FAQ

Our candidates will not be presented to you unless they have completed our full assessment process. This includes pre-screening of resume, right to work, qualifications and licenses, followed by our registration process including the collection of personal information, medical questionnaire, and safety questionnaire.

Once a candidate has completed the above, they are invited for an interview with one of our consultants and assessed in the suitability for the role and the match the criteria you are seeking in the person for that role.

Background checks are completed and a final assessment is made by the consultant on whether the candidate is suitable to present for your role. Sometimes we will present people who do not meet all the criteria, but we believe they are suitable based on our findings and you will receive a brief on all our findings.

How long is a piece of string! So many factors influence our ability to source an employee for you. In general, we know within 48 hours (about 2 days) of running our resourcing campaigns the potential timeframe of securing a suitable employee. Our continuous programs of resourcing in these timeframes.

In today’s employee market, we use a multitude of channels to source applicants. Our biggest asset is our database, which holds more than 95,000 applicants and 15,000 registered candidates. We are continually processing people in the database via direct campaigns and contact. In addition, we top up through job boards, social media, community networks and referral programs.

Our services vary from client to client and are designed considering your size and structure. We are very transparent with our costing structures for both Contract Labour Hire, Contract Hire to Permanent and Permanent Workforce Solutions.

Our Contract Labour Hire rates include the Statutory Cost associated with Payroll (Superannuation, Payroll Tax, Insurance and Long Service Leave) and a Fixed Margin that covers internal costs. Adopting a fixed cost reduces cost creep if the Pay Rates are increased.

Depending on the role, industry, site and mobilisation requirements, you can expect mark-ups on pay rates anywhere from 30% to 50%.

Our Placement options for employing someone via RecruitWest vary and can be on a Set Fee, Amortise Fee or Consulting Fee basis. We do not calculate our fees on a percentage of salary basis, preferring to work on a consulting fee basis which varies depending on the time and resources we believe are required to source for the role. We request an engagement fee to facilitate the service and account for this in the final cost invoiced once an employee is engaged.