Posts by claire.ford@trsresourcing.com

A while back we had a situation at TRS that made me stop and think. We had an incredibly good person who had been with us for years. Sharp, reliable, the kind of team member you build your business around. And she needed to change the way she worked. Not because she wanted to work…

Mapei has broken ground on a $60 million manufacturing plant at Truganina in Melbourne’s west, and the project says something useful about where the construction and manufacturing labour market is heading. The plant will produce adhesives, sealants, concrete admixtures, waterproofing systems and protective coatings for major Victorian infrastructure works, including the Suburban Rail Loop and…

A TRS Resourcing guide for employers, HR leaders, and hiring managers. Look, most flexibility policies fail. And it’s not because the intent is wrong, or because the policy is bad. It’s that the role was never designed for the way it was going to be done. At the end of the day, the problem isn’t…

Hiring a Development Manager in Sydney sounds straightforward until the shortlist arrives and none of the candidates fit the brief. It’s one of the most common situations TRS Resourcing sees with boutique developers. Because the role gets quickly briefed, the ad goes Seek, and four weeks later the hiring manager is looking at five CVs…

If you manage a truck dealership workshop or service department, you already know what I am about to say. The heavy diesel mechanic market is tight right? Your roles are sitting open for weeks. You’re either losing good candidates to competitors before you can move, or you are getting applications that do not match what…