CASE STUDY: Sourcing Candidates in Regional Markets

25.07.23 When looking to expand their workforce, our client faced several recruitment challenges, including a candidate-short market due to their regional location, a local skills shortage, and internal time constraints. Through partnering with JK Personnel and leaning on our expertise in regional recruitment, they were able to successfully grow their workforce. Our consultants focused on proactive candidate sourcing, matching transferable skills, building strong local networks, and referrals and employee engagement to improve overall candidate availability, suitability and retention rate. Read more

The Benefits of Partnering with a Recruitment Agency

27.06.23 How to save your business time and money by partnering with a recruitment agency   Hiring new employees can be a time-consuming, resource-intensive task for any organisation. According to ANZ data, the cost of… Read more

Creating a More Diverse Workforce by Addressing Unconscious Bias

20.06.23 Unconscious biases are social stereotypes that can be held about certain groups of people that can be formed without being consciously aware of it. Even when trying to be objective when recruiting new team members, unconscious bias is one of those things that can creep in unnoticed. It happens to everyone at one point or another, impacting our decision-making process and, if not addressed, can cause prejudice without us even realising it. Read more

How to Successfully Onboard a New Hire

16.05.23 We’ve learned a lot in the last three decades. One of those things is that the successful onboarding of a new hire leads to a successful employee. Creating a culture of happy, engaged, and inspired employees starts with their onboarding experience. Learn how to onboard in the most effective way to get the most out of your team. Read more

CASE STUDY: Psychometric Assessments

06.04.23 Unlocking the Power of Psychometric Assessments: The importance of data-driven hiring decisions to help to grow businesses.   Overview: Utilising psychometric assessments within a recruitment process has been proven to offer a key advantage… Read more

CASE STUDY – Volume Recruitment for Contact Centre

16.02.23 BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND CANDIDATES: Our team at JK focused on the recruiting, onboarding, and support of the large volume of associates through the early stages of their employment with TCS, and we were able to add significant value by allowing the client to focus on their area of expertise. Utilising our volume recruitment services we were able to establish a workforce of 150 employees within a 6 month period. Read more

Regional Recruitment in 2023

05.01.23 Our in-house regional recruitment experts discuss what we have learned over the last couple of challenging years, and what recruiting in 2023 looks like for businesses in regional Australia. Read more

State of the Market for Recruiters and Employers

06.12.22 Our Managing Director, Tim Walshe, shares his expert insights into the current state of the market for recruiters and employers. Is it still a candidate’s market? Read more

2022/23 Federal Budget recap and what it means for your business

03.11.22 Last weeks release of the 2022/23 Federal budget outlined some promising initiatives that will directly benefit businesses and industries in regional Australia. JK Personnel’s Managing Director, Tim Walshe, shares his expert opinion on what some of these initiatives and budget measures will mean for business and industries in regional Australia. Read more

How to turn Quiet Quitters into Loud, Loyal, Team-Players

04.10.22 We spend a lot of our lives at work, so making it a place your employees enjoy being can go a long way in ensuring they feel valued and engaged. Here’s what you can do to make sure your workforce is full of loud, loyal team-players rather than a cohort of quiet quitters. Read more