Bradley Shotland
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Michael Higgins JP
Brad started in October 2019 to lead the NSW Specialist recruitment Team. At the time we had been losing money and I couldn’t see very much a future for myself and our NSW team. Brad turned this around through his extensive Industry experience, his recruitment intelligence and ABSOLUTELY knowing what worked and what didn’t work in recruitment. He was razor sharp in cutting costs. Quickly. He also identified that we needed to focus on our strengths. It meant losing several close colleagues and friends who were unfortunately not covering costs, performance managing a number of other team members to improve and encouraging and supporting our best Billers to do better. Brad introduced weekly meetings, daily phone check ins and a couple of key KPI’s. We focused all our efforts on a few key verticals, Business Support, Accounting, IT and Engineering. We all knew exactly what we had to do. He empowered each and every one of the team. He took ownership of the team’s results. As a team we started to support each other and encourage each other to do better. I felt like a part of a winning team, a part of something special. The NSW team was soon firing on all cylinders, we returned to profitability after a decade of loss. This was direct result of Brads leadership, recruitment knowledge, fearlessness in making decisions and having fun along the way. He personally assisted me with key negotiations with a large global client. He pushed back on their low margins and fought for every dollar. He taught me to focus on key candidates. He taught me to specialise in a couple of key areas. He helped me to significantly grow my desk and billings. Brad left the NSW team in June 2021 to take his family onto their next adventure in the UK. I will always be grateful for Brad’s support, knowledge and courage in taking myself, my colleagues and our NSW team on such an incredibly rewarding and satisfying recruitment journey.
Michael Higgins JP
Brad started in October 2019 to lead the NSW Specialist recruitment Team. At the time we had been losing money and I couldn’t see very much a future for myself and our NSW team. Brad turned this around through his extensive Industry experience, his recruitment intelligence and ABSOLUTELY knowing what worked and what didn’t work in recruitment. He was razor sharp in cutting costs. Quickly. He also identified that we needed to focus on our strengths. It meant losing several close colleagues and friends who were unfortunately not covering costs, performance managing a number of other team members to improve and encouraging and supporting our best Billers to do better. Brad introduced weekly meetings, daily phone check ins and a couple of key KPI’s. We focused all our efforts on a few key verticals, Business Support, Accounting, IT and Engineering. We all knew exactly what we had to do. He empowered each and every one of the team. He took ownership of the team’s results. As a team we started to support each other and encourage each other to do better. I felt like a part of a winning team, a part of something special. The NSW team was soon firing on all cylinders, we returned to profitability after a decade of loss. This was direct result of Brads leadership, recruitment knowledge, fearlessness in making decisions and having fun along the way. He personally assisted me with key negotiations with a large global client. He pushed back on their low margins and fought for every dollar. He taught me to focus on key candidates. He taught me to specialise in a couple of key areas. He helped me to significantly grow my desk and billings. Brad left the NSW team in June 2021 to take his family onto their next adventure in the UK. I will always be grateful for Brad’s support, knowledge and courage in taking myself, my colleagues and our NSW team on such an incredibly rewarding and satisfying recruitment journey.
Michael Higgins JP
Brad started in October 2019 to lead the NSW Specialist recruitment Team. At the time we had been losing money and I couldn’t see very much a future for myself and our NSW team. Brad turned this around through his extensive Industry experience, his recruitment intelligence and ABSOLUTELY knowing what worked and what didn’t work in recruitment. He was razor sharp in cutting costs. Quickly. He also identified that we needed to focus on our strengths. It meant losing several close colleagues and friends who were unfortunately not covering costs, performance managing a number of other team members to improve and encouraging and supporting our best Billers to do better. Brad introduced weekly meetings, daily phone check ins and a couple of key KPI’s. We focused all our efforts on a few key verticals, Business Support, Accounting, IT and Engineering. We all knew exactly what we had to do. He empowered each and every one of the team. He took ownership of the team’s results. As a team we started to support each other and encourage each other to do better. I felt like a part of a winning team, a part of something special. The NSW team was soon firing on all cylinders, we returned to profitability after a decade of loss. This was direct result of Brads leadership, recruitment knowledge, fearlessness in making decisions and having fun along the way. He personally assisted me with key negotiations with a large global client. He pushed back on their low margins and fought for every dollar. He taught me to focus on key candidates. He taught me to specialise in a couple of key areas. He helped me to significantly grow my desk and billings. Brad left the NSW team in June 2021 to take his family onto their next adventure in the UK. I will always be grateful for Brad’s support, knowledge and courage in taking myself, my colleagues and our NSW team on such an incredibly rewarding and satisfying recruitment journey.
