I thought this was quite interesting too:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...th-10-000-lure
Xero offering to pay a bonus of up to $10k to software developers IF they skip a recruitment agency and land a job with the company direct.
Other interesting points from the article:
Hubbard (Xero's Human resources director) said it had 25 vacancies for developers on its books in Wellington alone.
& Xero now employed four people to scour job boards and social media such as LinkedIn and Twitter, scouting for talent.