Senior Consultant

We could tell you all about our story, how we were founded in 1948 and how we’re the largest specialised staffing agency in the world and then take you on a long (possibly boring) journey, but it’s probably more pertinent to tell you about who we are today.

Our Brisbane office is made up of a close-knit group of people who all bring differing strengths and ideas. We believe that everyone has a voice in the direction of the business, what we’re trying to achieve and how we should do it. We have a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion with several people in our branch representing us across APAC in our community, ensuring that our thoughts and ideas are heard.

Most of us had other careers before recruitment including retail sales, legal, shipping, accounting, real estate, government, regional management, and call centre.

We come from different backgrounds in terms of education as well as coming from differing parts of the world and that makes us stronger together.

But what we all have in common is our desire to work in a team environment where we value collaboration and celebrate each other’s successes as if they were our own, one where we work hard but also genuinely enjoy each other’s company. We’re ambitious, not just as individuals but also as a team. We take pride in our ethical approach and we work very hard to provide an outstanding service to our clients and candidates alike.

We love telling someone that they got the job – thankfully, we get to say that a lot.

It sounds great, doesn’t it? Too good to be true? Well let’s address some concerns that we often hear…

Isn’t recruitment all about hitting KPI’s?

Yes, and no. If you’re inexperienced then based on your own individual motivations and goals, we’ll guide you to create some targets for you to achieve success. If we didn’t guide you in that we wouldn’t be supporting you in your new sales career. That means picking up the phone and speaking with people you don’t know. If you’re not prepared to do that then you should probably stop reading now.

We’re a relationship, customer-focused business and you can only build your business by speaking with people, a lot. We’ll give you the tools including industry-leading technology, the training, and the support to build your own business within our business.

However, if you’re an experienced recruiter then we’ll sit with you to discuss what you’re looking to achieve in the first few months and we’ll hold you accountable to that. After all, you’ll back yourself to deliver.

It’s too rigid, you’re too big. I can’t be myself, can I? We want different personalities, different backgrounds, people with fresh ideas and creative thoughts.

In terms of our methodology, we have some tried and tested best practices that you’ll find many of our competitors have attempted to adopt over the years. We’ll train you on how to deliver these and help you get up and running really quickly. But we want your personality to shine through. Your internal brand here is just as important as your external brand, therefore we want you to be yourself.

Isn’t recruitment too salesy?

This job does involve sales. Most people perceive that doing sales is all about talking – it is in a lot of industries. In recruitment it definitely shouldn’t be. Yes, you need to be coherent when speaking; but the sales component here is all about listening – how can we understand what both our clients and candidates need from us if we don’t ask them intelligent questions and then listen intensely to what they tell us. In addition, you need to thrive when developing relationships and be intellectually and socially capable of holding a conversation with people who operate at all levels of a business.

Well, for a start you’re a team player - that’s a non-negotiable for us. And our rem structure here is tied closely to that.

You might be an experienced recruiter looking for a move to a more mature, professional environment. Or someone with a career behind them that is looking for a new and rewarding challenge. We’re keen to hear from people with varying backgrounds.

You will be ethical in your approach, honest and be able to foster trust.

We’d also like you to have ambition. This is not a position for someone who just wants to settle. We want people who want to be a success personally, as well as share our group success.

We’re looking for someone who wants a career, not just a job. We’re not looking for people just to fill seats, we want people who are eager to learn who have a great attitude.

We have opportunities in various roles across permanent and contracting desks in the strong growth industries of IT and Accounting. Some positions are purely client facing, some are working exclusively with candidates and some offer a mix of both. We also promote from within which means your next position after this one is very likely to still be with us.

Flexibility: we understand that life goes on outside of the office.

Early finish on Friday.

Working with a highly experienced, tenured leadership team who will support and mentor you to build your career.

Excellent on-going training to help you achieve success, local and national.

Wellbeing initiatives for all employees.

Regular social events.

Regular reward and recognition programs - locally, nationally and internationally.

Industry-leading technology.

An attractive salary with generous bonus schemes.

Potential to work anywhere else in the world longer-term. Lots of people have.

Sound good? We'd love to chat and get to know you; let’s talk about the potential to align your professional, financial, and personal aspirations with a business that works hard to keep you motivated and make you feel valued every day. Apply today with your most up-to-date CV.

Robert Half is committed to creating an inclusive, equal and diverse culture and believe in diversity of thought and perspective. We are fully focused on equality and understand the value of characteristics that make every individual unique. We are dedicated to having a community that reflects and represents our customers.