Careers at HBG
Bill From Day One. Earn Up To 50%.
We’re not a corporate machine. Our MD still recruits daily, commission is uncapped at up to 50%, and every desk comes loaded with live roles, warm clients, and the best tech stack in the game.
128,000+
Candidates in Database
860+
Clients Served
10,800+
Inducted Workers
5
Locations, AU & NZ
The Desk You Inherit
Bill From Day One, Not Month Six
Most consultants spend six months building before they earn. Here, the desk is already live when you sit down. Warm clients, open job orders, inducted workers ready to place, and the infrastructure to back it all up. You walk in and get to work.
128,000+
Candidates in Our Network
10,800+
Job-Ready Workers
860+
Project Sites
92%
Client Return Rate
1,270+
Unique Workers On-Site (12m)
82%
Perm Placement Rate
A Running Start, Not a Cold Desk
- Warm client relationships handed over on day one. Intros already made, trust already built, so you pick up an active account, not a list of cold numbers.
- Live job orders waiting to be filled. Real roles, real clients, with inducted workers in the bench ready to match against them immediately.
- Admin, compliance, payroll, and marketing handled centrally, so your hours go into consulting, not chasing timesheets or paperwork.
Employed And Just Looking?
Start with a confidential chat, not an application. No CV, no pressure, and nothing gets back to your current desk. A 20-minute call is all it takes to see if it is a fit.
Roles & Earnings
Where You Fit and What You Earn
Six roles across two worlds, plus the ops team that keeps them running. Each seat has a clear entry point, a clear path up, and a realistic number attached to it.
Real billing from our floor
$670K
Top labour-hire desk, one year
$70K
Biggest labour-hire month
$97K
Biggest perm billing month
$37.5K
Biggest single perm placement fee
Real figures from HBG consultants. Your desk, your numbers, uncapped.
Labour Hire
Allocator
$70K–$180K+ OTE
Runs the allocation grid. You confirm, chase and fill shifts same-day, matching inducted workers to sites and keeping clients covered. Fast, operational, high volume. The scoreboard resets every morning.
Leads to: senior allocator, then a full 360 desk on a clear, mapped path up.
Labour Hire
LH Resourcer
Discussed at interview
Sources and builds the worker bench. You attract, induct and ready trades and labourers so the allocators always have supply to place. Phone- and candidate-heavy, with a direct impact on how well every desk performs.
Leads to: senior resourcer or a full 360 Labour Hire Consultant desk.
Permanent
Perm Resourcer
Discussed at interview
Sources, screens and pipelines candidates for the permanent desks. Talent pooling, headhunting, interview prep and keeping the perm pipeline warm so the 360 consultants can focus on client and close. Candidate-facing and central to how the perm desks perform.
Leads to: senior resourcer or a 360 perm consultant desk.
360 Desk
Perm Labour 360
$220K+ OTE
A full 360 desk placing permanent trades and site staff. Win the brief, source the candidate, close the placement. Relationship- and BD-driven, with bigger per-placement value than a labour hire fill and a book that builds over time.
Leads to: top biller at $220K+, up to 50% commission, then a team lead pathway.
360 Desk
Perm 360
$250K+ OTE
A full 360 desk placing permanent professional roles: building services, construction management, estimating and similar. BD, sourcing and placement across a longer cycle, with a client book that compounds year on year.
Leads to: top biller at $220K to $250K+, up to 50% commission, then a team lead pathway.
Operations
Ops Team
Package discussed at interview
The engine room behind every desk: payroll, compliance, onboarding, systems and support. If the consultants are billing, you are the reason it runs cleanly. Detail-oriented, process-driven, and essential.
Leads to: ops lead, team manager, or a specialist path in payroll, compliance or systems.
Base $70K–$110K aligned to experience, plus uncapped commission. Consistent top billers land at $220K–$250K+ OTE.
For Experienced Recruiters
Why Leave Your Current Agency for HBG
You already know how to allocate and how to bill. The question is whether the shop you are in is paying you what you are worth and giving you the tools to do it. Here is what you get with us.
Uncapped commission up to 50% of every dollar billed, paid monthly. No capped or tiered ceiling like the agency you are at now.
