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Demand has now out run supply, and it’s been happening for a few years now. Our Australian manufacturers unfortunately can’t find enough boilermakers and welders because the qualified trade workforce is ageing and moving out faster than apprentices are coming in, tanker, trailer and fuel equipment builders are all competing for the same jobs at…

What the Latest SEEK Data Shows If you work in trades or industry and you’re wondering whether pay is still moving in the right direction, the short answer is yes. SEEK’s Advertised Salary Index shows national advertised salaries rose 4.2% in the year to August 2026, staying ahead of inflation. Here’s what the data means…

More applications haven’t led to better hires. AI has made it easier for candidates to apply for dozens of roles in one sitting, and the result is more noise, not more fit. That’s the strongest case for using a recruitment agency in 2026: a good one cuts through the noise, tests the résumé against the…

Diesel mechanic pay rates in Australia have moved, and many employer offers haven’t kept up. At TRS Resourcing, we’re regularly seeing businesses lose diesel and heavy vehicle mechanics at the offer stage because the base rate on the table reflects the market from two years ago, one year ago, or in some cases only six…

The Melbourne recruitment market is improving, and at TRS we’re hiring across more desks than we’ve had going in a long time. But I’m not going to pretend it’s been a straight line. Industrial recruitment in Melbourne put TRS through a very tough 18 months to two years before this one, and I made a…