ARE YOU LOSING THE TALENT WAR?
South Australian businesses are in a talent war, yet too many leaders are still hiring like it’s 2010 “just get someone in the seat.”Here is the brutal truth: short-term hiring is quietly sabotagin...
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CAN RESIDENTIAL SUPERVISORS BRIDGE THE GAP TO COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION?
South Australia's construction landscape is tightening. With low unemployment and strong demand across healthcare, infrastructure, education, and housing, the local construction industry is grappli...
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EXECUTIVE ROLES SPOTLIGHT
Leadership Opportunities Shaping South Australia’s Property & Construction SectorSouth Australia’s built environment sector continues to evolve, creating demand for strategic leaders who can guide...
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APPLY SMARTER, NOT HARDER – A JOB STRATEGY THAT WORKS
Why applying for every job, might cost you the right one.When you're in the thick of the job search, it’s completely understandable to feel like applying for every role that comes your way is the b...
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WHY ARE CIVIL SUPERVISORS SO HARD TO FIND IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA?
The shortage of experienced civil supervisors in South Australia is a complex issue influenced by several key factors:1. An Aging Workforce and RetirementsA significant portion of the current sup...
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FIND YOUR SPARK AGAIN
By Kelly Thomas, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, Roussos RecruitmentHow the right environment can bring back your confidence!We often think of confidence as something we either have or we do...
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THE BOOMER BRAIN DRAIN – WHAT HAPPENS WHEN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WALKS OUT THE DOOR?
By Anna Roussos, Director, Roussos RecruitmentAcross engineering consultancies, architecture studios, and construction firms in South Australia, a slow-burning crisis is reaching a tipping point: t...
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EVP: THE FOUNDATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
I recently sat in on a session about Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and it reinforced something I’ve believed for a long time: If a business can’t clearly explain what it stands for, what it off...
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REACTIVE VS. PROACTIVE HIRING: ARE YOU AT RISK OF HIRING THE WRONG PEOPLE?
In industries like commercial, civil and residential construction, property and architecture—where project delivery depends on cohesive teams, tight deadlines, and seamless execution—your hiring ap...
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CONSCIOUS UNBOSSING: SHOULD WE BE RETHINKING LEADERSHIP IN OUR INDUSTRY
In the fast-moving world of construction, architecture, engineering and property industries, leadership has long been defined by hierarchy. Climbing the corporate ladder, taking on managerial resp...
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BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP: ARE WE OVERLOOKING A KEY SOLUTION?
I feel very fortunate to work in the property industry in South Australia. There is so much positive momentum that we can all feel good about. Yet, with all the traction and growth comes an increa...
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ARE WE HEADED FOR A LEADERSHIP DROUGHT?
Over the past three years, I've been witnessing an interesting pattern emerging in the construction, property, architecture, engineering and civil industries—junior wages appear to be rising (some...
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THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
Having spent over 20 years working in Adelaide’s commercial construction industry, I’ve seen this sector evolve in so many ways. Working in recruitment, we often inadvertently become perfectly p...
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STEPS TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW: The JLF Trek
As a recruiter for the construction, property, architecture, engineering, and civil industries, I love to spend my days helping people take the next steps in their careers.But beyond the day-to-da...
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THRIVE IN ‘25. Anna's Top 5 Tips for Growth and Success
For a lot of us, New Year’s resolutions are just a recipe for disaster. Set one minute, only to be thrown out of the window the next. Yet we hear from leaders in the industry all the time, that th...
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THE JUGGLE OF MOTHERHOOD AND AMBITION: FINDING PURPOSE IN THE CHAOS
Yesterday, I had a moment—a big one. And of all places, it hit me at the end-of-year school assembly. Yep, cue the tears.As we near the end of the school year, I found myself attending the first a...
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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A GREAT CAREER
In Season One of the Leading Large podcast, I was fortunate enough to chat with nine incredible professionals from the construction, property, architecture, engineering and civil industries in Sout...
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BURNOUT: THE SILENT CRISIS THREATENING SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S CONSTRUCTION BOOM
As someone who has been deeply involved in South Australia’s construction industry, I can’t help but feel a growing concern for what lies ahead in 2025. With major projects like the Torrens to Dar...
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MANAGING GEN Z: ATTRACTION, MOTIVATION & RETENTION
By 2025, Gen Z will account for 27% of the workforce in Australia, so its critical for businesses to ensure they know how to best attract, motivate and retain this new workforce era. Because Gen Z...
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GET CAREER ADVICE FROM THE INDUSTRY’S BEST, WITHOUT LEAVING THE COUCH.
I am endlessly passionate about helping individuals to achieve lasting success in their careers. It's why I started ROUSSOS Recruitment. I wanted (and still do) to be able to help find people the ...
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