A Managing Director who still recruits daily, right beside you. No layers of management between you and the person who signs off.
Our own purpose-built allocation tech, built in-house. Not a clunky, off-the-shelf CRM you fight with all day.
A new MacBook and iPhone from day one. No BYOD, no waiting.
Up to 33 days annual leave when you hit your targets.
A real team culture. Competitive but collaborative, with the admin, compliance, and marketing support behind you to just recruit.
If any of that lands, a 20-minute call is all it takes. Every conversation is completely confidential.
Your Earnings, Transparently
Exactly What You’ll Earn at HBG
Uncapped commission paid monthly, with no complicated tier structures, no delayed payouts, and no hidden thresholds. Run the numbers below and see for yourself.
$70K–$110K
Base Salary
Aligned to experience
Up to 50%
Commission
Of every dollar billed
$220K–$250K+
OTE (Uncapped)
No ceiling on earnings
2.7x
Performance Benchmark
Return on package
Commission Calculator
$40,000
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Monthly Target: $18,609Target met! Full commission unlocked
| Billing Range | Rate | Amount | Commission |
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| $0 – $20,000 | 10% | $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $20,000 – $35,000 | 25% | $15,000 | $3,750 |
| $35,000 – $50,000 | 35% | $5,000 | $1,750 |
| $50,000 – $60,000 | 45% | $0 | $0 |
| $60,000 – ∞ | 50% | $0 | $0 |
Monthly Commission
$7,500
Annual Commission
$90,000
Total Annual Package
$170,000
It’s Not Just About the Money
We get it. You can have the best-paying job in the world and still burn out. That’s why every month you hit your financial target, you earn 1 extra day of bankable “Bonus Leave” that stacks on top of your annual leave. Hit target 12 months running + your birthday off = up to 33 days leave per year. Take it as a block, tack it onto a holiday, or bank it, it’s yours.
Commission is paid monthly on the 15th of the following month, on every dollar billed, no holdbacks.
Model the Economics YourselfLabour Hire OnlyBuild it outHide
Enter a pay rate and charge rate to see on-costs, the gross margin, and what that placement is worth per week. Build a full desk to ground the commission figures above in real billing numbers. Permanent placements are charged as a one-off percentage of salary, a different model.
The true cost of labour hire. Nothing hidden.
Margin & Earnings Calculator
Type a pay rate and a charge rate to see the on-cost breakdown, the margin, and what a placement is worth per week.
Engagement Type
Paid as an individual under a Tax File Number: super, workers comp, payroll tax and casual loading are all carried on top of the hourly rate.
Travel & Meal Allowances (optional)
Usually paid to the worker at the award rate and charged through to the client, with a small margin. Allowances do not attract super, workers comp or payroll tax.
On-Cost Breakdown (per hour)
Enter a pay rate above to see how every on-cost is built.
Add a pay rate and a charge rate to see the margin and what a placement is worth.
Recruiting permanently? Different model.
A permanent placement is charged as a one-off fee, a percentage of the annual salary, not an ongoing hourly margin. One perm win can be worth weeks of labour-hire fills, and HBG runs both Perm Labour (trades) and Perm 360 (professional) desks. This calculator models the labour-hire side.
The legal way, every time
HBG charges a fair rate within the market and pays within the market, with every on-cost paid correctly: superannuation, workers compensation, payroll tax and casual loading. No sham contracting, no cutting corners. We back flexibility where it makes business sense, never at illegal rates. We publish this because we believe every labour hire company should be honest about what it truly costs to put someone on site. Confirm any award figure for free at fairwork.gov.au. Want the detail? See how we do it the legal way : sham contracting, awards and what every worker is owed, explained.
Apply to join HBGFigures are indicative statutory and market rates for illustration only (super 12%, payroll tax ~5.45% varies by state, indicative workers comp and admin). They are not a quote and are not HBG's specific rate card. Actual rates are set per role, site and award.
Why HBG
This Isn’t Your Average Recruitment Agency
We built HBG for recruiters who want to run their own race, with the backing of a national business, not the bureaucracy of one.
MD Still Recruits Daily
Our Managing Director is on the tools every day, not behind a boardroom door. You'll learn from someone who lives the job, not someone who's forgotten it.
