The construction industry in Western Australia is booming, but many businesses are struggling to find the skilled workforce they need to meet growing demands. The new Construction Visa Subsidy Program (CVSP) aims to address this challenge by providing financial support to help construction businesses attract and employ skilled international workers. When a new program like … Read more
In my Christmas and New Year downtime, I finally had a chance to have a look at the November labour force statistics and something caught my eye. It wasn’t that the unemployment rate has generally been steady all year (3.8%) or that the sharp increase in the participation rate has continued to climb and has now … Read more
After spending a quarter of a century in the recruitment market, I’ve been fortunate enough to successfully recruit a large variety of roles and build long lasting relationships with clients and candidates. I particularly have enjoyed successfully placing roles that have been deemed to be “hard to fill”, often the client may have previously initiated … Read more
A resume is more than just a document containing credentials, experience and education. It should be viewed as an opportunity to leave a good first impression. In essence, your resume is created with the intention of ‘selling yourself’ to prospective employers. In this blog, I will be breaking down the importance of having a well … Read more
Operating within the international recruitment space I often get questioned on the benefits of recruiting internationally. I can go on for days explaining why recruiting internationally is truly beneficial not only to one’s organisation, but also to the economy of the intended country. The main point I usually respond with is that there are people … Read more
The Pandemic (Covid) visa arrived at a time when Australia was already entering the skills shortage era for employers. Designed originally to protect people who were left stranded in Australia when the borders closed, this visa quickly evolved into a hero of the skills shortage crisis allowing businesses to retain existing migrant workers who were … Read more
Cultural diversity is a well known phrase and you can find more than an abundance of information on the topic. My personal experience though is that the critical takeaway to understanding how be successful with having a diverse workplace is really simple: it’s your actions to support a positive diverse environment rather than ensuring you’re … Read more
A question I’m asked nearly every day is: “why would I get someone from overseas when I can get someone here?”. I usually reply a little cheekily with “if you could, you wouldn’t be talking to an international recruitment consultant right now!”, but the reality is that the answer is a bit more complex than … Read more
verywhere you look, you see it. Signs. “Position Vacant”, “now hiring!”, “no experience necessary!”, and so on. So where are all the workers? As at June 2023, the unemployment rate is 3.5% (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics) and most recent reports show that there are currently 432,000 vacant jobs and 515,000 unemployed people in Australia1. With … Read more