Recruitment News Australia
Episodes
Episode 157 - How do you entice a candidate to a new job in this uncertain economy?
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we unpack a resilient but fragile labour market as unemployment holds at 4.3% with a shift back to full-time jobs while economists warn the ...
Episode 156 - Is old school recruiting become new school?
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week features news about the sad passing of an industry legend, a brand refresh for Six Degrees, news of the US job market and BHP's same pay sam...
Episode 155 - Is regional recruitment the next growth area for recruitment agencies?
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 155 - News includes Christy Moses stepping into the CEO role at Miller Leith, with Stephen Borg, Joe Sette, and Jarrad Dowling all part of a b...
Episode 154 - Are university degrees becoming less important in white-collar hiring?
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
News this week: Australia’s hiring market remains active with rising recruitment and easing difficulty, but declining job ads and softer forward co...
Episode 153 - Should AI recruiter bots have a human face?
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into a recruitment market under pressure and a workplace in flux: from Quest Personnel entering administration and the ABS reportin...
Episode 152 - Is Melbourne the most liveable city in the world?
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 152 - From labour hire scandals to leadership blind spots and changing work patterns, this week’s news highlights some big tensions in the A...
Episode 151 - Is it fair to ask candidates to access their Chat GPT during an interview?
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 151 - Is it fair to ask candidates to access their Chat GPT during an interview? News includes David Owens departure from HR Partners, results...
Episode 150 - Are you charging your candidates for services?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Controversial question this week about whether you should or could charge candidates for your services. News includes major leadership changes a...
Episode 149 Why is the unemployment rate lying?
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
News this week marks perhaps the closing chapter of the Luke Hemmings story and the final instalment in the Employment Hero–Seek saga. It also featu...
Episode 148 - What is the hidden cost of advertising a job in 2026?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 148 - What is the hidden cost of advertising a job in 2026? News includes discussion on the sudden share price drop of SEEK, Robert Half repor...
Episode 147 - What are your candidate red flags?
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 147 - What are your candidate red flags? News covered the go fund me page for Declan Kluver, company results from the largest agencies globall...
Episode 146 - How can you start 2026 powerfully?
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 146 - News on CEO leadership moves, perhaps the beginning of the end of Sourcr, WFH case study and the latest on wage theft fraud. Our questio...
2026 Episode 145 - What did Adele learn from her trip to India?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
First full episode for 2026 including latest news and question of the week What did Adele learn from her trip to India?
Summer Series 2026 - How did H People grow revenue to $15m in two years?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
RNA Episode 144: Ross interviews Jory and Sam, the co-founders of one of Australia's fastest growing businesses , let alone recruitment agencies, to d...
Summer Series 2026 - What are Gen Z really like (Part 2) ?
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 143: RNA continues the 2026 Summer Series interviewing Adele's two Gen Z children, Ivrea and Vinley, to discover their views about working lif...
Summer Series 2026 - What are Gen Z really like? Part 1 (6 Jan 2026)
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome some special guests to our summer series. Find out all the spicy tea from Gen Zed and how you can best manage and recruit them in 2026.
Episode 141 - What advice would you give a new recruiter?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 141 - Our last for 2025. As parting words for the year we talk about the things we would tell a new recruiter to pass on some wise advice.&nbs...
Episode 140 - How much unpaid overtime do recruiters work?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 140 covers news outlining who are the largest staffing firms in Australia by revenue, an acquisition by Norwest Recruitment and latest WEGA da...
Episode 139 When does the hiring process turn into unpaid work?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 139 When does the hiring process turn into unpaid work? In new we cover the sale of WorkPac, Ephram advertising recruiting roles, Staffing Ind...
Episode 138 - Are we trusting AI too much in hiring?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 138 - Has the updates from RCSA board and council announcements. Early entry jobs and digital transformation in the government both in trouble...
Episode 137 - What can you do when no-one picks up your calls?
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 137 - What can you do when no-one picks up your calls?Unemployment improves despite slower overall job growth. Search 4 announce a furth...
Episode 136 - How do recruiters stay relevant in a gigafied labour market?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 136 How do recruiters stay relevant in a gigafied labour market? #recruitmentnews
Episode 135 - Welcome our new sponsor Wingman
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 135 has news for 5 November 2025 including the return of the JobAdder co-founders , the latest public company results, the rise of 'job huggin...
Episode 134 - Are interviews effective in assessing skills?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 134 - Are Interviews effective in assessing skills?News includes a bit of sunshine in the job market results. merger between CMR and YDJ and r...
Episode 133 Should you endorse a candidate or just refer them?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 133 Should you endorse a candidate or just refer them? Plus news on latest unemployment figures, APSCO Awards winners and a but about why...
Episode 132 - What will instantly lose your credibility with TA?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNA Episode 132 has news for 14 October 2025, featuring the September 2025 quarter results for Hays ANZ, the latest Yale research on GenAI's impact on...
RNA Episode 131 - Why do candidates rate agency recruiters so poorly for job fit matching?