Uncapped Commission, Up to 50%
Earn up to 50% of every dollar you bill, paid monthly, on time. No thresholds to unlock, no complicated tiers. OTE $220K–$250K+.
Real Autonomy, Real Support
Choose your lane. Run your desk your way. We give you the tools, the database, and the admin support, then get out of your way.
Cutting-Edge Tech Stack
JobAdder, LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK, Indeed, Lusha, DotCNX, ChatGPT, Distil Alert, plus proprietary LinkedIn automation tools unique to HBG.
Our Technology Edge
Work With AI, Not Against It
HBG has built proprietary AI-powered recruitment technology in-house. Our consultants don’t fear automation, they wield it. While other agencies drown in admin, our people focus on what actually makes money: relationships.
AI Candidate Matching
Our algorithms match candidates to roles in seconds, not hours. Skills, availability, compliance, and location are all scored automatically.
Automated Compliance
Inductions, licences, white cards, and right-to-work are all tracked and flagged automatically. Zero manual chasing.
Smart Communications
CV formatting, site mapping, availability broadcasts, offer letters. AI drafts it, you approve it. Minutes, not hours.
Real-Time Command Centre
150+ API endpoints, 5 portals, live dashboards. Every placement, every worker, and every site is visible in one place.
Traditional Agency vs HBG
Commission
Traditional Agency
8-15% retainer or 20-30% perm fee split with tiers and caps
HBG
Up to 50% of every dollar billed, uncapped, paid monthly, no holdbacks
Desk warmth
Traditional Agency
Cold or semi-warm, build your own client base from scratch
HBG
Warm clients, live job orders, and 10,800+ inducted candidates handed over at onboarding
Tech stack
Traditional Agency
Standard ATS and a job board subscription, often legacy tools
HBG
New MacBook and iPhone day one. JobAdder, LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK, Lusha, plus proprietary in-house AI and automation
Admin burden
Traditional Agency
Compliance chasing, CV formatting, and comms fall on the consultant
HBG
Centralised compliance, admin, and marketing team. AI handles formatting and comms, so your day stays on the phone
Autonomy
Traditional Agency
Management layers, activity KPIs, and sign-off chains
HBG
You own your desk. The MD recruits daily beside you, not over you. Results are the measure, not daily call counts
Leave
Traditional Agency
Standard 20 days annual leave
HBG
Up to 33 days annual leave for top billers, on top of standard entitlements
| Dimension | Traditional Agency | HBG |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | 8-15% retainer or 20-30% perm fee split with tiers and caps | Up to 50% of every dollar billed, uncapped, paid monthly, no holdbacks |
| Desk warmth | Cold or semi-warm, build your own client base from scratch | Warm clients, live job orders, and 10,800+ inducted candidates handed over at onboarding |
| Tech stack | Standard ATS and a job board subscription, often legacy tools | New MacBook and iPhone day one. JobAdder, LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK, Lusha, plus proprietary in-house AI and automation |
| Admin burden | Compliance chasing, CV formatting, and comms fall on the consultant | Centralised compliance, admin, and marketing team. AI handles formatting and comms, so your day stays on the phone |
| Autonomy | Management layers, activity KPIs, and sign-off chains | You own your desk. The MD recruits daily beside you, not over you. Results are the measure, not daily call counts |
| Leave | Standard 20 days annual leave | Up to 33 days annual leave for top billers, on top of standard entitlements |
The admin, compliance, and sourcing grunt work is handled.
So your day goes on the phone and in front of clients, not in paperwork. The tech stack keeps improving, and you’ll be using tools most agencies won’t have for years.
Join the Future of RecruitmentPerks & Benefits
More Than Just a Pay Cheque
We invest in our team because great recruiters deserve great support.
