New engineering sector recruitment service draws wide and fast interest
May 11, 2010
The launch of the recruitment service engteam.com.au has drawn wide and fast interest with more than 1200 engineering professionals and over 40 employers registered within days of the launch of the innovative service on Thursday 6 May.
The engteam.com.au service has been established by the peak professional body for the engineering profession, Engineers Australia, in response to growing needs across the profession to build skilled engineering teams.
A further increase in the existing shortages of engineers in Australia is expected over the next five years with an estimated 75,000 engineers retiring and only about 45,000 graduates coming through our tertiary institutions.
Speaking at the launch of the service at the national Engineering Leadership conference in Brisbane, the Chief Executive of Engineers Australia, Peter Taylor, said that given Australia’s current infrastructure demands, which include major transport, mining and building projects and the expanding pressures for green energy solutions for the resources sector, a new and solely engineering focused recruitment service will assist greatly in matching needs with demands.
“The calls for more engineering talent continue to increase with the current skills shortages in many engineering sectors and predictions of further shortages across the board.
“A significant bonus of the new service is that it offers employers the chance to identify and recruit the engineering practitioners they need in a more efficient manner, but also at around one-third of the costs of normally incurred throughout the wider recruitment industry.
“Engteam.com.au will work nationally and globally delivering leading edge services to the profession, filling single or multiple roles, partnering with companies and government organisations to work closely with internal HR teams to co-brand, to promote their recruitment campaigns and to provide extended HR capacity,” Peter Taylor said.
Engteam.com.au is easier to use than traditional job boards, because the online tools allow employers and job seekers to manage and track their recruitment or job seeking progress.
Both employer and job seekers create profiles which are refined with the assistance of specialist engteam.com.au consultants to ensure all information is relevant and valid. Employers are then sent a shortlist of matched and personally screened applicants.
Further information is available at www.engteam.com.au or 1300 193 868 / 03 9008 8080.
Media Contact: John Bright - 0407 234 490 / jbright@engineersaustralia.org.au
Engineers Australia is the common name of The Institution of Engineers Australia with a membership of over 92,000
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