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For the love of people logo

For the love of people

For the love of people is a Melbourne based boutique recruitment and people consulting partner created to take the stress out of the people work that slows busy teams down. Led by owner and senior consultant Taryn Buckley, the business blends 20 years of hands on recruitment and HR experience to deliver brilliant hiring solutions and employee experiences for organisations that need flexible, practical support. The firm provides end to end vacancy management at better than agency percentage fees, covering job and culture briefing, job ad creation and social posts, proactive sourcing, network and industry communication, brand advocacy, candidate engagement and experience management, salary negotiation, offer and acceptance, and a placement guarantee. Clients can also tap into on demand hiring support on hourly or day rates, with a two hour minimum, to quickly progress to do lists such as job advertising, tailored hiring collateral and content creation, interview coaching for internal teams and candidates, internal recruitment process reviews, team coaching on recruitment methods, candidate experience design, CultureAmp survey design and consultation, and facilitation for induction, hiring training and feedback sessions. Project based engagements span onboarding and induction design, recognition frameworks, early career program development for graduates and interns, and general consulting to lift People and Culture capability. Operating as an embedded, value add extension to TA and People and Culture teams, the approach is collaborative, human and outcomes focused, helping under resourced functions handle spikes in demand while staying aligned to strategic goals. With experience recruiting across most industries and all job levels from receptionist to CEO, the business adapts to startups, scale ups and established enterprises alike, balancing speed with candidate care to protect and amplify employer brand. Discovery discussions are free, and the service model is intentionally flexible and mobile, meeting clients where they are and giving precious time back so they can focus on what they do best.
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Permanent RecruitmentRPOSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesHuman Resources
1
HQMelbourne, Australia
2019
HRCheck logo

HRCheck

HRCheck is an Australian human resources consulting and recruitment firm founded in 2017 that helps organizations reimagine how they consult, recruit, and manage talent. Operating under the banner hr evolution, the company blends HR advisory, search, and talent management to deliver practical outcomes for employers and meaningful career moves for candidates. Through HR Consult, clients access pragmatic HR advice, compliance guidance, and people practice improvements; through HR Recruit, they secure high caliber permanent hires and senior leaders across critical functions; and through HR Talent, they build pipelines and communities of engaged professionals ready for future opportunities. HRCheck partners with startups, scale ups, and established enterprises primarily within professional services and adjacent sectors, tailoring each engagement to the role, market dynamics, and employer brand rather than applying a one size fits all process. The team emphasizes transparent communication, candidate care, and robust assessment, combining structured interviews, reference checks, and capability based evaluation with market insight shared through its blog on topics like the new normal of hybrid work, skills based hiring, and leadership attributes developed in sport. As a boutique with enterprise grade discipline, HRCheck aligns to clear terms of business, strong privacy safeguards, and modern slavery commitments published on its site. Whether running an executive search, delivering permanent recruitment for hard to fill roles, or advising on workforce planning and talent programs that strengthen retention, HRCheck aims to be a long term partner measured by performance, culture add, and client advocacy. Headquartered in Australia and active nationally, the firm blends high touch service with data informed methods to consistently match the right people to the right opportunities while helping candidates pursue careers that reflect their strengths and aspirations.
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Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtTotal Talent MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesHuman Resources
11-50
HQMelbourne, Australia
2017
6Q logo

6Q

6Q is an employee pulse survey platform designed to help leaders build happier, more productive teams in only a few minutes each week. Founded in 2015, the software delivers short six question micro surveys that surface real time sentiment, highlight engagement trends, and provide actionable feedback leaders can act on quickly. Teams can choose flexible poll cadences every 1, 2, 4 or 13 weeks, run surveys anonymously or individually, and access a professional question library with over 200 items or create their own in more than 85 languages. Employees can respond on any device without needing logins, which drives high participation and honest input. 6Q complements surveys with a peer recognition feature called High Fives and an optional leaderboard to promote gratitude and better teamwork across organizations. Managers receive rapid email summaries minutes after poll deadlines, plus detailed web based reports with visual trend analysis across multiple polls and benchmarking against more than 1,900 organizations globally. The platform supports multiple roles and permissions, segmentation by teams, locations or departments, bulk user import for up to 2,500 employees at a time, and branded emails for consistent employee communications. As a cloud based subscription service, 6Q delivers regular updates, enterprise grade security, easy cancellation, concierge onboarding for large and enterprise customers, telephone support during business hours, a comprehensive knowledge base, and a growing resource library with over 140 expert articles. Trusted by over 1,207 organizations and featured by outlets such as Startup Daily and The Australian, 6Q has been recognized with awards including Australian Web Awards wins and a SMART100 Top 50 placement. By making feedback fast and engaging, 6Q helps companies boost engagement, improve morale and productivity, build positive culture, and reduce employee turnover and the recruitment costs associated with it.
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Total Talent MgmtMSPSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceTelecomAll industriesHuman Resources
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HQMelbourne, Australia
2015
MC Squared logo