Up to 33 Days Annual Leave
Hit your targets and earn up to 33 days off per year
New MacBook + iPhone
Latest Apple hardware from day one, no BYOD
HBG-Branded Utes
Access to company vehicles for client meetings and site visits
Pool Table, Golf Sim & Darts
Pool table, golf simulator, and dartboard in the office. We work hard but have fun
Friday Knock-Offs & Weekly Lunches
Fridge stocked every Friday, plus weekly team lunches in the office or out around Surry Hills
Annual Holiday Bonus
A holiday bonus paid every year to help you enjoy the break, on top of your commission
Quarterly Incentives
Hunter Valley this quarter. Weekends away, team days, and top-performer rewards
Flexible WFH
4 days office / 1 day WFH, with flexible 8am–5pm hours
Full Admin & Marketing Support
Centralised admin, compliance, and marketing team behind you
Monthly Top Earner Recognition
Celebrate wins. Monthly shout-outs and team recognition
Open Roles
Open Desks, One Growing Team
Every desk comes with live roles, warm clients, and full tech & admin support. Base $70K–$110K + up to 50% commission. Recruitment experience required. Sponsorship available for the right person.
Full Time
Allocator
Labour Hire: Allocations / Compliance / Candidate Coordination
Keep the desk moving. Confirm, chase and fill shifts same-day across our labour hire pool. Manage compliance, coordinate candidates, and run daily allocations against live client rosters. Fast, operational, and a clear pathway to step up into a consultant role if that is where you want to head.
Growth PathwaySurry Hills OfficeFull Tech & Admin Support
Apply for This RoleFull Time
LH Resourcer
Labour Hire: Attraction / Induction / Bench Building
Supply is the job. Source, attract and induct trades, labourers and blue-collar workers so the allocation desk always has depth to draw on. Run the induction pipeline, keep the bench warm, and make sure no shift goes unfilled for want of a worker. Suits someone who loves candidate-side and wants to own a number.
7,000+ Candidate NetworkInduction PipelineDiscussed at Interview
Apply for This RoleFull Time
Perm Resourcer
Permanent: Talent Pooling / Headhunting / Pipeline Management
Keep the perm consultants supplied with qualified candidates. Source, screen and pipeline candidates for the permanent desks: talent pooling, headhunting, interview prep and keeping the perm pipeline warm so the 360 consultants can focus on client and close. Candidate-facing and central to how the perm desks perform.
Candidate-FacingPerm PipelineDiscussed at Interview
Apply for This RoleFull Time
Perm Labour 360
Permanent: Trades / Site Staff / Construction
Full 360 permanent desk placing trades and site staff across Construction, Civil, Building Services and Manufacturing. You run both ends: BD to open the roles and sourcing to fill them. Warm client relationships already in place and live roles from day one. Sponsorship available for the right person.
360 DeskTrades & Site StaffLive Roles from Day 1
Apply for This RoleFull Time
Perm 360
Fitout / Residential / Commercial / Civil / Building Services
Full 360 desk placing permanent professional roles across Fitout, Residential, Commercial, Civil and Building Services. Longer sales cycles, larger fees. Choose your sector lane and build a book with an established client base behind you. Sponsorship available for the right person.
360 DeskChoose Your SectorEstablished Clients
Apply for This RoleFull Time
Ops Team
Payroll / Compliance / Onboarding / Systems & Support
The engine room that keeps every desk running. Payroll processing, compliance tracking, candidate onboarding, and the systems and support work that means consultants and allocators can focus on billing. If you are sharp, process-driven and want to work inside a growing recruitment business, this is the team.
Cross-Functional RoleSurry Hills OfficeDiscussed at Interview
Apply for This RoleMarket Specialisms
The Markets You’ll Recruit Into
HBG recruits across four distinct construction and trades markets. You pick a specialism, build deep sector knowledge, and own that space within the team.
Building Services
Fire / Mechanical / HVAC / Electrical
This desk has a proven billing history of $200K per year and comes with five to eight live roles from day one. Clients are tier 2 building services contractors across NSW and VIC. You will recruit Project Managers, Estimators, Service Managers, and commissioning specialists. It is a niche market with high fees and strong repeat business, ideal for a recruiter who wants to build deep relationships in a specialised sector.
Commercial Construction
Tier 1 and 2 / Fitout / New Build
Project Managers, Site Managers, Contract Administrators, and Project Engineers on projects valued from $1M to $100M and above. The established client base spans NSW, VIC, and QLD, covering commercial new builds, retail fitouts, and office refurbishments. This is a high-value permanent recruitment desk with strong fee margins and national reach.
