Flexible recruitment support
Bring us in where you need us. We can support selected parts of your recruitment process, including talent searches, candidate engagement and interview coordination.
We work as an extension of your business, agreeing on the scope and adapting the support as your needs change.
05 / FACE-TO-FACE CONNECTION
International candidate events
Make a personal connection with prospective talent. We organise and attend international candidate events and meet-and-greet seminars.
These conversations help candidates learn about working in New Zealand and help us understand their experience, goals and readiness for a move.
06 / A SUPPORTED MOVE
Immigration and relocation support
An international appointment involves more than finding the right role.
We connect clients and candidates with specialist immigration and relocation partners, helping them access the advice and practical support they need for their move to New Zealand.
How we work together
Start with a conversation.
Move forward with a plan.
01 / UNDERSTAND
Listen to what matters
We explore your priorities, the opportunity and what a successful outcome looks like.
02 / AGREE
Shape the right support
We agree on the approach and scope, whether you need a complete recruitment service or help with specific stages.
03 / CONNECT
Keep the process moving
We engage with people, coordinate the next steps and keep clients and candidates informed along the way.
Support for your next career step
A conversation can
open up possibilities.
For candidates
Explore what comes next.
We work with you to understand your experience, strengths and ambitions, and explore opportunities that fit your next step.
Whether you’re considering a new role or a move to New Zealand, start by telling us what you’re looking for.
Talk about your next step ↗First Job Coaching by TalentScout
Ready to work.
Let’s find a way in.
TalentScout has been assisting young people to find careers, jobs and direction for many years.
For school leavers, graduates and young people entering the trades, our paid coaching provides practical support with career direction, CVs, applications, employer conversations and interview preparation.
Parents can fund the support. The young person takes ownership of their job search.
Explore First Job Coaching ↗Let’s talk
The next step starts
with your priorities.
Looking for a recruitment partner, support with a senior appointment or guidance on your next career step? We’ll listen, understand what you need and explore how we can help.
Get in touch ↗Its the TalentScout Way.
“I was fortunate enough to have Sue’s support in securing a new role recently. Sue was able to analyse the role requirements, help me identify my relevant and transferable skills and accurately anticipate the focus of the interview process, to give me the best shot possible. Her extensive experience really shows through, she can interpret a role and know exactly what an employer is looking for. Together with this, she is an absolute pleasure to deal with.”
Fiona Westerkamp - Candidate
“It’s been a pleasure working with you. Also, really appreciated the gusto and diligence you went about your role. You certainly managed to turbo charge our efforts and also no doubt take some pressure off the People Team”.
Ray Johnston - Client
“I have utilised Nic’s skills to recruit multiple roles and I highly recommend her services. Nic takes the time to not only understand the requirements of the role, but also the team environment and dynamic and as result she has a good handle on ‘fit’ early in the process. Nic does deep research, listens and perseveres when it takes time to find the right candidate with the right skills for the role. Utilising Nic’s services I’ve found some excellent candidates, that have hit the ground running and added immediate value to my team.
Tracey Pennell - General Manager
“I have known Nicola for many years and worked with her previously (and currently) in her capacity as an experienced recruiter. Nicola has got a natural gift of connecting with people and finding out what drives them and what makes them tick. This combined with strong commercial nous and the experience of working with and for a range of businesses – from small start-ups to big corporates – enables Nicola to add an instant and meaningful value to any business she is partnering with. I would recommend Nicola’s services to any organisation that would like fast, streamlined and effective recruitment support at any level.
Karolina Spencer - Human Resources Director