MC Squared

MC Squared is a specialist high performance coaching and training company founded in 2017 by executive coach and recruitment leader Matthew Cossens. The firm partners with founders, recruiters, and senior leaders to turn potential into consistently repeatable results by aligning identity, systems, and disciplined execution. Drawing on nearly two decades inside competitive recruitment markets, including 10+ years as a million dollar biller, leading award winning teams at Aurec Group, and contributing to Aurec’s acquisition by Randstad Australia, Cossens brings real world operating experience to every engagement. Across his career he has coached 197+ professionals, led teams that scaled to 131M+ in revenue, contributed to a 37M exit, and achieved a personal best of 1.73M in annual billings. MC Squared delivers executive coaching for ASX200 leaders and private business owners, high performance programs for elite producers, and practical sales and recruitment training delivered both in person and remotely. The methodology centers on four pillars systems, sales, leadership, and discipline supported by operating rhythms, scorecards, language, and standards designed to hold under pressure. Engagements range from one to one coaching and advisory to group workshops, keynotes, and corporate intensives. As a Wim Hof Method certified instructor, Cossens also incorporates breathwork and ice bath sessions for teams seeking to improve focus, stress response, and resilience, complementing commercial capability with mental clarity and recovery. Executives and companies choose MC Squared when they want clarity of direction, disciplined execution, external accountability, and a partner willing to get in the trenches to help open new accounts, win retained work, and raise the average across the business. The emphasis is on execution over noise, building long term capability by protecting time, sharpening talent, and applying intensity where it compounds. Results include stronger pipelines, cleaner decision making, tighter cadences, and cultures where excellence is a daily operating standard. MC Squared has delivered programs and events for industry bodies including the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association in Australia and the Employment and Recruitment Federation in Ireland, reflecting a reputation built on performance, not hype.
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SOW/ProjectsTotal Talent MgmtRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationAll industries
HQAdelaide, Australia
2017
Stratacon Professional Recruitment logo

Stratacon Professional Recruitment

Stratacon Professional Recruitment is an Australian executive recruitment firm dedicated to the construction and property sectors, partnering with developers, builders, owners and consultancies to appoint senior and executive level talent across project delivery, commercial and corporate functions. Founded in 2008 by Director Paul Murphy, who brings more than 25 years of industry experience across Melbourne, Brisbane and London, the business was established to deliver a quality driven, people first alternative to KPI led multinational models. Stratacon specializes in executive search and selection, permanent appointments and contract placements, complemented by talent mapping and tailored consulting support for clients and career management services for candidates. The team recruits for leadership and senior specialist roles spanning general management, development and project management, construction management, estimating and preconstruction, site leadership, commercial management, and functional heads in finance and human resources. Their deep knowledge of the local market enables support for clients delivering a wide mix of projects, including apartments, industrial developments, health facilities and government related work, while advising on organizational strategy and workforce planning as growth pipelines evolve. Operating primarily from Melbourne, the firm supports clients across Australia and maintains competitive insights across contractor, client side and consultancy environments. Stratacon engages with both established enterprises and high growth newcomers, tailoring campaigns per assignment, conducting targeted market outreach, reference led networking and structured interviews to ensure shortlists balance technical capability, cultural alignment and track record. For candidates, Stratacon offers discreet market guidance, access to unadvertised opportunities and practical support throughout the hiring process. For employers, the firm delivers responsive service on urgent contract needs, such as site and fit out leaders for fast track assignments, as well as confidential director and C suite searches, with an approach grounded in integrity, transparency and results.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesFinance & Accounting
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HQMelbourne, Australia
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Platinum People Solutions logo

