It can be a daunting task to try and navigate a recruitment landscape of close to three thousand firms, of varying sizes, reach, specialisation and business models. For employers who are new to the industry and looking to work with recruitment firms, the annual achievers’ list is a good place to start.  Listed below are various awards recognising the best of the best in the recruitment industry for 2008.

SARA (SEEK Annual Recruitment Award) winners, 2008  Read more...

Many employers believe recruitment firms laugh all the way to the bank when there is a shortage of skilled personnel. This is not always true because recruitment firms have little control over the supply of talent itself.  Sure, demand increases, but professionals recruiters have to fish from the same talent pool.  And when demand exceeds supply there is very little the experts can do in the short-term. Moreover, it doesn’t help the cause of professional recruiters when new government policies restricts  their ability to source talent from a wider pool.  Read more...