Residential Construction
Multi-Res / High-Density
Covering multi-residential and high-density builds across NSW, VIC, and QLD. Roles include Project Managers, Contract Administrators, Estimators, and Site Managers. Australia’s housing pipeline means this desk has consistent demand and a growing client base. Ideal for someone who wants to specialise in one of the fastest-growing segments of the construction market.
Labour Hire
Trades / Civil / Manufacturing / Warehousing
This is a high-volume, phone-heavy desk with massive upside. You will have access to 700+ signed clients and 10,800+ inducted candidates ready to deploy. The work is fast-paced business development, filling orders same-day, building contractor relationships, and growing margin through volume. Perfect for someone who thrives on pace and loves the grind of daily fills.
Build Your Own Desk
Already Know Your Market? Come In And Build.
If you know your space and you know how to bill, you do not need us to teach you recruitment. You need an engine behind you. Build a brand-new desk from scratch, your way, or plug straight into our warm existing clients and live orders. Your call. Either way we hand you the infrastructure to run it like it is your own business, without the risk of going out on your own.
Build From Scratch
Bring your own market and run it your way. We give you the tools, the candidate pool and the back office so you are building a desk, not chasing paperwork.
Or Inherit Warm Clients
Prefer a running start? Step onto our warm existing clients and live job orders and bill from day one. No cold desk, no starting from zero.
What You Bring
- A market you already know cold: a trade, a region, a client book, a niche.
- The relationships and the reputation that come with knowing your space.
- The drive to run it like it is your own business, because here it basically is.
What We Hand You
128,000+ Candidate Pool
A warm database and inducted, job-ready workers from day one, not a cold start.
Payroll, Compliance & Onboarding, Done
The back office runs itself. You place; we handle the paperwork, pay runs and tickets.
Live Tech & The Grid
Our allocation grid, Cortex tooling and automation do the admin so you stay on the phone and in front of clients.
Up To 50% Commission
Keep up to half of everything the desk bills, paid monthly. Uncapped, no thresholds.
Pick Your Model
Labour hire volume, permanent value, or a hybrid. Your desk, your call.
No KPIs, No Micromanagement
Run your desk your way. We back you and get out of the way.
All the upside of your own agency. None of the back-office risk.
Tell us the desk you would build and the numbers you would run. If you know your shit, we will back you to build it here.
Pitch Your DeskMore Than One Way In
You Do Not Have To Come From Recruitment
Some of our best billers did not start in recruitment. They came from the industry or from sales, knew how to work hard, and we trained them the rest of the way through structured training blocks. If you have the market knowledge or the hustle, there is a path in.
Experienced Recruiters
You know your market and how to bill. Plug straight into a warm desk and go, or build your own the way you want.
Industry Insiders
Allocators, estimators, coordinators and site people from civil and construction. You already know the trades, the sites and the people. We teach you the desk.
Natural Salespeople
If you can build relationships and close, recruitment is learnable. Our structured training blocks turn real hustle into a billing desk.
Whichever way you come in, the ladder, the ramp support and the earnings are the same.
A Day in the Life
Two Worlds, Several Desks
Labour hire and permanent recruitment are genuinely different worlds. One runs at same-day pace off the allocation grid, the other plays a longer relationship game built on business development and a compounding book. Inside each world there are multiple roles: allocators and resourcers on the labour hire side, 360 perm consultants placing trades or professional staff, plus an ops team running the engine room behind it all. Office days are Monday to Thursday, with Friday from home. Here is how the two worlds actually run.
Labour Hire World
Fast, Same-Day, Operational
The grid runs the routine. Your job is the exceptions, the phone, and the bench. Scoreboard resets every morning.
- 1
7:30
Coffee and the Grid
Grab a coffee and open the allocation grid. In two minutes you can see what needs filling today: which shifts are confirmed, which sites are short, and where yesterday left a gap. No spreadsheets, no guessing.
- 2
8:00
Confirm, Chase, Fill
The busiest window. Confirm today's shifts, chase the no-shows before the client even notices, and fill the gaps straight off the grid. A worker pulls out at 7:45 and you have a replacement on the way by 8:10.