Platinum People Solutions

Platinum People Solutions is an Australian boutique partner that blends recruitment and executive search with practical, on demand HR expertise to help companies scale with confidence. Based in Melbourne, the firm works across diverse industries to provide permanent hiring and executive search while also supplying interim and fractional HR leaders who can start fast and add value from day one. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Platinum People Solutions delivers a comprehensive portfolio that includes HR strategy, employment brand and EVP development, people continuity planning, succession planning, organisational design, capability maturity assessment, OKR development, building high performance cultures aligned to company values, and position description design. Their recruitment approach goes beyond traditional hiring by first understanding business goals, culture, and team capability, then designing a process that attracts and selects candidates who are aligned to purpose, vision, and values as well as to role outcomes. For clients navigating transformation or growth, the firm can embed seasoned HR generalists and specialists on an interim or fractional basis, providing flexible capacity without long term overhead while ensuring focus on what matters most. The team partners closely with founders, CEOs, and functional leaders to define the capability required, structure teams, mitigate attrition risk, and establish clear accountability so people and strategy move in lockstep. Whether the brief is a critical executive hire, building an HR function from the ground up, or delivering discrete people projects, Platinum People Solutions brings a structured process, transparent communication, and measurable deliverables that translate into sustainable performance. Their operating model is intentionally flexible, allowing clients to engage targeted expertise for recruitment or retainers for SOW based HR projects, always with the goal of creating enduring value through better talent decisions and stronger, more aligned teams.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementHuman ResourcesSenior Executives
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HQMelbourne, Australia
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Talent Gauge logo

Talent Gauge

Talent Gauge is an executive search and professional recruitment consultancy based in Melbourne, Australia, dedicated to enabling organizations, senior business leaders and ambitious professionals to grow. The firm partners with public, private, family owned and private equity backed companies to deliver integrated talent solutions that combine executive search with talent strategy and sales development. With deep industry networks and a rigorous methodology, Talent Gauge focuses on reducing hiring risk and delivering high performance outcomes, aligning talent to business goals and improving employee engagement. Its executive search and recruitment practice spans leadership and professional appointments, leveraging market mapping, proactive outreach and calibrated assessment to identify, engage and secure top talent. Beyond hiring, Talent Gauge helps clients build lasting capability through the development of talent strategies, including talent pipelining, talent mapping and succession planning, and provides HR consulting to translate plans into measurable action. The company also supports revenue growth via sales development programs executed with specialist partners, applying analytics to evaluate readiness to grow, upskill sales teams, develop leaders and facilitate high impact events such as sales conferences and workshops. Known for a collaborative approach and an exceptional customer experience, Talent Gauge works closely with clients of all sizes to clarify objectives, benchmark talent, structure process and communicate transparently from brief to onboarding. Its consultants combine insight, discretion and persistence to manage sensitive searches and confidential projects while maintaining a strong candidate experience that reflects each clients brand. Operating from Level 17, 31 Queen Street in Melbourne, Talent Gauge engages across Australia and beyond, providing tailored, pragmatic solutions that help organizations work strategically, stay ahead of the curve and achieve their vision for growth.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesSenior Executives
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HQMelbourne, Australia
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Dialogue in the Dark logo

