JobseekersOCTOBER 2026 UPDATE: October’s SEEK Snapshot: A Change in Direction? After two consecutive months of increasing job advertisements, October has delivered a different picture. Our latest SEEK snapshot recorded 47,868 advertised roles across our eight preferred employment categories. That’s 2,973 fewer advertisements than September – a decline of 5.8%. But there’s something more interesting than […]
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A shortlist only has value when the candidates on it suit the role you actually need filled. If you need to choose a recruitment agency in Australia, the important variable is what happens between taking your brief and submitting candidates. Your recruitment process accountability affects the time your team spends interviewing and the quality of […]
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Qualifications, previous titles and years of experience often act as shortcuts for capability, even though they do not establish how somebody will perform the work in your vacancy. Skills-based hiring in Australia puts the required capabilities into the hiring brief. Poorly defined skills still send unsuitable candidates through screening and interview. In a vacancy discussion […]
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Is flexible working becoming less about if – and more about who? Flexible working isn’t new. But who expects access to it may be changing. A proposed change in Victoria has brought flexible working arrangements back into the spotlight – particularly by extending the conversation beyond traditional full-time employees. The Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from […]
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When A Hiring Requirement Starts Working Against You. Every recruitment brief needs requirements. Qualifications, experience, industry knowledge, technical skills – some will be genuinely essential. But sometimes a perfectly reasonable hiring requirement can start limiting the very candidate search it’s meant to guide. We were reminded of this recently. We were recruiting for a […]
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SEPTEMBER 2026 UPDATE: SEEK Job Ads Edge Higher. Our September SEEK Job Ads Report gives us an interesting picture this month. Month-on-month, there are encouraging signs. But look back twelve months and the picture isn’t quite as positive. Our September point-in-time snapshot recorded 50,841 advertised roles across the key employment categories we track. That’s up […]
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I Only Have One Role. Why Am I Interviewing Five Candidates? You’ve got a business to run. A team to manage. Customers to look after. Targets to hit. And somewhere amongst all of that, you need to hire someone. You’ve decided to use a recruiter because you don’t have the time – or perhaps the […]
Employer Tips, Recruitment Services
When Every Resume Looks Good, Who Has Time to Find the Right Candidate?
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“I’ve got a pile of resumes that all look good. Now I have to work out who actually is.” Sound familiar? It’s becoming a very real recruitment issue. ABC News recently reported on the changing value of the traditional CV as AI becomes embedded in the job application process. Research from Michael Page cited in […]
Sales Management Recruiting Firm
Internal Promotion or External Hire: What’s Best for Sales Management Roles?
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A sales management vacancy can place a proven internal performer alongside experienced external candidates. Previous sales results and management titles provide useful evidence, but neither confirms suitability for the leadership demands of your team, business model or internal culture. Your management hiring strategy therefore needs to reflect the sales structure, performance expectations and working environment […]
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AUGUST 2026: JOB MARKET UPDATE Job Ads Rise Across All Categories – Is the Picture Changing? Each month, we review SEEK job ad volumes across key employment categories to track market movement. In July, we reported a market that appeared to be settling into a more measured pattern. Five of the eight categories we tracked […]