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Effective People

Effective People is an Australian owned and veteran operated recruitment firm with offices in Canberra and Brisbane that connects public and private sector employers with proven talent across permanent, contract, and contingent engagements. As a family business with an outcomes focus, the company has built a reputation as a trusted local recruiter and long term supplier to the Australian Public Service, supporting roles from APS2 through EL2 across administration, ICT, and specialist support. Consultants are not paid commissions, reinforcing a candidate and client first culture grounded in transparency, care, and performance. Over more than 20 years, Effective People has delivered client aligned labour hire by leveraging established government panels, industry leading recruitment systems, and an integrated payroll solution delivered through trusted partners. The firm is the legal employer for many casual and contingent workers, providing contractor care that includes full spectrum insurance coverage, fortnightly pay, salary packaging, fee free novated leasing, security clearance sponsorship, and a self sourced contract fee structure. All Effective People roles come with free payroll services, supported by a simple timesheet portal and responsive local support. The company actively serves preferred government and private clients nationwide and is proudly involved in the veteran community as a member of the Australian Veteran Owned Business initiative and the Prime Ministers Veterans Employment Program. With a comprehensive service suite spanning permanent placement and contractor management, Effective People manages the process end to end, from targeted sourcing and compliance to onboarding and payroll, so hiring managers can access cleared and job ready professionals quickly while candidates receive practical guidance, resume support, and fair, timely engagement. This consistent, detail driven approach enables Effective People to match the right person to the right role while maintaining safety, compliance, and value for clients and contractors alike.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EORGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseTelecomManagement ConsultingLegal

HQCanberra, Australia

Resolve Recruit

Resolve Recruit is an Australian recruitment firm based in Canberra that connects exemplary professionals with leading roles across public and private sectors. Founded in 2024 by Saffat Hossain with partners Greg Lally and David Harvey, the company combines deep industry insight with practical contractor care to deliver permanent placements and contract engagements that work for both clients and candidates. Resolve offers three flexible engagement models to suit different situations: Direct Employee for those wishing to be employed directly by Resolve with superannuation and tax handled, Your Company for professionals contracting via their own entity with streamlined payrolling and compliance, and a BYO Contract model that helps candidates who have sourced their own role take home more while clients pay less. Uniquely, Resolve underpins its recruitment with in-house payroll and tax compliance delivered by a Chartered Accounting and Registered Tax Agent capability, reducing friction for hiring managers and contractors and ensuring accurate, timely payments, insurances and statutory obligations. Candidates benefit from added-value support including access to co-working space, an Employee Assistance Program, career and executive coaching, and a corporate benefits program, while employers receive transparent, fair pricing and attentive communication throughout each search or engagement. With a proven track record supporting Australian government departments and agencies, including Department of Health and Aged Care and IP Australia, Resolve is particularly strong in sourcing data and technology professionals as well as broader white-collar specialists critical to public sector delivery. For employers, the firm provides tailored recruitment, workforce planning and hiring solutions; for candidates, it offers a clear pathway to meaningful roles and long-term career growth. Across every assignment, Resolve focuses on careful matching, compliance certainty and a positive experience for all parties.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EORGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQCanberra, Australia

Raw Earth Recruitment

Raw Earth Recruitment is a specialist partner for the global mining industry, focused on helping leaders hire with confidence and retain high performing teams. Founded in 2024 and led by Director Natasha Lee, the firm blends a hands on, relationship driven approach with advanced search technology to improve time to hire, quality of hire, and cost of hire while supporting effective onboarding and long term retention. The team operates with three guiding values: building raw, real and authentic relationships, leaving no stone unturned in every engagement, and delivering bespoke global solutions tailored to each client and candidate. Their domain coverage spans the full mining lifecycle and corporate functions, including design, construction and commissioning; maintenance, operations and engineering; health, safety, environment and social responsibility; mining engineering and consulting; site senior leaders and managers; exploration and geoscience; processing and metallurgy; and project personnel. Raw Earth applies a clear methodology across every mandate: evaluation and research to define briefs, timeframes and expectations; candidate search through market mapping, networking and headhunting, and advertising with advanced AI search; rigorous screening and interviews with probing techniques to uncover motivations and fit; and assessment and placement encompassing client interviews, decision support, reference gathering and negotiations. Assignments range from permanent and contract hires to executive appointments, with a track record that includes global searches and repatriation of hard to find talent to Australia. Clients cite consistent accessibility, transparent communication, and outcomes that add tangible value to projects, while candidates highlight respect, clarity and advocacy throughout the process. By combining sector expertise, modern tools and authentic relationship building, Raw Earth Recruitment delivers tailored talent solutions that help mining businesses build stronger teams and achieve lasting results.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningUtilitiesEngineeringIndustrial & Manufacturing

