Weekly podcast with industry experts Ross Clennett & Adele Last. Updating on all the local Australian news content of the week and tackling a hard question from the industry each week. Ross and Adele are leaders in the recruitment industry and train many rookies and leaders each year to be the best in the industry. #recruitmentnewsaustralia #rna #recruitmentpodcast
Episode 150 has news for 3 March 2026 featuring major leadership changes at Hays and Persol, acquisition activity and financial results across the sector, fresh SEEK market data, regulatory updates as well a a new consultancy Senitel Collective launches in Australia. and Question of the Week, "Are you charging candidates for services?
RNA episode 149 includes news for 24 February 2026 featuring the latest on Australia's most controversial recruiter, Luke Hemmings, the likely final instalment in the Employment Hero–Seek saga. Company updates from PeopleIN and The Next Group, along with the latest unemployment data and earnings results from Ignite Limited and Ashley Services Group.
RNA episode 148 includes news for 17 February 2026 featuring SEEK's sudden share price drop, Robert Half report that just may show why an increase in overqualified candidates is so significant to our market. Company results Randstad, Recruit, and Will Group and the overlooked consequences of the PALM scheme. Question of the Week is, " What is the hidden cost of advertising a job in 2026?"
RNA episode 147 has news for 10 February 2026 featuring the GoFundME page for xrecruiter cofounder Declan Kluver, Q4 2025 results from Manpower, Robert Half and LinkedIn. Also results from a survey about how employers determine salaries for new roles. Question of the Week is "What are your candidate red flags"
RNA episode 146 has news for 29 January 2026, featuring CEO leadership moves, perhaps the beginning of the end of Sourcr, WFH case study and the latest on FWO court action against a labour hire business. Question of the Week, "How can you can start 2026 powerfully?"
RNA episode 145: The first full episode for 2026 includes the latest news for 28 January 2026 featuring Adecco, Astute Payroll, Hays ANZ, Robert Walters, and the December labour market update from the ABS. Question of the week ;s "What did Adele learn from her first trip to India?"
RNA Episode 144: Ross interviews Jory and Sam, the co-founders of one of Australia's fastest growing businesses , let alone recruitment agencies, to discover how they have done it.
Episode 143: RNA continues the 2026 Summer Series interviewing Adele's two Gen Z children, Ivrea and Vinley, to discover their views about working life as teenagers and whether they agree with the most common Gen Z stereotypes.
Episode 142: RNA kicks off 2026 with an interview with Guy Clennett and Nikki Clennett, Ross's two eldest Gen Z children to discover their views about working life as twenty somethings and whether they agree with the most common Gen Z stereotypes.
Episode 141 - Our last for 2025. As parting words for the year we talk about the things we would tell a new recruiter to pass on some wise advice.
Episode 140 covers news outlining who are the largest staffing firms in Australia by revenue, an acquisition by Norwest Recruitment and latest WEGA data. The government cutting jobs and sad news about a pioneer of the recruitment industry, Reed looses it's founder.
Episode 139 When does the hiring process turn into unpaid work? In new we cover the sale of WorkPac, Ephram advertising recruiting roles, Staffing Industry Metrix results as well as Sourcr on the wrong side of the discrimination act. Announcement of the TIARA results too.
Episode 138 - Has the updates from RCSA board and council announcements. Early entry jobs and digital transformation in the government both in trouble. As well as results from the Seek SARA awards and an accolade H People received that very few other agencies have. Our question this week comes from a University of Washington study that highlights the issue when AI is involved in hiring. Are we trusting AI too much in the hiring process?
Episode 137 - What can you do when no-one picks up your calls?Unemployment improves despite slower overall job growth. Search 4 announce a further enhancement to their parental leave policy. SafeWork NSW crackdown: the results will surprise you.As well as company results for Accordant Group and Persol
Episode 136 How do recruiters stay relevant in a gigafied labour market? #recruitmentnews
Episode 135 has news for 5 November 2025 including the return of the JobAdder co-founders , the latest public company results, the rise of 'job hugging' in Australia and how high-rated companies in employee public review sites suffer harder when they make layoffs and in Question of the Week - "Who is Wingman Recruitment?"
Episode 134 - Are Interviews effective in assessing skills?News includes a bit of sunshine in the job market results. merger between CMR and YDJ and results from Randstad and Robert Half as well as an interesting survey about elite university bias in the recruitment process. RCSA awards are open now to the whole industry.
Episode 133 Should you endorse a candidate or just refer them? Plus news on latest unemployment figures, APSCO Awards winners and a but about why they won. Results from some of the big agencies that are indicators for the rest of the sector and a study that show AI is preferred by most candidates in the interview process.
RNA Episode 132 has news for 14 October 2025, featuring the September 2025 quarter results for Hays ANZ, the latest Yale research on GenAI's impact on jobs, JSA's latest industry and occupation data and Question of the Week, "What will instantly lose your credibility with TA?"
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RNA Episode 128
SHAPE 2025 Recap Part 1, featuring Dr Adam Fraser, Simon Kuestenmacher, Paul Roos, Dave Eccles and Tadhg Kennelly and Leigh Sales.
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Episode 121 - is your business model dying?
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Episode 116 - Are you a TechnoEmpath?
Episode 115 - FWC ruling on outsourced workers - good or bad?
Episode 114 - What is the impact of the negative sentiment on the NZ job market?
Episode 112 - is the recruitment process broken
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Episode 109 - What are you looking forward to at Talent X 2025?
Episode 108 - Are recruitment industry disruptors delusional?
Is it ethical to have candidate blacklists?
Episode 106 - Do old recruiters who become trainers still have what it takes?
Episode 105 - How can recruiters build credibility in their market?
Episode 104 - What impact will Trumps tariffs have on the Australian recruitment industry?
Episode 103 with special guest Jeff Neumann from Bullhorn
News for 25 March 2025 and question - what tips do you have for running a recruitment process concurrently alongside you clients process
Episode 102 has news for 25 March 2025 and tips on managing a recruitment process concurrently with your client.#RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentNewsAustralia
Episode 101 has news for 18 March 2025 and a discussion about the behind-the-scenes of RNA as we (a week late) celebrate our 100th episode of RNA.
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