Launch Recruitment

Our Launch Recruitment and Launch Talent Solutions brands are growing and we have some exciting news to share! We are delighted to warmly welcome Damien Ross as our incoming CEO for Launch and thrilled to advise that Rebecca Hartshorn will commence her new role as Chief Customer Officer to lead our talent solutions business into its next phase of growth! Damien brings a wealth of recruitment and technology leadership experience to Launch and will be leading our recruitment business nationally. As you know, Rebecca Hartshorn is exceptionally passionate about helping our customers solve their ever-changing talent acquisition challenges and will head up our talent, MSP/RPO and advisory customer solutions. She will be continuing to work very closely with our customers and looks forward to introducing you to Damien in the coming months. Thank you to our executive team for their support of our leaders and a seamless transition so far. We are excited about this next phase of growth. Rebecca Wallace Rebecca Hartshorn Damien Ross Amanda Saleh Leanne Smith Frengky Kosasih John Riordan Ellyse Fletcher Welcome Damien!

Today is our 18th birthday! What an incredible journey it continues to be. A big thank you to our Launchers, customers, candidates, suppliers and partners for your support and loyalty over the past 18 years. Many of our customers have worked with us since our inception and we love working with you all. We feel very proud to have the power to change lives for the better through the work we do here at Launch, and this impact also extends to our partnerships outside of business. By using our services, we are able to give back a percentage of our profits to the important causes and grass-root charities that we are deeply passionate about as part of our mission to also make a difference to the communities in which we live and work. A special thank you to our wonderful for-purpose partners including Fifteen Trees, CanToo Foundation, UN Women Australia, Creativity Australia & With One Voice and The Sydney University Settlement.  #LauncherLife #ChangingLives Rebecca Hartshorn Rebecca Wallace John Riordan Ellyse Fletcher  

Happy International Women’s Day 2024   Each year, this day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. In support of #IWD2024, we held an education session with our team exploring the differences between the interconnected concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. This year’s theme #InspireInclusion is centred on inclusivity: ensuring women feel seen, heard, valued and respected across all levels of society, government and the workplace. Diversity alone isn’t enough; women need equitable access to resources and opportunities and a seat at decision-making tables. We all succeed as an economy and society when this happens.   We also broke down the recent WGEA Employer Gender Pay Gap Data, taking time to analyse the data and be prepared, as a company, to discuss the results with our customers.   As passionate advocates for gender DEI, we are grateful to have the opportunity to support the advancement of women, particularly in leadership roles. Last year, more than 60% of our senior & C-suite appointments were female placements. We regularly help our customers exceed market levels of female representation in their permanent and contingent labour hiring in technology and telecommunications. It is achievable.   Collectively, let's forge a more inclusive world for all. #launcherlife

Launchers are looking forward to celebrating excellence in our industry at the APSCo Awards Gala tonight! We're up for three awards in recognition of the work we are doing in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; our recently re-designed Launcher L&D programme; and our investment as a specialist in technology and telecommunications. Fingers crossed for a win... or three! Congratulations to all of the other finalists. See you tonight! #LauncherLife

We are delighted to have been shortlisted as finalists for 5 TALiNT Partners TIARA Awards ANZ 2023! Congratulations to all of the other finalists and we look forward to celebrating with you at awards night. Our people are genuinely passionate and excited about the work that they do and our mission to 'change lives for the better'. We believe that having values-led people in our organisation shows up in their outstanding service to our customers, candidates, partners - and to each other. Our finalist categories are: ⭐ The Training And Development Award 2023 | Who has implemented the most innovative/successful L&D strategy for the care and development of their people in the last 2 years ⭐ The DEI Awards 2023 | The best commercial and cultural impact of initiatives to promote greater diversity, equity and inclusion for their employees, clients and candidates ⭐ Best Mid-Sized Recruitment Company 2023 | Employers of choice in recruitment who can demonstrate innovation and impact in their attraction, induction, development, and retention of talent ⭐ Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year | Who is the market leader in a niche sector who can demonstrate the best growth, depth of knowledge, and differentiation from competitors ⭐ Recruitment Leader of the Year 2023 - Rebecca Hartshorn, CEO | The recruitment leader who has achieved the best exceptional growth, pioneered transformational improvement and inspired the highest levels of engagement and performance from their people

We're delighted that our CEO Rebecca Hartshorn will again be running for the RCSA Australia and New Zealand NSW/ACT Regional Council. We would love your support to help her be re-elected! Rebecca is passionate about our industry and committed to seeing it be the best it can be. In her first 12 month term, she particularly loved being a member of the Networking and Celebration sub-committee which has been the think-tank behind some of last year's most memorable events. She always seeks to connect our community, share ideas and feedback openly about ways to improve these experiences for you, and is constantly looking for ways to innovate. Please take a moment to vote here: https://lnkd.in/gH6ePZ9y

Thanks to the Can Too Foundation for training our Launchers to tackle the Sydney Marathon, we had a blast. Having partnered with the Can Too Foundation over the last few years, we are proud to add the marathon to our accomplishments and to have contributed to the astonishing amount raised for cancer research. We look forward to the next Can Too program! #LauncherLife

Lots to celebrate in the Launch offices this week! Congrats to Sophie Garrison BSc (Hons) MREC CertRP on her first year at Launch and a massive happy birthday to Nikita Nilmadhub! We hope you enjoy all your celebrations. #LauncherLife

Well done to our Launchers who took part in the Sydney Marathon over the weekend, what an accomplishment! #LauncherLife