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Straight to the Source

At Pure Source Recruitment, we want to improve lives. Our candidates and clients’ lives, their families’, and those in the organisations they work for.

That’s why we help people find a job that will change their lives for the better. We consider our job done when we put the right people in the right jobs for the right clients.

Our vision and values

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Integrity

Honesty, but also uprightness. To us, integrity means acting in an ethical way towards others, and it’s at the core of our service. In practice, it means always acting in the best interests of the people around you.

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Loyalty

Being faithful to one’s promises, responsibilities or undertakings. Our business operates as a team, and we place extreme value on our ability to work cooperatively. In this, loyalty is absolutely essential to our practice.

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Honesty

Truthfulness, or sincerity. When we’re honest with ourselves, with customers, and with the rest of our team, we prevent all sorts of problems. At Pure Source, we don’t mince words and we always tell it how it is.

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Responsibility

At an individual and organisational level, Pure Source accepts its responsibilities seriously. That’s why we’re committed to a range of sustainable development and social work programs in our local community.

What sets us apart

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Your needs are our focus.

Our business is fully invested in the success of our clients. We understand that the key to successful recruitment lies in understanding the needs of clients, so we take the time to understand your business and its vacancies.

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Our thorough, proven process.

As the testimonials of our clients agree, our recruitment process always yields great results, and we always ensure that the right candidate is chosen for the job.

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Relaxed, professional service.

We’re dedicated to providing excellent customer service to our clients, so we always make ourselves available to answer any questions or concerns that you may have.

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Integrity and commitment.

Our success is predicated on building successful, long term relationships with clients. More than anything else, our business is committed to doing the right thing by our clients and candidates.

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Social responsibility

We believe that, as a business, we have a responsibility to positively support and contribute to the betterment of our community and the people within it.

From our very early years, we have actively participated in many charitable and community based programs and initiatives which have provided a range of assistance and support outcomes for the associated Organisations, and members. Our current programs include:

Our staff are offered additional paid leave days each year to enable them to volunteer at an organisation of their choice. Other employee programs have included providing each staff member the opportunity to nominate their "Charity of Choice' to receive a donation from Pure Source for $1500 each year.

Pure Source Blog

Read the latest news and industry insights from our blog.

I am right, you are wrong, and this is why

“My values didn’t align with his and we had too many different opinions.”   I nodded my head in interest as the candidate I was interviewing told me this was the reason why she’d left her most recent role. She was the Executive Assistant, supporting the person with whom she did not have ‘shared opinions’…

Menopause in the Workplace
Can someone please turn up the Air Con?

“She told me that my problem is I’m too nice.”   It’s Saturday morning cricket in Brisbane and at 7am it’s already nearing 30 degrees. I’m drinking hot coffee whilst simultaneously sweltering. It’s an early start and still two and a half hours to go so when it comes to caffeine, necessity prevails, despite the…

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That time I was a gymnastics coach

Coaching styles in the sporting world offer valuable insights that can be effectively applied to the workplace.

The Paradox of Professional Ghosting

It is the digital equivalent of sticking our heads in the sand, hoping the problem will magically dissolve.

The voice in our head that tells us we don’t belong

If your employees experience the feeling of Imposter Syndrome then it’s helpful to know this.

The case for NOT working from home.

I’m here to offer a different perspective and challenge the assumption that if you don’t like working from home you must have a prehistoric view about the modern workplace.

The 11 green flags of a great employee, what are yours?

The Importance of Reference Checking and Green Flags in Recruitment

The sisterhood is not okay

It is not at all uncommon for a candidate to tell me that they don’t want a female Manager and when asked why, the reasons are not always clear. It is often as a result of a past experience of being undermined. Perhaps it is because of the sisterhood we expect more from our female peers, so when those expectations aren’t met we feel let down”

Working from home has changed our social lives, but can we make work friends remotely?

Remote work can impact our social lives in ways we don’t realise. Here are five ways to make real connections while working from home.

An open letter to all Office Professionals

Part personal retrospective, part farewell to our cherished Office Professional of five years, Kristy.

Diversity and inclusion

Thoughts, opinions and takeaways from the Diversity and Inclusion seminar hosted by the Australian Human Resources Institute with guest speaker, Alma Besserdin, Founder and Director of Wimmigrants.

An open letter to all Office Professionals

Part personal retrospective, part farewell to our cherished Office Professional of five years, Kristy.

Has working from home been the demise of dressing to impress?

On the public’s insistence to discuss (at length) what women wear, and what this means for us at work and in job interviews.