Removing ex-offender’s barriers to employment
Unlike the average Australian who experiences barriers to employment in the way of relevant experience, ex-offender’s barriers to employment are a lot less straight forward. To the estimated 170 ex-offenders released every day in Australia, everything from access to work, years out from the labour force and recruitment prejudice can be major setbacks to rehabilitating […]
Make a new job your resolution in 2022
‘New year, new you, new job’, right? For 14 million Australians setting new year’s resolutions for 2022, two of the most re-occurring goals related to improving current work-life balance or finding a new job, according to Finder. And while we find goal setting admirable, it is nothing without the measurable actions to get there. In […]
Standing in solidarity with Indigenous Australians
MACFORCE Australia would like to pay respects to the past, present and emerging leaders of the land we walk. We stand in solidarity with you on this day and every other. We encourage the learnings and understanding of our country’s past and how we can make active changes to become one united nation. January 26th […]
Growth, grit and perseverance: MACFORCE’s employment success in 2021
For many people looking at employment success, the concept of success and winning are one and the same. In a lot of ways, they are in terms of achieving the ‘end goal’. But what about the journey? As Rocky Balboa puts it: “It isn’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can […]
Three steps to convert veteran engagement to a successful labour hire.
Every year in Australia, an estimated 5,550 people leave the Australian Defence Force (ADF). This largely untapped demographic often struggle to find employers who understand Veteran engagement and how to convert their skills into labour hire. For our Mobilisation Manager and resident veteran, Cody Cox, this is an issue that is close to his heart. […]
How to find your working success in mental health with MACFORCE Australia?
As a HR Manager, Seb Kendrew from MACFORCE Australia (MACFORCE) has seen his fair share of burnouts and breakdowns, extraordinary breakthroughs and success in mental health and wellness. When it comes to work, he shares, there comes a pivotal moment where you must take a step back and evaluate what is important to you, and […]
Practising good mental health in FIFO
Every day, nine Australians take their own life due to unmanaged mental health. Of that number, 75 per cent are male. These staggering numbers total around 3,300 Australian lives a year a result of the stigma surrounding mental wellness and practicing mindfulness within, primarily our male workforce. This trend is further skewed in the mining, […]
Engaging Ex-Defence through meaningful employment opportunities
A cornerstone of MACFORCE’s business is the belief that anyone willing to seek meaningful employment opportunities will be provided with access to them. This belief is seen in our current offering of ex-offender programs, ex-defence and veteran engagement. These two differing sets of people have one thing in the common; the requirement for support to […]
How to equip your ‘candidate toolbox’
Every potential candidate must have a toolbox of skills and character traits. When approaching work – particularly within a new position – you have to present yourself as a pre-packaged asset to your employer. That doesn’t mean that you go into work believing you are gracing your worksite with your presence; it is simply acknowledging […]
Leaving people better than they were through recruitment
Leaving candidates better than we found them is a core people recruitment philosophy at MACFORCE. The goal for many people in the recruitment sector is to get candidates into roles and call it a day. Our mission at MACFORCE is to go one better, and to leave people ‘better’ than we found them; it is […]
