No matter what the job or project, when gearing up to add additional expertise, it’s natural to want to have the crème de la crème on the team. Yet, faced with a vast sea of independent contractors all boasting an array of expertise and capability, how do you determine whether you’ve found a good one? Or not? Success in hiring contractors starts, by knowing at the outset, that you are clear about exactly what your company is looking to achieve within the contract. With this in place, the next step is to identify people who fit in well with your company to ensure your company will receive the planned results it needs, when it needs. To assist you identify high calibre contractors each and every time, here is our take on the 7 ideal contractor qualities you need to be on the lookout for;

​ “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”

​The Legal sector enjoyed continued growth throughout 2019, with a number of national firms expanding their presence across the country. In 2020, throughout the pandemic, legal firms have reported that they remained busy, except for transactional areas. We have seen a number of firms focus on increasing marketing and business development activities, which has been reflected in our national recruitment team seeing an increase in these types of roles, along with IT support. We surveyed a number of top tier, mid tier and boutique legal firms to see what areas of law have been positively impacted by Covid -19.​The results are as followed: Commercial Litigation and Disputes 42%·       Property and Planning 24%·       Insurance Litigation 18% ·       Family Law 16%·       Employment 11% ·       Construction 11% As a recruitment agency, we have been briefed on a high number of roles within Insurance and Personal Injury, across Defendant and Plaintiff firms. Since surveying our legal firms in August 2020, we have noticed a peak in roles within Property and Conveyancing and Family Law. A number of legal firms have reported their best quarters of the year, since the commencement of the pandemic. ​As we move into the last quarter of 2020, we suspect Employment Law will peak, as JobKeeper payments begin to decrease over the coming months into early 2021.

​people2people have recently released our Annual Market Trend report which covers everything from statistics, to market trends, to salary information. But this year was a little different due to COVID and we were able to add in valuable data from our #snapsurveys conducted in April and August this year and we shared the trends / initiatives / changes that emerged from it.

​ With the current climate not allowing as many face to face interviews to occur and an increasingly mobile digital global workforce, video interviews are now the ‘go to’ for most businesses and recruitment agencies.Regardless if your interview is directly with an employer or with a recruiter, it’s key to prepare as you would for a face to face interview. First impressions are everything. So you’ve nailed the application process and secured your first virtual interview, here are my 5 quick tips to help you get the job!

The debate regarding the layout and what to include on your CV goes back generations. After a quick search online, there are countless suggestions and “winning tactics” of how to present your information. From my experience in recruitment and assessing resumes, daily I can confirm that there is no one winning way.

For those shrinking violets that are scurrying away, please hear me out as you’re talking to someone that isn’t the most thrilled with the concept of getting in front of the camera either.

We anticipate temping will continue to increase as our employment market remains unsettled, which means people will be attracted to give temping a go.