HQBrisbane City, Australia

Paragon Recruitment Group

Paragon Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Australian insurance industry, partnering with insurers, underwriting agencies, brokerages, and claims management businesses to deliver talent across broking, underwriting, and claims. Operating Australia wide with strong coverage in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, the firm combines deep sector knowledge with a consultative, relationship led approach that treats every candidate as an individual and every client brief as unique. Paragon provides permanent recruitment and executive search solutions, including retained mandates for senior leadership, and adapts its commercial models to suit growth stage and startup clients that need flexibility beyond traditional contingency fees. A hallmark of its offering is Intelligent Recruitment, an evidence informed onboarding support program that integrates behavioral insight. Candidates placed by Paragon complete a pre start modality assessment that identifies how they best take in information and learn, and a follow up assessment that explains how they prefer to receive feedback and coaching. These insights are shared with the client to complement existing onboarding and management practices, reducing learning curves, minimizing stress responses, and accelerating time to productivity. For candidates, Paragon offers transparent guidance, market intelligence, and access to a wide and deep network, ensuring professionals from early career through to divisional leaders can navigate moves confidently and without pressure. For employers, the team leverages extensive insurance specific networks, rigorous screening, and clear communication to deliver shortlists that balance technical capability with cultural alignment. Whether the brief calls for a pivotal addition to a broking team, a specialist underwriter, a high performing claims professional, or a senior executive, Paragon stands beside clients and candidates throughout the journey, from first conversation to a well supported start.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior ExecutivesSales & Business Development

HQPerth, Australia

Shield Recruitment

Shield Recruitment is a Canberra based security cleared recruitment agency dedicated to fast, precise hiring for classified and sensitive programs across Australia. Founded in 2024, the firm focuses on connecting professionals who hold Australian Government clearances, including NV2 and TSPV, with organizations operating in national security, defence primes, government, and critical infrastructure. Its team combines deep market knowledge with a proprietary, highly engaged database to deliver rapid and cost effective shortlists without compromising on quality, compliance, or discretion. Shield Recruitment specializes in technology enabled domains that are vital to secure operations, covering cyber security (operations, SOC, engineering, architecture, GRC), cloud (DevOps engineering and architecture), data (transformation, big data, data science and analytics, data architecture), IT infrastructure (support, systems and network administration, engineering, architecture), as well as project and program delivery roles spanning project support, business analysis, project managers, and directors. The company understands the distinct challenges of cleared hiring, from the limited and hard to identify talent pool to the delays inherent in the vetting process and the premium market dynamics driven by high demand. To overcome these hurdles, Shield maintains trusted relationships with cleared candidates, applies rigorous due diligence up front, and uses targeted, discreet sourcing to surface the right people quickly. Its consultative approach looks beyond technical checklists to assess cultural fit, soft skills, and potential, enabling clients to place the right person in the right role and candidates to progress into meaningful work with impact. Clients benefit from real time insights on salaries and hiring trends across government and critical sectors, consistent candidate care that enhances employer brand, and technology enabled processes that improve time to fill. Whether the need is to stand up a program team or secure a specialist with niche skills, Shield Recruitment provides a responsive, reliable partner for cleared talent acquisition.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & Defense

