What’s in this guide?

Here’s a preview of what you’ll find inside:

• Hiring strategies for lean teams: Discover how to compete on more than just salary, and how to make flexibility, culture, and career growth your unfair advantage.
• Interview and shortlisting templates: Save time and reduce risk with simple frameworks to make the best hiring decisions. 
• Passive candidate playbook: Go beyond job boards to build a strong talent pipeline.
• Establish an invincible hiring process: Build a repeatable hiring system your whole team can pick up and run with every time. 
• Legal guardrails: Stay compliant with NZ hiring laws while empowering managers to make confident hiring decisions.

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Common recruitment challenges holding businesses back

Not nailing your hiring process

A disjointed recruitment process slows down hiring and risks losing top candidates. The guide shows how to build a structured, repeatable process that keeps things moving and reduces bias.

Relying on old recruitment methods like job postings

Waiting for job seekers to come to you is no longer enough. Learn how talent acquisition professionals are using proactive outreach and tools like SmartMatch to get in front of top candidates faster.

Not creating your own talent pool

Many employers miss opportunities by starting from scratch every time a job opens. The guide helps you build a pool of engaged candidates you can tap into – before roles even go live.

How can hiring managers attract top talent on a budget?

Hiring on a shoestring? You’re not alone. The good news: many of the most effective strategies cost little to nothing.

• Showcase remote and flexible work options
• Offer learning and development perks (think mentoring or online courses)
• Share your company mission and culture consistently across channels
• Use AI-powered hiring tools to access pre-qualified shortlists
• Automate manual admin with recruitment software

Want to see these tips in action? The full playbook is in the guide.

Why now?

• Top candidates are off the market in less than 10 days
• The cost of a bad hire is high – and rising
• This guide is free, fast to read, and packed with tools you can use today

Whether you’re hiring for one critical role or building a scalable recruitment engine, this guide will help you move with more clarity, consistency, and confidence.

Who should download this guide?

• Business owners and founders wearing the hiring hat
• Line managers supporting team growth
• HR professionals looking to enable consistent hiring practices
• Anyone tasked with improving their recruitment process, fast

Related resources from Employment Hero

• Employment Hero’s free hiring tool
• Recruitment Software
• HR Compliance Checklist for Kiwi Businesses
• Employment Law Updates 2025

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