What a week it has been at Lotus People… after a very few short weeks over Easter and Anzac Day, the market is as busy as ever.

Moving as quickly as the market…

Just last week alone we had two instances where organisations briefed us on permanent vacancies within their business, we had candidates in our network for them to interview immediately, first and second interviews happened on the same day (!) and an offer and contract was out before the end of the day. Eight-hour turnaround on permanent placements is definitely a record in my eyes – when everyone is saying you have to move quickly to attract the best talent, it’s very true!

The Great Resignation?

Back in January, we named this newsletter ‘The Great Resignation’. We’ve read, heard and researched a lot on this topic and we’re not entirely sure that it’s still fitting or if it has even hit Australia in full force. Yes, unemployment is at an all time low, job ads on SEEK are at an all time high, resignations are happening post-pandemic and most businesses are set for growth and are hiring, but it certainly doesn’t feel like there are resignations happening en masse.

Employers are looking after their employees, candidates are being selective and wary of the big salaries and big promises being thrown around by some companies and we can still see a measured and considered approach being taken by most job seekers. So perhaps it is no longer the most appropriate name, but it’s a moving beast and we are watching the market closely.

A SEEK award win!

In exciting news, Lotus People attended the SEEK Awards in Melbourne on Friday evening to celebrate our fabulous Principal Consultant, Eva Child, as a finalist for Consultant of the Year and we were blown away that our Director and Co-Founder, Sinead Connolly was named the Recruitment Leader of the Year category!!! It’s been a challenging few years navigating a pandemic as a leader in an industry which took a massive hit but we are so proud of how our team have showed up, leant on our values and went above and beyond in all we did as a response to the situation we found ourselves in. It means SO much to be recognised amongst stellar competition in the industry – a huge thanks to SEEK for an amazing night and to the team for all of their incredible support. Check out Sinead’s official thank you post here and a video of the moment she won, expressing her ABSOLUTE shock, here!

Lotus People team growth!

With a manic market comes great opportunity! And we are delighted to have promoted a number of our internal team, recognising their absolute success in their roles. This and last week Eva Child and Kerri Olafsen have been promoted to Principal Consultants and we couldn’t be prouder of their attitude to work, their values-based approaches, their resilience during the pandemic and their contribution to the business and industry. After building out and refining our progression plans and training programs, we are in a position to hire more junior and senior candidates to keep up with growth in the team – reach out to me for a chat if a career at Lotus is of interest!

What do you want to know?

As the market continues to shift, with the upcoming election, with continued demand for talent and a relatively cautious candidate pool, everything is still changing week to week. We will continue to update and share our insights as we have been doing BUT we’d love your insight too on what you will fill find most helpful and valuable as you navigate the employment market yourself.



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