Posts by claire.ford@trsresourcing.com

Recruiting for Permanent trades in Australia takes around six to eight weeks from the initial brief through to a candidate’s start date when the process runs well. Specialist roles, a tight market and positions requiring specific licences, tickets or experience can take longer. For employers, getting a permanent trade hire right starts before the interview.…

  Every week a hard to fill role sits open, you know it’s costing you more and more, and posting the same ad to another job board isn’t the fix. If you’re trying to fill a hard to fill industrial role in 2026, the fastest path is matching the right engagement model to the role,…

Two boilermakers. Same qualification. Same city. One is earning noticeably more than the other. Sound familiar? Trades salaries in Australia are based on a combination of factors that have nothing to do with how hard you work. Understanding what drives your rate is one of the most useful things you can do for your career.…

Of all the questions that come up in an interview, this is the one candidates ring us about a lot. And it’s usually because the real answer feels messy, or unfair, or like something that’ll count against them the second they say it out loud. Let’s take the pressure out of it. Here’s what employers…