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Employee First

Sydney recruitment and engagement consultancy for technology and digital roles, offering behavioural testing and its own Placement Assured guarantee.

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Employee First

Business Description

Employee First is a Sydney recruitment and engagement consultancy focused on sourcing and engaging employees for technology and digital roles, using deep search techniques and behavioural testing to match candidates to a client's culture.

Its Placement Assured offer provides added security around placements, while a CSR Contracting model links contractor placements to support for underprivileged children through education.

Best for: Employers hiring technology and digital talent who value a culture-focused, socially conscious recruiter.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Professional and White Collar Recruitment

Employee First specialises in Professional and White Collar Recruitment for technology roles, delivering permanent placements backed by behavioural testing across Sydney.

  • Placement Assured product provides engaged new hires vetted for technical, cultural and behavioural fit, with security and flexibility for clients.
  • Deep search methodology identifies both active and passive candidates, prioritising best-fit placement over time-to-fill metrics.
  • Founding partners bring decades of talent acquisition experience from internal recruitment roles in Ireland, USA and across Australia’s recruitment sector.
  • Delivers onboarding and retention support to ensure new hires integrate successfully and remain engaged.

Best for: technology and digital employers seeking permanent placements of engaged, culturally-aligned candidates who will stay and perform.

Outplacement and Career Transition

Networking and Interview Techniques

Employee First provides Networking and Interview Techniques through free quarterly Interview Simulation Workshops for Placement Assured clients, supporting hiring managers in conducting effective candidate assessments.

  • Structured workshop environment helps managers learn to conduct effective interviews, particularly valuable for professionals newly promoted to leadership roles.
  • Resume help tool in development to assist job-seekers in self-assessment and communicating their capabilities to prospective employers.

Best for: organisations developing interview and hiring manager capability alongside permanent technology recruitment.

Operational Coverage

  • New South Wales (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally Level 16, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW, 2000

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