Specialists in Non-Profit Recruitment & consulting

25/11/2025

Kirsty teams up with Student Job Search to share her top tips for students and grads heading into the summer job market. View her blog here.

18/11/2025

We’re proud to share our first-ever Purpose in Action report – a reflection on the people, communities, and environment we’ve supported over the past year.

From 91 meaningful placements to funding 659 native trees through Carbon Invoice, gifting $1,350 in Good Registry vouchers, and volunteering with local charities, every small action adds up to something bigger.

Read the full report here

This milestone marks an important step in how we measure and celebrate our impact – highlighting that great recruitment is about more than filling roles; it’s about creating positive change for people and the planet.

06/11/2025

Kirsty teamed up with David from Do Good Jobs for a webinar for employers, chatting through some common recruitment issues. View the webinar here .

24/07/2025

We recently teamed up with Women in Wine to discuss how to land your perfect role. View the webinar here.

05/04/2025

We recently teamed up with MyCareerBrand to answer your job search questions and to provide you with a Market update. View the webinar here here.

05/12/2024

We recently teamed up with MyCareerBrand to discuss preparing for your 2025 job search. View the webinar here here.

30/11/2024

We recently teamed up with Do Good Jobs to cover off your burning recruitment questions. View the blog here.

30/09/2024

We recently joined MyCareerBrand to present a complimentary webinar aimed at helping job seekers do their due diligence when considering job opportunities. View the webinar here.

15/05/2024

We shared our advice and tips for employers hiring in the current job market with Do Good Jobs. See our six tips for managing a recruitment process in a crowded job market here.

08/05/2024

Are you prepared for a job search? In this changing job market, we teamed up with MyCareerBrand to discuss how to get the most out of your job search. View the webinar here.

02/04/2024

After 35 years in business, we thought it was time for a refresh! We’ve changed our agency name from McLaren Associates to McLaren Recruitment, but we’re still the same dedicated team. View the announcement here.

16/02/2024

Looking to kickstart your career? Kirsty and Nikki joined the MyCareerBrand team to present another free webinar aimed at job seekers. You can view our latest webinar here.

10/01/2024

We got to share our top tips for dealing with interview nerves with the team at Do Good Jobs. You can read the blog here.

19/07/2023

Do Good Jobs share their advice on negotiating and additional perks in their blog.

06/07/2023

Kirsty and Nikki talk with the team from Do Good Jobs about the power of perks when it comes to job offers.

24/08/2022

Specialists in not-for-profit recruitment!

30/06/2022

See Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge talk about why they choose to work with McLaren Associates here.

01/04/2022

We recently partnered with MyCareerBrand to present a webinar on interviewing for successful outcomes in a candidate short market. You can view a recording of the webinar here.

02/08/2020

Following the Facebook Live chat with Do Good Jobs, Kirsty has shared some more advice on how to prepare for a job interview in the not-for-profit sector. Find the full blog here.

02/06/2020

Our Directors Nikki and Kirsty joined Julia from Do Good Jobs for a Facebook Live chat to answer questions on CV’s and job applications, as well as providing practical tips for job hunting. View the full video here!

07/11/2019

We are thrilled to announce that we have been named Small Recruitment Agency of the Year for the second year in a row at the annual SEEK SARA awards!

07/11/2019

Last year it was our founder Peter McLaren receiving a Kiwibank Local Hero medal. This year Kirsty McLaren has also been honored with this awesome award!

06/09/2019
We are delighted to announce that we have been named finalists for the Small Recruitment Agency of the Year and Excellence in Candidate Engagement categories for the 2019 Seek SARA Awards!

06/09/2019
‘Do Good Jobs’ is a fantastic source for promoting opportunities that. Kirsty has shared her tips for how to impress at a job interview in their latest blog

9/08/2019

Not sure what questions you may be asked in your next interview? Kirsty and other top recruiters recently met with Seek to discuss their favourite questions to ask an interview!

1/04/2019

Check out Kirsty’s article with Do Good Jobs on Job reference FAQs!

22/11/2018

We are proud to announce that in November 2018, we were awarded Best Small Recruitment Agency of the Year at the Seek SARA Awards!

24/10/2018

We couldn’t be prouder to learn that McLaren Associates founder – Peter McLaren will be receiving a Kiwibank Local Hero medal!

16/10/2018

It’s that time of year again and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be finalists in not one but two categories for this years SARA awards! We are up for Best Small Recruitment Agency of the Year and Excellence in Candidate Management.

26/04/2018

We shared our advice with Yudu on what to include in a cover letter and why they are an important aspect of your job application!

17/10/2017

We were really proud to be selected as one of three finalists for the Excellence in Candidate Engagement award in the 2017 SARAs. Ensuring our candidates are treated with dignity and respect is at the centre of everything we do, so it means a lot to be formally recognised in this space.

28/09/2017

The one constant in recruitment: the employment market is always changing! Kirsty McLaren has recently shared her insights with the NZ Herald on the growing trend of employers not requiring tertiary qualifications for their vacancies .

07/03/2017

We recently co-hosted a networking event with Inspire Group that focused on the challenges facing leaders in the not for profit world. Terry Shubkin, CEO of Young Enterprise Trust shared her wonderful stories based on her experiences, and thankfully Julia Capon from Do Good Jobs was there to capture Terry’s insights .

11/03/2016

Disruption is the business buzzword of the moment, with companies such as Uber and Airbnb completely changing the way that long-standing industries are operating. What effect is this having in recruitment, and how can recruiters stay future-fit in a disrupting world?

13/11/2015

The SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) recognise excellence in the recruitment industry. In 2015, we were awarded New Zealand’s Small Recruitment Agency of the Year for the second year in a row.

8/08/2015

Appointees to boards of SOEs and quangos often seem to have ties to the ruling political party of the day. Peter McLaren participates as Torben Akel investigates whether who you know matters more than what you know.

24/01/2015

We may be small but we are very big on achievement. Here we spoke to the Dominion Post about our 2014 SARA wins.

14/01/2015

2014 saw an evolution of the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs) to better recognise those agencies demonstrating recruitment excellence through a true showcase of their talents. We were delighted to take out the titles of Small Recruitment Agency of the Year and Excellence in Candidate Management at the awards evening in Auckland.

21/10/2014

Once again we are on the front page of the Dominion Post!

19/04/2014

Today we celebrated 25 years in business!

1/12/2013

In 2013, we refreshed our brand and talked to the Sunday Star Times about our new look.

26/11/2013

We graced the front page of the Dominion Post!

12/11/2011

We have always been passionate about working with our Not for Profit clients and assisting them to attract top talent. Peter McLaren talks to the NZ Herald online about what these organisations can do to attract talent, retain staff and increase their numbers.

27/7/2011

When it comes to an annual performance review there should be no surprises. Rather, it should just be the culmination of an ongoing workplan that consists of monthly or quarterly reviews. Peter McLaren talks to the Dominion Post about performance appraisals.

12/2/2011

Our candidate database is our first point of call when we pick up a new role. In 2010 we implemented a new system that enhanced functionality and of the roles we have placed since its implementation, 30% of the successful candidates were as a result of a thorough search of the database.