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Over recent years, Astrum has welcomed back 4 employees  to the team. We’re  happy to have Katie Walker back as our Senior Recruitment Consultant – Technical, Engineering and Operations.     The Sydney team celebrated at the Zeta Bar, Hilton to welcome Katie back.

Our business and team are dedicated to ongoing training and development and have reached record training hours over the past 3 years to become talent acquisition gurus. This month we attended the unveiling of advanced technology and products across a range of innovative talent sourcing and data analytics specialists, including LinkedIn here in Sydney which…

These wonderful women have an amazing story to tell! Enjoyed a very entertaining and thought provoking presentation by Marion ‘Maz’ Farrelly and Alison Black, Award winning, International TV Executive Producers for some of the biggest shows in the world including  X-Factor, The Celebrity Apprentice and Q&A for the ABC. The event hosted by the WCEI…

When was the last time you said ‘Good Job’ to someone in your team? Its simple and doesn’t take long but sometimes we lose sight of the little things that make a big difference. Take 5 minutes out at the end of each working day to think about what your employees have achieved, the challenges…

As a part time counselling student and a full time recruitment consultant I can confidently say that there are similarities in both roles as Recruitment and Counselling can go hand in hand, especially when you look at it from a consultant’s point of view. Often we find ourselves interviewing a candidate and then within an…

Meet Our Newest Internal Recruit Patrick Joseph! Patrick is in Australia on a working holiday and has been brought on board to assist our team with resourcing, recruitment coordination, and administration. With agency recruitment experience in Paris, Patrick has settled into a Sydney recruitment role seamlessly. Welcome Patrick, we’re excited to have you!

It was fabulous to see over 200 female  business leaders attend the NSW Women’s Lunch: Leadership Journeys held by the Australian Institute of Company Directors this week. Cynthia Payne, winner of 2018 Women of the West Business Awards was the guest speaker and provided an entertaining and inspiring presentation of key successes and challenges through…

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates One of the main questions I like to ask business owners in regards to their managers is; “Are your managers importers or exporters of talent?” Typically, a reoccurring weak point for businesses is holding onto new recruits. New staff tend to…

The Job Seeker journey has changed significantly over the past decade, with social media and technology platforms leading the way, providing candidates with more options to connect with employers faster than ever before.  Our tech savvy candidates are more informed and spend time researching employers, not only to help with the decision making  process,   but…

I recently attended the WCEI Women Chiefs of Enterprise International panel discussion on the ‘Future of Work’. This event was thought provoking and provided insight and robust discussion on the disruptive economy, AI and the changing nature of businesses and employment opportunities. We were fortunate to have a well known ABC reporter as the Panel…