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 131
RNA Episode 130 What makes an in person event impactful?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 130
Episode 129 Could you survive if you could only place from your database?
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNA episode has the news for 23 September 2025 including the latest ABS labour market update, Collar Group's $28 million debt, the JSA Recruitment and...
RNA Episode 128 - Is the impact of AI applications good for the recruitment industry?
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNA Episode 128
Episode 127 - What did we learn from the Ephram podcast?
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 127
Episode 126 RCSA SHAPE 2025 Recap Part 2
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episdoe 126
Episode 125 - RCSA SHAPE 2025 Recap Part 1
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SHAPE 2025 Recap Part 1, featuring Dr Adam Fraser, Simon Kuestenmacher, Paul Roos, Dave Eccles and Tadhg Kennelly and Leigh Sales.
RNA Episode 124 - Will the industry allow Ephram a comeback?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 124
RNA Episode 123 - What will the recruitment industry look like in 2035?
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNA Episode 123
Episode 122 - Is the decline in TA good for recruitment agencies?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 122
Episode 121 - Is your business model dying?
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 121 - is your business model dying?
Episode 120 - Will the interview be made redundant by AI?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 120
RNA Episode 119 - Is age discrimination worse in agency or internal recruitment?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNA Episode 119
Episode 118 - Is LinkedIn the Trojan Horse of the recruitment industry?
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 118
Episode 117 - Does same job same pay mean the end of the labour hire sector?
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 117
Episode 116 - Are you a TechnoEmpath?
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 116 - Are you a TechnoEmpath?
Episode 115 - FWC ruling on outsourced workers - good or bad?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 115 - FWC ruling on outsourced workers - good or bad?
Episode 114 - What is the impact of the negative sentiment on the NZ job market?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 114 - What is the impact of the negative sentiment on the NZ job market?
Episode 113 - What happens when leadership sours?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 113
Episode 112 - is the recruitment process broken
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 112 - is the recruitment process broken
Episode 111 - Talent X 2025 Summary
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 111 Talent X 2025 Summary
Episode 110 - What responsibility should an agency accept for background checking?
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 110
Episode 109 - What are you looking forward to at Talent X 2025?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 109 - What are you looking forward to at Talent X 2025?
Episode 108 - Are recruitment industry disruptors delusional?
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 108 - Are recruitment industry disruptors delusional?
Episode 107 - Is it ethical to have candidate blacklists?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it ethical to have candidate blacklists?
Episode 106 - Do "old" recruiters who become trainers still have what it takes?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 106 - Do old recruiters who become trainers still have what it takes?
Episode 105 - How can recruiters build credibility in their market?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 105 - How can recruiters build credibility in their market?
Episode 104 - What impact will Trumps tariffs have on the Australian recruitment industry?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 104 - What impact will Trumps tariffs have on the Australian recruitment industry?
Episode 103 - Special Guest Question with Jeff Neumann from Bullhorn
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 103 with special guest Jeff Neumann from Bullhorn
Episode 102 - Tips on running a recruitment process concurrently alongside your client
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
News for 25 March 2025 and question - what tips do you have for running a recruitment process concurrently alongside you clients process
Tips for managing a recruitment process concurrently with your client
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 102 has news for 25 March 2025 and tips on managing a recruitment process concurrently with your client.#RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAu...
Episode 101 - Celebrating our milestone
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 101 has news for 18 March 2025 and a discussion about the behind-the-scenes of RNA as we (a week late) celebrate our 100th episode of RNA.
RNA Episode 100 Bullhorn Engage 2025
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
News 11 March and Bullhorn Engage Summary
Episode 99 What are the unwelcome surprises of large volume recruitment contracts?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Epsiode 99 includes news for 4 March 2025 and Question of the Week, "What are the unwelcome surprises of large volume recruitment contracts?"#Recruitm...
Episode 98 Do your terms cover you when a client says - we already have that candidate?
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
News for 24 Feb and questions of the week - do your terms cover you when a client says - we already have that candidate?
What is the impact of not having a daily news service for the recruitment industry?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
News for 17 February plus question of the week - what is the impact of not having a daily news service?
Episode 96 Has the alcohol-fuelled culture of the recruitment industry changed?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 96 has news for 10 February 2025 and Question of the Week: "Has the alcohol-fuelled culture recruitment industry changed?"#RecruitmentPodcast ...
Episode 95 What is a recruiter's role in handling DEI with clients?
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 95 features news for 3 February 2025 and Question of the Week, "What is a recruiter's role in handling DEI with clients?#RecruitmentPodcast #R...
Episode 94 When do words matter more than the message?
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 94 has news for 27 January 2025 and Question of the Week, "When do words matter more than the message?"
Episode 93 What are you most grateful for in your recruitment career?
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 93 has news for 16 December 2024 and Question of the week - What are you most grateful for in your recruitment career?
Episode 92 When will the resume die?
