We salute all the winners and achievers in our industry this year. Congratulations.

SARA Awards (SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards)  Read more...

• Large Generalist Recruiter :  IPA Personnel (Runner up: Adecco Australia, Finalist: Drake International)
• Generalist Recruiter (Medium) :  Westaff (Runner up: Sinclair Consulting Group, Finalist: Mosaic recruitment)
• Generalist Recruiter (Small) : métier (Runner up: Launch Recruitment Pty Ltd , Finalists: Staff it Pty Limited, Zelda Recruitment)

A subsidiary of the Rubicor Group and winner of multiple awards for service excellence, Xpand is one of the marquee IT recruitment brands in Australia. In the backdrop of an economic downturn which has been particularly tough on IT recruitment firms, I caught up with Allen Russell, National Sales Director, to discuss a range of issues including the employment market, candidate sourcing trends, IT skills currently in demand and Xpand.  Read more...