Dialogue in the Dark

Dialogue in the Dark is a unique experiential learning offering delivered in Australia by The Culture Group, designed to transform how teams communicate, collaborate, and lead under pressure. Founded in 2017, the program immerses participants in facilitated challenges conducted in total darkness, removing visual cues to amplify trust, listening, inclusion, and psychological safety. Organizations engage Dialogue in the Dark to strengthen communication and connection, build inclusion and belonging across diverse teams, and support mental health and wellbeing through highly engaging workshops that translate immediately to on the job behaviors. Experienced facilitators guide groups through scenario based tasks that surface habits, assumptions, and decision making patterns, then debrief using data informed reflections that convert insights into practical commitments and measurable actions. The format scales from leadership cohorts to intact project teams and cross functional groups, and integrates with broader culture and capability initiatives such as leadership development, coaching, and change programs led by The Culture Group. Clients span sectors including aviation, higher education, public sector, healthcare, retail, and technology, reflecting the programs versatility across complex operational and corporate environments. Dialogue in the Dark can be delivered as a standalone workshop or embedded within multi module culture journeys or offsites, aligning with organizational values and DEI priorities while enhancing resilience and engagement. By shifting attention from doing to influencing and from individual performance to collective trust, the experience equips participants to navigate hybrid work, uncertainty, and rapid change with clarity and empathy. The Dialogue in the Dark concept and related trademarks are the intellectual property of Dialogue Social Enterprise GmbH. For Australia based delivery, The Culture Group operates from Melbourne and Brisbane and collaborates closely with senior stakeholders to define outcomes, set success metrics, and sustain behavior change long after the lights come back on.
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SOW/ProjectsTotal Talent MgmtRPOHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationTechnical WritingProject ManagementAll industries
2-10
HQAustralia
2017
Recruit Safe - HR logo

Recruit Safe - HR

Recruit Safe is an Australian owned and operated HR and recruitment partner established in 2005 and based in Melbourne, VIC. The firm delivers full service human resources support to associations, charities, societies, member based organizations, not for profits and for profit entities, with particular depth across the medical and health sectors as well as the dairy industry. Through a flexible HR Business Partner model, Recruit Safe provides experienced HR professionals who can work remotely or onsite for short term or long term needs, integrating with leadership teams to manage the full employee lifecycle. Services span talent acquisition for temporary, contract and permanent roles, recruitment process outsourcing support, candidate attraction and retention strategies, leadership coaching, performance planning and management, work health and safety, wellbeing and mental health initiatives, workforce planning, organizational development and change management, termination and separation, salary benchmarking, regulatory compliance, and the drafting of position descriptions, employment contracts, policies, procedures and work instructions. For hiring mandates, the team follows a thorough end to end process that can include requirements analysis, database and network search, targeted advertising, applicant screening and interviews, competency and skills testing, psychometric assessments, shortlisting, reference checks, appointment and post placement follow up. Planned temporary or contract staffing is used to manage workload peaks, cover leave, bridge vacancies during permanent hiring, or trial talent via temp to perm. The company promotes values of respect, collaboration, integrity and accountability, and actively supports diversity, equity and inclusion to foster workplaces where people thrive based on merit and performance. Clients can also leverage the AppointMe platform to access real time talent availability. With a focus on quality, responsiveness and practical outcomes, Recruit Safe partners with organizations to deliver dependable HR capacity and consistently matched candidates across critical roles.
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Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationPhilanthropy
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HQMelbourne, Australia
2005
Shilo logo

Shilo

Shilo is an Australian HR consulting and on demand talent firm that helps organizations solve people challenges with flexible, practical, and scalable solutions. Founded in 2020, the company provides experienced HR consultants who integrate quickly to deliver capacity, specialist expertise, and momentum across critical people initiatives. Shilo supports businesses from startup through scale up and beyond, offering services that include HR strategy development, performance management system implementation, workplace investigations, compliance readiness, change support, and day to day HR operations. Its engagement models are designed around client needs, ranging from interim and fractional HR leadership to on demand HR project teams and clearly defined statement of work engagements aimed at measurable outcomes. With coverage across Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra, Shilo partners with organizations of all sizes and sectors, and is trusted by leading brands in technology, education, health and community services, consumer goods, and more. The firm emphasizes a just in time and variable cost approach that aligns people solutions with business objectives, enabling clients to manage peaks in workload, accelerate key projects, or bridge capability gaps without adding permanent headcount. For HR professionals, Shilo offers a community of practice with access to diverse assignments, mentoring, and the ability to choose when and how they work with top companies. For clients, Shilo brings a safe, skilled pair of hands who roll up their sleeves to get things done, combining seasoned judgment with practical execution. Whether standing up a new HR function, navigating growth, bolstering compliance, or lifting performance and culture, Shilo provides the expert HR talent and project discipline required to deliver outcomes that matter.
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Contract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceE-Learning & Online EducationFundraisingSocial Services
11-50
HQMelbourne, Australia
2020

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