About Us
Local Team. Winning Combination.
Alison Gygax
An Accredited Recruitment Professional and RSCA member with a strong background in contract catering, facilities management and the hospitality sector. Alison holds a BA Degree in Hotel Management from Robert Gordons Aberdeen UK. Following a successful career in the UK in management roles with well known brands including Aramark, Compass Services and Sodexo; Alison and her husband immigrated to New Zealand where they founded and ran the exclusive Birds Ferry Lodge, Charleston, West Coast for 17 years.
Alison’s wealth of knowledge about the unique challenges facing employers due to the seasonal nature of the tourism and visitor industry has already proved invaluable as a recruitment specialist for our hospitality clients both in NZ & Australia.
Karen Forsman
MYNEWJOB Managing Director, Karen Forsman, has worked in various sectors throughout her career including insurance, import/export, banking, tourism & hospitality.
Karen is an Accredited Recruitment Professional and RSCA member with recruitment & project management expertise. She works closely with a diverse range of small & medium businesses both in in NZ & Australia, providing an affordable and effective recruitment service across all job categories.
Marcel Smith
Recruitment and Talent Search Consultant, Marcel provides an invaluable service for our job seekers locally and internationally. In the current candidate short job market, much of Marcel’s role includes talent search and sourcing, so that MYNEWJOB can present the best quality candidates to our clients.
With a keen eye for detail, Marcel is also a member of RCSA and delivers a professional CV review and feedback service for jobseekers as well as working on her own recruitment campaigns.

The Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association Australia & New Zealand (RCSA) is the peak body for the recruitment and staffing industry in Australia and New Zealand.
RCSA’s purpose is to Lead in the World of Work and we firmly believe that through leadership, and empowerment of our members, we will improve lives, communities and the economy. RCSA drives professional practice, promotes & protects the industry, enables better business for members and provides opportunities for networking and the celebration of success.
RCSA sets the benchmark for professionalism through standard setting, education, research and business advisory support to our member firms and accredited professionals. All of our members are bound by the RCSA Code for Professional Conduct which is underpinned by a comprehensive disciplinary and dispute resolution procedure.
RCSA is a proud member of the World Employment Confederation, the voice of the recruitment and staffing industry across 50 countries, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business network and BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s largest business network.