1.
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2.
Pro Recruitment Solutions is excited to publish the
third in our series of RecruitersAbroad having
recently interviewed Darragh Everard, Director of
Western Australia forThe Andersen Partnership.
Darragh is an Irish Recruiter who has experience
recruiting in both Ireland and Australia and will be
returning to Dublin as Country Director to open
and drive forwards the Irish operations forThe
Andersen Partnership with their new office
opening in the capital on August 3rd 2015.

3.
I have been in the recruitment industry for 6
years now; 18 months in Dublin and 4 and a half
years inAustralia. Honestly, I didn't know much
about the industry before I got into it but after
leaving university I wanted to travel and
needed a job that could fund that as soon as
possible, which I knew recruitment had the
potential to do. As it turned out, I really enjoyed
the job and have stayed in it since.

4.
My current role atTheAndersen Partnership is
to run theWest Australian branch of the
business. I got involved in the early days of the
business opening in Perth a couple of years
ago.When I joined we had 4 staff, now we
currently sit at 15.

5.
Essentially the principles of recruitment are the same
everywhere but there are certain factors that will affect how
you do business in different cities. In Ireland we have a
number of multinationals, many from the US who operate
quite tight Preferred Supplier Agreements so introducing
candidates to those companies can be difficult. In Perth,
business is far more relationship driven and PSAs are not as
strict. I found the Irish market to be a little more
transactional and delivery focused. However, in Perth people
prefer to meet with you and develop a relationship. I also
found that in Dublin, filling the role will ensure you repeat
business where as in Perth it is more about how you
conducted yourself throughout the process that will
determine whether they use you again.

6.
Firstly I think it is the draw of the lifestyle here in
Australia that means people will work extremely
hard to make a success of their career in
recruitment. Recruitment in Australia can offer
people from overseas a very good income and the
chance to obtain a 4 year visa which can lead to
citizenship in less than 5 years.Therefore we have
a lot to gain by making our careers work here and
therefore will tend to make a huge effort for that
to happen. However to obtain these things you will
often find yourself working 50-60 hours a week,
which Australians don’t need to do.

7.
I think like any profession it depends on the reasons for
moving between roles. I left my firm in Ireland as they
shut down due to the GFC and I left my last role because
my boss at the time left and offered me a better
opportunity withThe Andersen Partnership, one that I
couldn't have gotten where I was. In saying that, I don't
think it’s right for recruiters to move around,
particularity in the early days of your career. From a
hiring perspective the one thing that turns me off
recruitment resumes is consistent stints of less than 6-12
months. Businesses often only really start to see return
from a recruiter in their second year.

8.
I have accepted a role within the business as
Country Director for Ireland.We don't have an
office in Ireland at present but I will be setting
up our Irish operations from scratch, opening
on August 3rd.

9.
I would say that it is worth investigating and to do your research on
the different cities before starting your job search. Each one offers a
very different lifestyle; Perth for the weather, Melbourne for night-
life and shopping and Sydney has both really but is a huge city. If
possible, I would look at joining a firm that you can stay with who
could potentially look at relocating you over time as well. Most firms
would be open to switching you interstate or overseas after 2 years. I
would also say that if you plan on traveling at any stage while you're
over here then do that before arriving. Get it all out of your system so
that you have no regrets a couple of months in. Once you get here
the most important things from a career perspective are not to be
fooled into thinking that it's easy over here and take your foot off the
pedal.The most successful recruiters I've worked with here have
applied the same work-rate they had at home to here.

10.
I actually found that work was brilliant for
integrating into society here. Recruitment in
Australia is full of expats in their 20s/30s who are
all living the same lifestyle. Also, as you are
meeting candidates and clients all day you find
that you then extend those relationships beyond
work. I think that is important to be proactive in
meeting people; do make contact with old school
friends who are here, join a sports team, make the
first move to meet up with people etc.

11.
It was a very tough decision. For me it was the
right mixture between personal and professional
goals. I have been away from home for 5 and a half
years so was keen to come back at some stage.
Also from a professional perspective the chance to
start an office up from scratch in my home town
was too good to pass up. I expect to learn a lot,
make a lot of mistakes but I am very keen to build
something from the ground up and help develop
people's careers like we have done here in Perth.

12.
Opening on August 3rd we will be looking to launch our
flag ship brands ofWalkerAndersen and Stirling
Andersen to focus on sourcing mid to senior level
executives in accounting and insurance respectively.
BakerAndersen, our construction and engineering arm
will follow shortly. Our plan is to hire 30 staff in the
coming years.We feel that this offers potential
Managers and ADs the chance to get in on the ground
floor and grow their career with us. As we are a non-KPI
driven business it will be our preference to represent
fewer candidates of higher quality but to be more
proactive on their behalf.

13.
From a market perspective we have seen some
very impressive figures over the past 12 months
and we feel that having been through a severe
recession, Dublin now represents what will be a
strong and stable job market in the coming year.
With regards to our own business this will be our
11th office globally and with a truly multinational
client base, we are well placed to leverage off that
in Dublin.We also expect to see a number of
candidates who have registered with us across
APAC now look to return to Dublin.

14.
On both fronts it's the people. I have been very
fortunate to meet some great friends in my
time here in Perth and will miss them a lot.
However, there are lots of family and friends
that I am looking forward to getting back in
touch with.