Our two directors Stephanie Bain & Paul Swettenham have a combined experience of 50 years have helped Christchurch & South island organisations find, assess and retain their leaders and senior management. Two trusted, experienced HR leaders sharing a background in psychology with strong business experience of recruiting great talent with a strong understanding of privacy and confidentiality

We’re always happy to meet up in person and understand your objectives, work out a plan, strategy and get great outcomes for you.

Retained Executive Search & Selection?

For more complex & targeted assignments:

Retain Sunstone to advertise / network / search candidates - 1/3 fee up front
Sunstone produces short-list of strongly matched candidates for interview - 1/3 fee on short-list
Appointment of candidate - 1/3 final fee on start date
On-boarding & after placement care

Contingent Executive Search & Selection

For a go to market assignment with fee % of salary:

What other executive capabilities does Sunstone offer?

Do you conduct Psychometric Assessments?

We're ready to recommend the right tools for selection or executive team analysis. Often it's hard to identify / assess the management skill set - psyc testing can often ascertain the key competencies within your interviewing process as one part of the puzzle.
We can also use tools to conduct team reviews, to understand strengths & weaknesses, differences in style & approaches to help individuals understand each others ways of working better which means developing more capable and highly functioning teams.

Do you offer Business Coaching & Career Advice?

Need some business coaching on leading your teams? We're here to lend an ear and give you sound advice, realistic feedback and help you with personal confidence & motivation. We help business executives get the best out of them and thus their teams. Gain practical learnings, confidence in different and difficult situations to shape & influence great outcomes to progress your career or business.

What about Remuneration / Business Advisory?

Need to work out if your staff member is being remunerated correctly? Want some advice on remuneration structures ie OTEs, commission/bonus structures, over-time, shift-work allowances, on-call structures and non-monetary ideas to incentivise staff? We can advise you on current market conditions & trends as we are 'knowledge workers' immersed in the current market.
Need an independent consultant for internal appointments to ensure an impartial, legally defensible, and objective internal selection process?

How about Multiple Placement Projects / Rebuilding & developing new teams?

We thrive on a challenge and have delivered many multiple recruitment assignments with tight time pressures. Whether you're re-building a team or experiencing rapid growth we're here to get the goods, build your culture and ensure you hit your targets and goals

Do you help with Outplacement Services?

Having to reduce staff and re-structure a team or department? We can be called into manage this delicate process or consult with staff being out placed to provide career advice, current market knowledge, job search & selection tactics with a dignified personal approach.

Paul Swettenham, BA Psychology

Founder / Director / Principal IT Recruitment Consultant

I love getting people IT Jobs & helping them with their careers as I'm passionate about technology & people.
I have over 20 years of Executive, Finance & IT Recruitment experience in New Zealand and internationally working with Christchurch's leading software houses, technology companies and corporate clients finding them quality talent. I specialise in hard to fill roles and multiple IT recruitment projects helping build productive work cultures. I really enjoy advising candidates on how best to maximise their skills in the market place.
I am a career IT Recruitment Consultant in that I planned from university to become a recruiter after studying industrial/organisational psychology at the University of Canterbury. I have an entrepreneurial flair and enjoy advising on business structures, culture, remuneration, start-ups, business mentoring / coaching, IT recruitment market conditions and I am trained in the OPRA suite of psychometric assessment products.
When I'm not recruiting I like to design websites (like this one), surf, ski, cycle, listen to music, watch movies, take photos and spend time with my family (& dog;-).
I have a consultative approach and enjoy bringing great people to our super exciting, growing city of Otautahi, Christchurch. Please feel free to contact me on:

021 532 008

paul@sunstonetalent.com

Stephanie Bain, BA, BSc (Hons) Psychology

Director / Principal People & Culture Consultant

I specialise in working with management in companies, both small & large, to help them get the best out of their people, and to set themselves up for success.
I am an experienced, proactive, hands on People & Culture generalist. Working primarily with management teams, I have advised on strategic and operational P&C to all levels in companies as large as several thousand to stand alone development roles both in New Zealand and internationally.
I have extensive experience in workplace auditing, diagnostics, problem solving, workforce planning, employee relations, recruitment and retention, performance management, remuneration, coaching, development, culture and engagement development, immigration and change management.
I also have extensive experience in crisis management from a strategic HR / People & Culture perspective working through the GFC in London & earthquakes & the pandemic in Christchurch.
With postgraduate qualifications in industrial/organisational psychology and psychological profiling & testing through SHL, Lominger and Thomas Intl. I thrive on building relationships quickly, working within a stimulating environment and am passionate about the benefits a good People & Culture approach can contribute to a business.
Feel free to call me for a confidential discussion on how I can help you best on:

021 313 993

stephanie@sunstonetalent.com