Michael Higgins JP
Brad started in October 2019 to lead the NSW Specialist recruitment Team. At the time we had been losing money and I couldn’t see very much a future for myself and our NSW team. Brad turned this around through his extensive Industry experience, his recruitment intelligence and ABSOLUTELY knowing what worked and what didn’t work in recruitment. He was razor sharp in cutting costs. Quickly. He also identified that we needed to focus on our strengths. It meant losing several close colleagues and friends who were unfortunately not covering costs, performance managing a number of other team members to improve and encouraging and supporting our best Billers to do better. Brad introduced weekly meetings, daily phone check ins and a couple of key KPI’s. We focused all our efforts on a few key verticals, Business Support, Accounting, IT and Engineering. We all knew exactly what we had to do. He empowered each and every one of the team. He took ownership of the team’s results. As a team we started to support each other and encourage each other to do better. I felt like a part of a winning team, a part of something special. The NSW team was soon firing on all cylinders, we returned to profitability after a decade of loss. This was direct result of Brads leadership, recruitment knowledge, fearlessness in making decisions and having fun along the way. He personally assisted me with key negotiations with a large global client. He pushed back on their low margins and fought for every dollar. He taught me to focus on key candidates. He taught me to specialise in a couple of key areas. He helped me to significantly grow my desk and billings. Brad left the NSW team in June 2021 to take his family onto their next adventure in the UK. I will always be grateful for Brad’s support, knowledge and courage in taking myself, my colleagues and our NSW team on such an incredibly rewarding and satisfying recruitment journey.
Experience
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Occulus International
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Australia
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Human Resources
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Audeliss
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
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Ignite
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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General Manager - NSW
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Oct 2019 - Aug 2021
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Randstad
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France
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Human Resources Services
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National Director - Accounting
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2019
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Director - Accounting & Procurement
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Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
Director - Accounting & Procurement
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Director - NSW Government
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
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Charterhouse Partnership
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Australia
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director at Charterhouse Partnership
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Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
Our mission is to provide a truly consultative and value added service that allows our clients to achieve their strategic staffing needs and supports our candidates in meeting their career goals. The Charterhouse difference. Local expertise: Our clients benefit from our experienced consultant's exposure to markets and former employment experience, in addition to contacts and networks throughout Australia. Experienced team: With extensive local and international market knowledge our consultants recognise the diverse skills required to succeed in each industry. We actively combine our recruitment expertise and market knowledge to secure the best candidates for our clients. Personalised service: We provide a personalised service which begins from the moment we start sourcing your people. Our consultants focus on understanding your culture, values and job requirements to ensure we find the best possible resource for your business. Professional networks: Primarily, we source our candidates by utilising our strong industry networks and advertising presence. Our partnership with Australia's most popular job sites and our print media presence provide access to Australia's top talent. Trusted partners: We partner with leading organisations for the long term, truly understanding our clients’ employee value propositions in order to ensure that they receive innovative, timely and cost effective recruitment solutions.
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West Recruitment Consulting
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Australia
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
West Recruitment is a boutique Australian firm who specialise in recruiting Accountants and Corporate Services professionals within Commerce and Industry throughout Sydney. With offices in the Sydney CBD and Parramatta, our staff are empowered with autonomy and flexibility enabling them to make their own decisions to best assist our clients and candidates. Our staff are relationship focused and provide tailored solutions recognizing that each recruitment exercise and candidate are unique. We are extremely proud that our status within the industry has been recognized with numerous industry awards from the BRW, FEMA and REA .
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INVESTIGO
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Security and Investigations
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Director - Australia
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Feb 2014 - Mar 2016
At Investigo we see a world of opportunity based not only on who we know but also on what we know. We’re recruiters who believe in playing to our strengths because we like to make a difference. We thrive on working with like-minded professionals who share our passion for rewarding and fulfilling relationships. The values which best describe us includes: Expertise: we know our stuff; Commitment: we go the extra mile; Fairness: in all our dealings with our clients, candidates, suppliers and colleagues; Integrity: what you see is what you get; Passion: we love what we do and we care about our company. The group continues to win and partner with many new businesses and is achieving phenomenal year on year growth which has resulted in Investigo being ranked in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 for three consecutive years. Given this success we have launched our 6th office within the group as well entering our 2nd country, namely Sydney, Australia. Personally responsible for the launch and build-out of our Australian operation, running teams servicing the following markets: • Accounting & Finance: CFO, Financial Control, FP&A, Commercial and Strategy • Business Change & Transformation: Project & Program Management, Business Analysis, Change Management and PMO Our current areas of specialisation within the group include: HR, Strategy Change Management, Consultancy, Finance & Accounting, Audit, Compliance, Risk, Taxation, Treasury, Banking & Financial Services, Property, Procurement and Supply Chain. We manage assignments both within the UK and overseas with offices now in Sydney, London, Guildford, Milton Keynes, Reading and St Albans. Our mission is to become a market leader in each of our chosen fields with a turnover of £100m by 2017.
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Robert Walters
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Director - Accounting, Sales & Marketing, Procurement & Supply Chain
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Nov 2009 - Dec 2013
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Michael Page
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Director
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Apr 2000 - Nov 2009
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Education
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1983 - 1987
Westville Boys HIgh School
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