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Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has just released their ranking of the top 30 staffing firms in Australia, by revenue, including year-on-year growth, noting “….that specialisation is the differentiator. No general staffing firms were amongst the fastest growing firms, but rather those focused on sectors such as healthcare, construction, and engineering. Mining and renewable energy are…

The career rebirth of Ephram Stephenson continues unabated. The subscribers to The Ephram Stephenson podcast, “..the unfiltered podcast diving into the raw realities of business growth across industries – from explosive success to brutal pitfalls,” are still waiting for episode 2, exactly three months after the debut episode dropped (average 1.9 star rating out of…

Australia’s largest privately-owned recruitment and staffing business, WorkPac, has been purchased by ASX-listed Tasmea Limited. The purchase price of up to $60.7 million, which comprises upfront cash and Tasmea shares, plus potential earn-out payments, is targeted for settlement around December 1, 2025. The earnouts comprise two cash payments of $5.25 million each, for the twelve-month…

Over three decades ago, when I was in my fifth year as a recruiter, a conversation with my mother took an unexpected turn – into unfamiliar territory, specifically, my pay. The ensuing discussion revealed that I was out-earning my father, a career public servant, nearing retirement. I remember being struck with a sense of unease…

Photo credit: Stockcake You may have noticed the News Corporation newspapers (and their corresponding online versions) are all excited about the launch of their national advertorial campaign, “Back Australia: It’s Good For All Of Us”, featuring some of Australia’s largest companies as cheerleaders, namely Bunnings, BHP, Cadbury, Coles, Harvey Norman, Qantas, REA Group, R.M. Williams,…

As I outlined in last week’s blog, the evidence for job seekers preferring a human recruiter over an AI alternative is embarrassingly thin on the ground right now. Considering the three-year anniversary of ChatGPT’s release is still five weeks away, it’s fair to assume this advantage will only widen as the LLM models used by…