- 3
10:30
Power Hour
The whole room hits the phones together, 10:30 to 12. Music up, energy up, a bit of a leaderboard going. Client check-ins, new orders for the coming days, and sourcing to cover them, all done shoulder to shoulder. It is competitive but a laugh, and the momentum carries you straight through to lunch.
- 4
12:00
Team Lunch
Off the phones and around the table. Most days the team eats together, sometimes cooked in the office, sometimes out around Surry Hills. It is where the wins get shared and the culture actually lives.
- 5
1:00
Build the Bench
Get ahead of tomorrow. Source and induct new workers, top up the bench, and do the business development that grows your desk. Every good conversation now is a shift you can fill next week without scrambling.
- 6
3:30
Lock In Tomorrow
Wind down by getting ahead. Tomorrow's shifts confirmed on the grid, dockets chased so payroll is clean, and loose ends tied off before you leave. You walk out knowing the morning is already half sorted.
The Rhythm
The rhythm is same-day. Fills happen in minutes, not weeks. The system carries the routine so you handle the exceptions and keep the bench deep enough to never scramble. If you love pace and a win you can measure before lunch, this is your world.
Permanent 360 World
Relationship, Longer Game
You own the brief, the search, the interviews, and the offer. A single placement compounds into a book.
- 1
8:00
Roles and Pipeline
Start with your live roles and candidate pipeline. Who is at offer, who needs chasing, which briefs are hot, and where a candidate has gone quiet. You set the plan for the day before the phones warm up.
- 2
9:00
Business Development
The engine of a perm desk. Client calls, market mapping, and taking new briefs on live roles. You are building the relationships that hand you exclusive roles instead of fighting five other agencies on the same job.
- 3
10:30
Power Hour
The whole room gets on the phones together, 10:30 to 12. Music up, energy up, a bit of a leaderboard going. You blitz your sourcing and screening calls across LinkedIn, JobAdder, and SEEK, test the fit properly, and prep the strong ones to walk into an interview knowing the client, the role, and the story. Competitive but a laugh, and the energy lifts the whole desk.
- 4
12:00
Team Lunch
Off the phones and around the table. Most days the team eats together, sometimes cooked in the office, sometimes out around Surry Hills. It is where the wins get shared and the culture actually lives.
- 5
1:00
Meetings and Interviews
Client meetings, interviews, and floating your best candidates. This is where placements are really made: reading the room, managing both sides, and keeping a process moving that can otherwise stall for weeks.
- 6
3:30
Offers and Relationships
Managing offers and counter-offers, keeping candidates warm through notice periods, and investing in the long-term client relationships that make next quarter easier. The slow work now is the repeat business later.
The Rhythm
The rhythm is a longer game. You own the whole process, from brief to placement, and a single win can be worth more than a full week of fills. It takes patience and a real book of relationships, but the numbers get big and they compound. A client who trusts you keeps coming back.
The Full Map
Six Roles, Two Worlds and an Ops Team
Labour hire and permanent each run across multiple roles. Here is the full breakdown of where everyone sits.
Labour Hire
Allocator
Runs the allocation grid day-to-day. Confirms shifts, fills gaps on the fly, and keeps every site staffed. Fast, operational, and measurable by 5pm.
Labour Hire
LH Resourcer
Builds and maintains the worker bench: attract, screen, induct, and keep trades and labourers ready to deploy. Heavy on candidate calls and relationships.
Permanent
Perm Resourcer
Sources, screens and pipelines candidates for the permanent desks: talent pooling, headhunting, interview prep and keeping the perm pipeline warm so the 360 consultants can place. Candidate-facing.
Permanent
Perm Labour 360
Full 360 desk placing permanent trades and blue-collar site staff. BD, source, shortlist, and close. Bigger per-placement value and a longer cycle than labour hire.
Permanent
Perm 360
Full 360 desk placing permanent professional roles. Longer sales cycle, stronger BD, and a book of clients that compounds year on year.
Engine Room
Ops Team
Payroll, compliance, onboarding, systems, and support. The infrastructure that lets every desk run clean. If you prefer deep process over the phones, this is where the work lives.
