Spark Recruitment aims to transform candidates' lives and businesses by finding the right person for the right job. They provide a streamlined 7-step recruitment process to efficiently find high-quality IT candidates that are a strong fit for both the role and company culture. Spark prides itself on its expertise in the IT industry, focus on job fit and motivation over just skills, and building long-term relationships with clients.

1. Why Spark Recruitment?
IT ALL STARTS WITH A SPARK
Like all great light bulb moments, a sudden spark of
But can you afford to wait for that elusive applicant to walk
through the door and rock your world? We didn’t think so!
inspiration is all that’s needed to transform the ordinary into
Let’s face it; we’re living in cutthroat times. With a growing
extraordinary.
shortage of skilled IT professionals and one of the world’s
When it comes to ICT recruitment, a single spark can set in
motion a chain of events that not only transforms a candidate’s
life but also your business. Place the right person in the right
job and you have a successful formula that goes beyond skill
sets and vocational training.
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highest annual employment growth rates, the Treasury and
Reserve Bank of Australia both predict our labour market will
continue to tighten. Savvy employers need a recruiter who
delivers on demand, each and every time.
Welcome to Spark Recruitment

2. Our Expertise
We’ve honed our skills over many years, so that no matter what area
of ICT, we truly get it. We are knowledgeable, passionate and able to
speak ‘geek’ with the best of them.
Spark services a wide variety of industries, recruiting for a range of
specialist infrastructure, application development and business
technology professionals.
INDUSTRY SECTORS
▪▪ ICT industry
SPECIALIST ICT ROLES
▪▪ Infrastructure
-- Storage, security, backup,
networking, systems admin,
helpdesk/desktop support
-- Software vendors
-- Systems integrators
-- Professional services
▪▪ Financial services
▪▪ Application development
-- Software engineers, developers,
analyst programmers: J2EE/Java,
.Net or C#, testers
▪▪ Commercial enterprises
▪▪ Business technology
-- Business analysts,
project management,
middle management positions
Cream of the ICT Crop
Spark has a rigorous internal selection process that filters out unsuitable
applicants, leaving you with the cream of the crop.
Constant candidate referrals and an extensive database of high calibre
ICT professionals ensure a job fit that’s second to none.
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“Spark’s no-nonsense
approach to recruitment
always results in candidates
that meet our requirements.
Their pre-selection screening
process appears unparalleled
within the ICT recruitment
industry.”
Stephen Rogers,
Development Manager,
Milestone Group

3. Smart, Streamlined Recruitment
Gone are the days when recruitment was as simple as uploading an ad onto
‘Seek’. In today’s highly competitive and fast-paced labour market, businesses
don’t have time to trawl through candidates who are often incompatible.
To save precious time and serve you better, Spark has developed seven
streamlined steps, ensuring we deliver the right employee for your business.
Here’s how it goes:
STEP 1: NAILING THE BRIEF
STEP 5: MANAGING THE INTERVIEW
• Understand the nuances of the business and
the role, including technical requirements and
organisational fit
• Gather all the relevant information we need from
you to fill a position successfully
• Consult on position-specific market trends,
conditions and drivers
• Oversee the entire interview process
• Facilitate communication channels between all
parties
• Explore candidates’ motivations and set expectations
to negotiate a successful outcome
• Protect your employment brand with tact and
sensitivity
STEP 2: SOURCING THE CANDIDATES
STEP 6: VERIFYING & SECURING YOUR NEXT EMPLOYEE
• Conduct a targeted search of our comprehensive
ICT professional database
• Manage and filter advertising responses
• Source referrals and leverage our specialist ICT
networks
• Provide two reference checks from previous line
managers
• Sensitively offer and manage negotiations to secure
your preferred candidate
• Provide insight into handling both competitive offers
and counter-offers
STEP 3: UNCOVERING THAT UNDEFINABLE SPARK
• Interview potential candidates to establish role fit
and role motivation
• Employ our Hybrid Interview Technique that
combines technical skill questions and behaviouralbased interviewing that best gauges a candidate’s
personality and experience
STEP 7: POST PLACEMENT FOLLOW-UP
• Conduct regular, ongoing contact with all parties to
ensure a smooth transition into the new role
“Spark has never tried to merely ‘fit’ a
STEP 4: PROVIDING A QUALITY SHORTLIST
candidate in order to get a placement fee –
• Send you a select number of great candidates
• Ensure quality (interviews you request), not
quantity (resumes we send you)
they have nailed it each and every time”
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Chris Starsmeare, CEO, Diversus Group

4. So what makes Spark different?
Spark Recruitment has a simple goal; to become the
best ICT recruitment consultancy in Sydney. This
doesn’t mean being the biggest or the loudest, or
having the most aggressive growth plans. Instead, we’re
focussed on setting new recruitment benchmarks that
deliver tangible results to businesses just like yours.
SPARK’S FOUR CORE VALUES
Professionalism, respect, integrity and empathy; four
core values that underpin who we are and what we do.
Our consultants understand that recruitment has a real
impact on your time, budget and team’s wellbeing.
We take this responsibility very seriously. There’s no
need to resort to tricks like overselling a candidate’s
abilities when you’re open, honest and accountable. It’s
that simple.
JOB FIT AND MOTIVATION
At Spark, we understand that a candidate’s professional
skills are only one part of the recruitment equation.
Successful staffing is also determined by a range of
factors like motivation, personality and life skills, so our
research goes above and beyond Q&A’s. Quality and
long-term placements are our speciality so expect to
work with employees that will help grow your business
now and for years to come.
HIGH-CALIBRE CANDIDATES
Spark’s team of professional recruiters is constantly
identifying the best candidates before they even
appear on the market. In fact, our centralised database
is updated daily to track the skills, availability and
changing status of ICT candidates. This is how we’re
able to place the right people in the right jobs.
ICT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
We live and breathe ICT and routinely work across a
broad spectrum of niche areas. If we don’t know your
area of speciality, we make sure we find out so that we
have an end-to-end understanding of your business
needs.
As a respected voice in Australia’s ICT recruitment,
Spark is frequently approached by the media to quote
on topical issues and industry trends. From the latest
virtualised infrastructure solutions to the intricacies of
Java, we have our fingers on the pulse.
WE VALUE RELATIONSHIPS
Spearheaded by director, Luke Singleton, who has over
ten years’ experience providing ICT recruitment services
in Australasia, the Spark team works hard to forge close
ties with leading organisations. Eighty per cent of our
clients have been with us since inception, reinforcing
the value and commitment we place on long-term
relationships. The more we work with you, the deeper
the insight we gain into your corporate culture and
business needs.
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
We unashamedly love working in recruitment and that
shines through in everything we do. As experienced
career recruiters, we understand what makes this
industry tick. However, our training isn’t restricted to
recruitment – we facilitate regular information sessions
with leading information technology experts. Not only
does this keep us one step ahead of the pack but also
gives you direct access to the industry’s most sought
after candidates.
GOT A NEW POSITION OR PROJECT
COMING UP?
CONTACT US TODAY!
Recruitment and Consulting
Services Association of
Australia (RCSA).
www.sparkrecruitment.com.au
Phone: (02) 8090 7788
Email: hello@sparkrecruitment.com.au