Access to a unique Indigenous talent pool
KBR deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. They have over 30,000 employees worldwide and in Australia the Infrastructure Solutions business hires around 350 new staff each year to join the 1100-strong workforce.
The global enterprise has a commitment to gender balance and cultural diversity, with about half of their local workforce born overseas.
A mission to meet diversity targets
Three years ago, Sam Robinson, KBR’s Talent Acquisition Manager began working with Rainy Day Recruitment. They wanted to encourage Indigenous candidates to step forward for roles available, or that might become free in the future.
“Having access to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent pool and finding the right staff to meet diversity targets can be a challenge. We want to create opportunities for Indigenous Australians, and we value working with a recruitment firm that knows this market.”
“We want to create opportunities for Indigenous Australians, and Rainy Day knows this market.”
The right profile to attract these candidates
Although Rainy Day Recruitment is based in Adelaide, they provide Australia-wide. services in their speciality industries – including engineering, IT and most professional services for governments, corporates and even small organisations just starting out.
They’re also Supply Nation certified, which means they’re majority Indigenous owned and operated. Rainy Day has an authentic emphasis on increasing diversity in traditional white-collar industries.
Sam was aware of Rainy Day’s exclusive relationships with suitable candidates who might not be actively looking for roles. He trusts them to flag good-quality prospects and keep him updated with local talent relevant to KBR.
“Rainy Day Recruitment knows how to engage with these sorts of prospective Indigenous hires, who are not usually visible to us. Rainy Day staff also know our business very well, so many candidate questions can easily be answered before the interview process. We’ve seen how good their communication skills are – both with us and with candidates.”
“They know how to engage with candidates and know our business very well.”
Trusted partner for suitable new recruits
In an often challenging recruitment sector, it’s been a very successful relationship between Rainy Day and KBR. Sam has learned that whatever candidates he receives, Rainy Day will have researched them and prepared them to succeed.
“We’ve hired some very bright candidates through Rainy Day Recruitment. You know they won’t send over a bunch of CVs and hope for the best; they only put forward candidates they genuinely believe are a strong fit for the role.”
“Their team is reliable, energetic and passionate. They’re very much in tune with our work, and when we’re looking for senior or management hires, they tend to only offer very targeted matches.
We also see the money back guarantee as a bit of a safety net – which we’ve never needed.”
“We’ve hired very bright candidates through Rainy Day Recruitment.”