The employment market is an ever changing machine, and at times a horrific ordeal for some. Within the FastERR division of Eden Ritchie Recruitment we appear to be spoilt for choice with an abundance of quality candidates available for work across a variety of disciplines.
Whether it is administration work, project management, accounting support for financial year-end, procurement and contracts specialists or HR expertise required, there is work out there for those ready, willing and able to take it, but the competition is fierce!
While it is safe to say that it is an employer’s market, by no means does that make it easy for the employer, in fact more often than not it creates more work, which is why the engagement of recruitment agencies has not decreased. When seeking an administrator, whether it is permanent or temporary appointments, the average number of applications can be in the 100’s. This means more work for decision makers, more reading and more hours spent away from the demanding requirements and responsibilities of their day-to-day job to work on recruitment processes.
There are a number of theories out there as to why the current market is candidate rich, but one in particular is becoming more apparent…many of those whom received voluntary redundancy packages in 2012 are now eager to gain employment within State Government again, and are able to do so without any penalties now that the required allocation of time has passed. Of course some tax-payers would question whether this is merited given that it was deemed so necessary to reduce the number of public servants to claw back some of the state’s debt. There are also plenty that argue if public sector bosses had greater ability to hire and fire then the workforce wouldn’t increase to a level that required such drastic measures to rectify.
It is fair to say that some critical key talent left the public service during the Newman Government’s ‘cull’, some of who were able to move on to satisfying careers outside of the public service, and others who simply took some time out to enjoy life, free of the daily grind.
Whatever the case, we are happy to be reconnecting with familiar faces and representing high-quality talent who are enthusiastic and eager to work, and we are equally enthusiastic about taking the pain out of the often-stressful process of recruiting for both public and private sector employers.
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