How To Recruit in Australia (and 11 Reasons Why You Should)

How to Recruit in Australia

(and 11 Reasons Why You Should)

After living – and recruiting—in  Australia (from the US), for 35 years I can tell you that Australians may look and sound a lot like you but they see the world very differently. 

Here are 6 things you need to know in order to recruit successfully in Australia.

1. Australia Exports Talent.  Australia has talent.  Lots of talent.  Australia exports managers globally.  Ford alone had more 70+ Australians in senior executive positions around the world.  Aussies have served as global CEO’s for McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, the World Bank and many others.  There is a deep pool of skilled, worldly, talent available for your company.
2. Prepare to $pend.  Superior talent costs as much in Australia as it does anywhere else in the world (and Australia has some of the best educated, sophisticated, adaptable executives on the planet).  You won’t have to break the bank to employ talented professionals in Australia, but you will have to make a significant withdrawal.
3. Search Or Advertise?    Do you want applicants (people replying to advertisements) or candidates (qualified people located through direct search)?  Advertised recruitment may produce excellent results but direct search guarantees it.  Executive search firms exist precisely to do this for you.  Think of it this way, if the person you seek isn’t looking for you, then you’ll have to search for them.
4. Keep it Real.  Leadership research reveals that Australians aren’t inspired by big visions (or talk) that they regard as unrealistic.  Practical and persuasive work best in Australia.  When recruiting in Australia, it’s best to ‘keep it real’ and refrain from overselling either your company or the role. 
5. Walk Your Talk.  Australian candidates have heard it all before.  The Big Noise Company from abroad is establishing in Australia.  It will invest, grow, and be here forever, blah, blah, blah.   But as the director told the actor, ‘don’t tell me, show me’.  To recruit well in Australia you need to demonstrate seriousness of purpose.  That means you need to show how you’ll develop a stable, ongoing business in Australia that is committed to the employees who will make it happen.  Remember, your competitors have already done this.  So if you don’t ‘walk your talk’ when you set up in Australia, you’ll be walking alone and talking to yourself.
6. Predict their Performance, then Hire Them.  The best, safest, and most efficient way to recruit in Australia — especially if recruiting from abroad— is to predict a candidate’s performance before you hire them.  That way, you know what you’re getting.  Sound impossible?  It’s not.  We do it all the time. 

So how do your recruit in Australia with confidence?  You let us do it for you.  

ExecSearch International – Australia we’ve been finding the right people for 25+ years.

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