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 92 has news for 9 December 2024 and Question of the Week, "When will the resume die?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAustralia
Episode 91 Is LinkedIn now just corporate Facebook?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 91 has news for 2 December 2024 and Question of the Week, "Is LinkedIn now just corporate Facebook?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #recruitmentNewsA...
Why dont' recruiters do enough BD?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 90 has news for 26 November 2024 and Question of the Week "Why don't recruiters do enough BD?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAustral...
Is it easier to start a recruitment agency now, compared to pre-COVID times?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 89 has news for 18 November 2024 and Question of the Week, "Is it easier to start a recruitment agency now, compared to pre-COVID times?"#RNA ...
Episode 88 Are recruiter missing candidates because of unconscious bias?
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 88 has news for 11 November 2024 and Question of the Week, "Are recruiters missing candidates due to unconscious bias?"#RNA #RecruitmentNewsAu...
What are the top 5 things you wish you knew when you started in recruitment?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for 4 November 2024 and Question of the Week, "What are the top 5 things you wish you knew when you started in recruitment?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodc...
How does your placement guarantee stack up? (and news for 208 October 2024)
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for 28 October 2024 and Question of the Week, "How does your replacement guarantee stack up?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAustralia
Are there too many recruitment industry awards?
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for 22 October 2024 and Question of the Week, "Are there too many recruitment industry awards?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAustralia
What is the major reason recruiters leave their job?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 84: News for 14 October 2024 and Question of the Week "What is the major reason recruiters leave their job?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #Recruitm...
Is job hopping now acceptable? (and news in episode 83)
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for 7 October 2024 and Question of the Week, "Is job hopping now acceptable?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruirmentNewsAustralia
Is AI the beginning of the end for recruiters?
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 82 has news for 30 September 2024 and Question of the Week "Is AI the beginning of the end for recruiters?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #Recruitme...
Episode 81
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week of 23 September 2024 and Question of the Week, "Does the recruitment sector have a 'baby, maybe?' bias?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcas #Rec...
Episode 80
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 16 September 2024 and Question of the Week, ""How should recruitment agency owners deal with requests for extended l...
Episode 79
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 9 September 2024 and Question of the Week, "What is a culture fit interview?"#RNSA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAus...
Episode 78
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 2 September 2024 and Question of the Week, "What is the surprising truth about attracting and retaining Gen Z?"
Episode 77
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adele and Ross discuss the sessions at RCSA's SHAPE 2024 that most impacted them.This is part 2, featuring Brad Shackleton, Lydia Williams, Dr. Kirsti...
Episode 76
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adele and Ross discuss the sessions at RCSA's SHAPE 2024 that impacted them most. This is part 1, featuring Trudy MacDonald, Ashely F...
Episode 75
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 19 August 2024 and Question of the Week, "Do employment history gaps matter less now than they used to?"
Episode 74
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 12 August 2024 and Question of the Week: "How do you say no to bad business?"#RNA #RecruitmentNewsAustralia #RecruitmentPo...
Episode 73
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 5 August and Question of the Week "What questions should you never ask in an interview?"#RNA #RecruitmentNewsAustralia #Re...
Episode 72
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 29 July 2024 and Question of the Week: "What is an appropriate level of performance pressure in a recruitment role?"#RNA #...
Episode 71
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 22 July 2024 and Question of the Week: "Are agency owners too short-term focused?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNew...
Episode 70
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 15 July 2024 and Question of the Week: "How important is the reputation of the owner or MD of a recruitment agency?"#RNA #...
Episode 69
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 8 July 2024 and Question of the Week: "Are employee side hustles a good or bad thing?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcast #Recruitmen...
Episode 68
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 1 July 2024 and Question of the Week: "What do recruiters need to know about the art of rejection?"#RNA #RecruitmentPodcas...
Episode 67
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 24 June 2024 and Question of the Week "Why is the recruitment industry the fall guy for government labour supply issues?"#...
Episode 66
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 17 June 2024 and Question of the Week "How involved should managers be in non-work issues affecting a team member's perfor...
Episode 65
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 10 June 2024 and Question of the Week "Are recruitment agency owners too ignorant of risk?"#RNA #recruitmentnewsaustralia ...
Episode 64
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 3 June 2024and Question of the Week: "Why is it so difficult to rapidly scale a recruitment agency."#rna #recruitmentnewsa...
Episode 63
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 27 May and Question of the Week "How do you progress your recruitment career if you don't want to manage a team?"#RNA #Rec...
Episdoe 62
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 20 May 2024and Question of the Week "Is AI a double-edged sword?" featuring Ross's insights from three Talent X sess...
Episode 61
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 13 May 2024and our summary of RCSA's Talent X held on 9 May 2024#rna #recruitmentnewsaustralia #recruitmentpodcast
Episode 60
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 6 May 2024 and Question of the Week: "Professional development - is it worth the time away from your desk?#rna #recruitmen...
Episode 59
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News for the week beginning 29 April 2024 and Question of the Week: "Why is it so important to meet a new client in person?"#RNA #RecruitmentNewsAustr...