About

The Story

Antonia Macrides and Paul Burley met whilst working for a large Australian Recruitment firm. Both founding Directors had come from a background of Executive Search in the U.K recruiting initially in Finance, I.T, Technology Risk and both had created a strong brand in the Strategic Procurement industry. Frustrated by the ‘one size fits all’ recruitment philosophy used by many large recruitment firms and a sales focus instead of a customer service consultative approach – Paul and Antonia made a decision to create a contemporary recruitment business. A business recognising that Talent Markets are becoming more specialised – and vertical markets should be supported with a specialist recruitment service and career management platform. The business came into being in 2005 as a partnership with Strategic Procurement Technology specialists BOMweb Pty Ltd.

Vertical Talent has sought to raise the bar in recruitment and since our launch have become a preferred provider to a range of international and local organisations. The Vertical Talent team have worked internationally and managed successful Search and Advertising recruitment campaigns in U.K, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, India and Australia.

Recruitment Service at it’s best

Best practice recruitment is based on well-defined recruitment procedures, which repeatedly produce optimum outcomes.

Our recruitment processes and in-house technology do just that. Combined they provide the market with quick turnaround times and quality service. A well-structured process reduces the risk of making an external hire; reduces time in the recruitment process, and gives clarity on where the skill gaps exist when making an appointment.

To support professionals we provide free access to a highly customised version of Vertical Talent as a career advancement tool. We are vertically aligned, highly specialised recruitment consultants. To experience the recruitment offering for your Vertical – select your Vertical from the drop down menu on the left.

From there on in, you are working with specialists.

“Open, honest and transparent – took time to understand my needs, skill set, and long term goals – explored opportunities beyond my own thoughts – set and exceeded expectations – provided more advice than was expected.”