Recruitment Consultant Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Recruitment Consultant Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Employment Consultant (Aus)

ANZSCO Code: 223112 | Unit Code: 2231

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Casting Agent, Literary Agent

Profile Description: Interviews applicants to determine their job requirements and suitability for particular jobs, and assists employers to find suitable staff.

Job Duties:

• arranging for advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
• maintaining personnel records and associated human resource information systems
• providing advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures, staff performance and disciplinary matters
• arranging the induction of staff and providing information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
• receiving and recording job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description, wages and conditions of employment
• providing information on current job vacancies in the organisation to employers and job seekers
• undertaking negotiations on terms and conditions of employment, and examining and resolving disputes and grievances
• studying and interpreting legislation, awards, collective agreements and employment contracts, wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures
• developing, planning and formulating enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
• overseeing the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• report caveats apply
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Human Resource Professionals are mainly employed in: Administrative and Support Services; Public Administration and Safety; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Human Resource Professionals is Bachelor degree (32.3 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Human Resource Professionals is expected to be above average (between 25,001 and 50,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (37.9 per cent) and the median age is 36 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Human Resource Professionals is 71.1 per cent and 79.2 per cent of Human Resource Professionals work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 38.5 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,346 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation remained relatively steady in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Human Resource Professionals to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.