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We are thrilled to announce our partnership with award-winning recruitment agency people2people . Effective immediately, the two teams will share resources and collaborate while continuing to service their own markets. It's Business As Usual First and foremost, it will be business as usual for our clients and candidates. The same recruitment team will be maintained, led by our CEO, Jane Carey . We continue to specialise in the property industry, as we have done for the past 25 years operating under the same brand and company structure. Shared Values People2people shares our core values and commitment to exceptional service which has made the transition seamless. This partnership brings together the best of both worlds, combining our expertise and resources with theirs, to provide an even stronger and more comprehensive service.

What salary should be offered to a potential employee? When planning to recruit, an important part of the process involves working out an appropriate salary. In this candidate-tight employment market where job seekers have so many options, employers need to be strategic about salary to attract and retain quality teams. Low unemployment rates and high job seeker confidence is resulting in high candidate demand and employers are finding it a tough environment to hire in.

Covid-19 bought the world innumerable challenges. The biggest surprise that was never predicted was a chronic and sustained shortage of staff. “Help Wanted” signs are still the norm in retail stores and hospitality window venues across Australia. A sign in a regional Victorian bakery last year saying “Please be patient, the whole world is short staffed”, summed up the situation up perfectly. The most common online version of the “Help Wanted” sign – Seek.com – has enjoyed boom times and while job ads on the platform declined 4.9% month-on-month in November, they are still 40% higher compared to November 2019. In a sign of the times however, the number of people applying for jobs on the platform remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. A perfect storm exists of record high vacancies, and a lower than usual number of applicants.

In the war for talent, employers are offering all sorts of work perks to sweeten the deal for prospective employees and to ensure they hold onto existing staff. Here are some trending options to consider.

Employers that are resistant to including flexibility in their employment offering are missing out on a huge pool of talent that deem their job opportunities unsuitable.

If you haven’t had much success with job ads, it may be that they are missing key elements that candidates are looking for.

Are you posting vacancies on job boards and hoping for the best? Jane Carey provides her number one piece of advice for employers looking to recruit in this tough candidate market.

Looking for a solution to staff shortages? We have found a great solution - hire part-timers!

We provide tactical advice for employers on how to minimise the chances of candidates going elsewhere during the recruitment process.