HQCanberra, Australia

C3Talent

C3Talent is a Queensland based recruitment advisory recognised for its specialisation in Board, Executive, Management, and Corporate Services appointments. Founded in 2018 by Peter Murphy and Kelly Howard and joined in 2023 by James Muller, the leadership team brings more than 75 years of combined experience, deep local insight, and global networks to help organisations hire with confidence and achieve measurable business impact. The firm delivers permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment across core corporate functions including finance and accounting, people and culture, operations, governance, and executive leadership, with particular strength in Board and C suite mandates. Its approach is grounded in Lou Adler's performance based hiring methodology and a rigorous, data driven process that evaluates candidates objectively and without bias. An AI enhanced database, targeted research, and Board level networks enable access to hard to reach talent across Australia, while more than 87 percent of placements come through trusted networks, referrals, and proactive search, reducing time to hire, improving cultural alignment, and de risking decisions. C3Talent partners with clients from role definition and search strategy through assessment, shortlist, referencing, and onboarding, bringing transparency, independence, and integrity to every assignment. Headquartered in Brisbane and serving organisations across Queensland and beyond, the firm supports sectors such as education, healthcare, and professional services alongside the broader corporate market. Beyond recruitment, C3Talent works with leadership teams to strengthen people and culture, aligning structure, capability, and values so companies can embrace change and build high performing teams. Known for being passionate, connected, and authentic, its consultants are frank, fearless, and collaborative, sharing market insight and practical advice that elevates outcomes for clients and candidates alike. C3Talent invites organisations and leaders to venture forward and make change for the better with a partner committed to long term relationships and sustainable performance.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationVeterinaryManagement ConsultingLegal

HQBrisbane City, Australia

Engineering Networks

Engineering Networks is a specialist engineering recruitment agency serving businesses, government owned corporations, and local councils across Australia and New Zealand. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on solving tough hiring challenges for highly technical roles as well as executive and C-suite appointments. The team, known as Talent Engineers, brings decades of recruitment experience and deep networks within the engineering and industrial landscape, enabling precise, insight-driven shortlists and long term placements. The company is built on a partnership approach that prioritizes expertise over generalism, tailor made solutions over one size fits all processes, and sustainable outcomes over quick wins. Engineering Networks supports key sectors that underpin national development, including government, utilities, infrastructure, renewables, manufacturing, and mining, energy and resources. Its coverage spans core engineering disciplines such as electrical, control systems, instrumentation, mechanical, and process, along with technical trades that keep critical assets running. The firm also recruits for commercial functions integral to project and asset lifecycles, including bids and proposals, estimation, project controls, and procurement. Project delivery capability is a hallmark, with placements across project engineers and managers, construction managers, and project directors who lead complex programs from inception to commissioning. Commercial growth roles are another strength, from internal and external sales through to sales leadership and support. At senior levels, the consultancy delivers state and national managers, general managers, and c suite leaders who shape strategy and culture. Operating as a focused boutique with an agile team, Engineering Networks engages closely with stakeholders to map talent markets, calibrate role requirements, and manage thorough selection processes that reduce risk and time to hire. By aligning technical rigor with a relationship led ethos, the firm helps organizations secure scarce skills and leadership talent that drive performance in asset intensive and innovation driven environments across Australia and New Zealand.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseEnvironmental ServicesWater ManagementUtilities

HQKarana Downs, Australia

MW Recruitment

MW Recruitment is a Brisbane based professional services recruitment firm established in 2001, dedicated to connecting accounting and finance talent with public practice firms and commercial organisations across Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. Built and led by former accountants, the team brings first hand industry insight from both commerce and public practice, translating real world experience into sharper role briefs, credible candidate assessment, and better hiring outcomes. The firm partners with Big 4, mid tier, and boutique accounting practices as well as listed companies, private enterprises, and growth stage businesses, supplying permanent hires, executive appointments, and contract and interim finance professionals. Typical mandates span business services, taxation, audit (external, internal, and IT audit), superannuation, insolvency and restructuring, corporate finance, forensic, bookkeeping, and a full spectrum of commercial finance roles including CFO, financial controller, finance manager, management accountant, and financial accountant. As a boutique, relationship based recruiter, MW Recruitment emphasizes responsiveness, transparency, and long term value, taking time to understand each clients goals and each candidates ambitions, and offering pragmatic salary and career advice informed by an ongoing salary survey. Beyond recruitment, the partners are licensed business brokers who facilitate practice sales, mergers, acquisitions, and succession planning for accounting firms and fee parcels, discreetly connecting vendors and purchasers and guiding negotiations through to completion. Deep roots in the local market, a visible presence in Brisbane, and a commitment to community are central to the brand, highlighted by long running support for the MND and Me Foundation through the annual corporate swim carnival that rallies the regions top accounting and law firms. With market knowledge earned over two decades and a service model grounded in expertise, engagement, and dedication, MW Recruitment delivers agile, high quality hiring solutions that help firms and finance teams perform and grow.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesFinance & Accounting

