Money well spent finding the right talent

“We attempted to employ an apprentice Refrigeration Technician every year and struggled to find candidates to interview,” said Carolyn Brooks from Access Air Conditioning Pty Ltd.

It’s a common utterance for many small business owners keen to expand operations but struggling to fill the employment gaps in their business.

Ms Brooks has resorted to local recruitment agencies, word of mouth, trade billboards and advertising in the local paper.

“This has always been a long arduous process and usually with a limited choice of applications to choose from,” she said.

This year, the company had two roles to fill - Junior Administration and Refrigeration technician.  For Ms Brooks the process of sourcing and interviewing was over whelming.

“As we are members of an Apprenticeship Centre, Australian Business Limited Apprenticeships Centre, I contacted them and they then in turn put me in contact with AB Talent.” 

AB Talent is a complete recruitment service (www.abtalent.com.au ) with a price based on a flat fee per placement. The service is, on average, 40 percent more economical than most traditional recruiters.

“AB Talent’s Aaron Jaager visited us to find out exactly what we were looking for in a candidate,” said Ms Brooks. “He then came back to us with a selection of applications he had short listed to suit our needs.”

According to Ms Brooks, no other agent had ever presented them with a choice of candidates so the job of selecting the right person was much easier.

“What also impressed me was the selection of applicants. They turned up punctually with a professional resume and presented smartly.

“Whether AB Talent assisted or coached candidates to present themselves well, I’m unsure, but it assisted our company in focusing on what we needed in an employee.”

To Ms Brooks, it’s money well spent. “We’ve saved time and now have two productive, young people growing within our company.”

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