Rec-to-rec · Melbourne

Rec-to-rec in Melbourne.

Recruitment to recruitment in Melbourne: placing recruiters into Melbourne agencies, rookie desks through GMs. Nearly a decade of mapping who's hiring, who's growing, and who to swerve.

The Melbourne market

Australia's second agency market and a genuinely different one, strong in tech, government and professional services.

Technology & digital · Government & public sector · Professional services · Construction

  • A large, mature agency market with its own culture and a notably strong technology and digital recruitment scene.
  • Significant government and public-sector recruitment through panel-listed agencies.
  • Plenty of boutiques competing with the nationals, fit and culture matter as much as brand here.
What is rec-to-rec?

A recruiter who places other recruiters.

A rec-to-rec consultancy (also written rec2rec or rec 2 rec) moves recruitment professionals between agencies, consultants, billers, team leads, managers and GMs, not the candidates they place. In Melbourne, that means knowing the agency landscape desk by desk.

Good rec-to-rec means knowing the market cold: which Melbourne desks are warm, which comp plans pay out, and which agencies are about to grow or contract. We've spent ten years learning it.

New to recruitment? Start In Recruitment. Relocating from the UK or Ireland? Read the Australia guide. Agency owner who wants every seat filled and your team trained? Ask about a Start Training retainer.

FAQ · Rec-to-rec Melbourne

Rec-to-rec in Melbourne, explained.

What is a rec-to-rec agency in Melbourne?
A rec-to-rec (recruitment to recruitment) agency places recruitment professionals into other recruitment agencies, consultants, billers, team leads, managers and GMs, rather than the candidates those recruiters place. Start Group does exactly that for the Melbourne market.
Why use Start Group for rec-to-rec in Melbourne?
We're the three-time NSW Rec2Rec Agency of the Year (Sourcr 2022 to 2024) with a decade of market mapping. Australia's second agency market and a genuinely different one, strong in tech, government and professional services. We tell you which Melbourne desks are warm, which comp plans actually pay out, and which agencies to avoid.
Do you place junior and senior recruiters in Melbourne?
Yes, every level, from first desks through to GMs and directors, across the Melbourne agency market. If you're brand new to recruitment, start with Start In Recruitment; if you're relocating from the UK or Ireland, see Start In Australia.
How much does it cost a recruiter?
Nothing. Like all rec-to-rec, we're paid by the hiring agency when you start. Our advice to you, including which Melbourne agencies to swerve, is free.
Rec-to-rec · Melbourne

A straight read on the Melbourne market.

Fifteen minutes. We'll tell you which Melbourne desks are worth your next move, and which ones to avoid.