HQBrisbane City, Australia

Hbj Group

HBJ Group is a Canberra based technology recruitment specialist founded in 2015, drawing on more than 20 years of experience delivering recruitment, personnel and technology consulting solutions to the Canberra market. From its head office in Canberra City and a satellite office in Goulburn, the firm partners with federal and state government departments, agencies, and private sector employers to source and manage high caliber ICT talent. More than a traditional recruiter, HBJ Group takes a consultative, people first approach that emphasizes understanding organizational context, technical requirements, and cultural fit, as well as each candidate's goals and aspirations. Services include permanent recruitment across the full spectrum of ICT roles, contract staffing to scale programs and projects with specialist skills, and streamlined contractor payroll support that makes engagements smooth and efficient for both candidates and clients. The firm's core capability spans Strategy and Architecture (enterprise, solution, application), Project Services (project management, business analysis, technology support), Digital Transformation (user experience research, human centered design, user interface), Software Development (front end, back end, CRM), Infrastructure and Cloud (network, storage, automation, hardware support), and Security (governance, risk assessment, cyber security, IRAP). HBJ Group leverages deep local market knowledge of how Canberra operates to advise on talent availability, competitive pay, and hiring strategies, and it maintains long standing relationships that accelerate search and reduce time to hire. Candidates benefit from transparent communication, regular check ins, and community touches that extend well beyond onboarding, while clients gain an agile partner focused on delivery, quality, and long term value. With a track record built on honesty, integrity, and responsiveness, HBJ Group connects specialist ICT professionals with meaningful opportunities and helps organizations build the teams required to deliver critical programs across the ACT and surrounding regions.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EORSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & Defense

HQCanberra, Australia

Head Hunters

Head Hunters is a boutique executive recruitment firm headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with a well established presence in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Since 2007, the company has focused on senior leadership appointments and hard to fill roles, delivering targeted headhunting, executive search and selection, and flexible shortlist recruitment options that help clients hire with speed and confidence. Its consultants are local market specialists who combine deep industry knowledge with disciplined research, market mapping, and discreet outreach to identify, engage, and secure proven performers. Head Hunters supports organizations across Australia and PNG, from mid sized businesses to listed enterprises and government owned corporations, and is recognized for expatriate recruitment into PNG as well as senior local placements that are effective from day one. The firm recruits C suite leaders, board directors, general managers, and heads of function across finance, legal and banking, engineering and logistics, sales and marketing, human resources, technology, procurement and supply chain, and administration and operations. Beyond search, the team delivers express eRecruitment and shortlist services to reduce time to hire, plus HR project management for initiatives such as organization design, role profiling, salary benchmarking, and selection process design. Clients value the companys straight talking approach, transparent communication, and commitment to delivering a carefully curated shortlist that balances technical capability, leadership style, and cultural fit. Operating from a boutique office near the Brisbane CBD in Milton, the firm partners closely with hiring managers and boards to define role outcomes, calibrate the market, and run structured assessments and reference checks. For PNG assignments, consultants manage expatriate mobilization and relocation considerations and coordinate with local networks to ensure on the ground support. Head Hunters also maintains an active candidate community and encourages professionals to register CVs and engage with current opportunities listed on its site. Its sector reach spans resources led economies and diversified services businesses, yet every engagement is delivered through a bespoke plan with clear milestones, regular reporting, and risk management. With more than 15 years of successful placements, RCSA corporate membership, and a reputation for integrity in challenging markets, Head Hunters offers tailored solutions that align to budget and timelines while protecting confidentiality and employer brand.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFinTechSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQBrisbane City, Australia

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