Not sure which one is you? That is fine. Tell us how you like to work: fast and operational, deep on candidate supply and resourcing, relationship and BD-driven on a full 360 desk, or behind the scenes in ops. Both worlds are here, and we will point you at the seat that fits.
We Back You While You Warm Up
No Full Quota On Day One
Changing desks means a warm-up, and we plan for it. New starters ramp onto target over the first three months, so you are backed while you rebuild instead of thrown in at the deep end.
Month 1
50%
of target
Find your feet
Month 2
75%
of target
Build your pipeline
Month 3
100%
of target
Full stride
Your Career Path
From Day One to Top Performer
A clear, transparent path with real numbers, no guesswork, no corporate ladders.
Month 1–3
Ramp-Up
$70K–$110K Base
- Full tech setup day 1
- Warm client intros
- MD mentorship
- Live roles on desk
Month 4–12
Building Pipeline
$120K–$160K OTE
- Own your desk
- 10–15 active roles
- First big placements
- Commission kicks in
Year 1–2
Consistent Biller
$180K–$220K OTE
- Client relationships deep
- 2.7x billing ratio
- Market specialist
- Extra annual leave
Year 2+
Top Performer
$250K+ OTE
- Up to 50% commission
- Up to 33 days leave
- Quarterly incentive trips
- Team lead pathway
HBG by the Numbers
860+
Active Clients
Ready to hire
10,800+
Inducted Workers
In the database
5
Locations
Footprint AU + NZ
50%
Max Commission
Uncapped, monthly
Want to see what each stage actually pays?
The commission calculator below lets you plug in your expected billing and see real take-home numbers, no guesswork.
The Ladder Is Real
Resourcer To Director, Promoted On Billing
Every rung is earned on numbers and clients, not office politics or time served. We promote from within, and the individual-contributor summit pays as well as the leadership one. You choose which way you climb.
Not Theory. It Has Been Done Here.
One of our best billers started as a junior and, within five years, grew into a Lead Consultant who helped launch our Queensland market. The ladder is real because our own people have already climbed it.
Level 1
Resourcer
$60K–$80K base + bonus
Candidate-side. Learn the market, build and warm the bench so the desk always has supply to place. The best resourcers are consultants-in-waiting.
Promoted on candidate quality + placements sourced.
Level 2
Recruitment Consultant
$120K–$160K OTE
Own a desk. Take the order, source the candidate, close the placement. Labour hire volume or perm value, your call.
Promoted on a consistent, self-generated billing run.
Level 3
Senior Consultant
$180K–$220K OTE
Deep desk, deep relationships. A market specialist clients call first, with a book that compounds year on year.
Promoted on sustained billing + client retention.
Level 4
Principal Consultant
$250K+ OTE · up to 50% commission
Top biller, no management overhead required. Stay on the tools, own your market, earn up to 50% of everything you bill.
The individual-contributor summit. No forced move into management.
Level 5
Team Lead
Senior OTE + team override
Keep billing and build a pod around you. Mentor, hire, and take a slice of everything your team writes.
For billers who want to build people, not just placements.
Level 6
Associate Director
Leadership package + team profit share
Where you step up to help run the team. Own a market or branch P&L, grow the desk group, and share in the profit your team generates.
For proven leaders shaping the direction of a whole vertical.
Level 7
Director
Senior leadership package
A genuine seat at the table, with a real say in strategy and a hand on where HBG goes next.
The ceiling is leadership, not a title.
Two ways up, both pay like leadership.
Stay a Principal biller and earn up to 50% of your desk, or build a team and take an override. Nobody forces you into management to keep earning.
Where HBG Is Going
Get In Early. Help Build It.
HBG is one of Australia’s fastest-growing recruitment groups. Sydney is our HQ, with a footprint reaching across Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland, and Queensland is the newest market we have opened. We are not just a Sydney agency. The seats are not all taken. Join now and you are not slotting into a finished machine, you are shaping the next markets, the next desks, and the next leaders. The junior who became a Lead Consultant helped launch QLD. The next market could be yours.
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In Their Own Words
Why We Work At HBG
Do not take our word for it. Hear it straight from the team. From the MD to the newest consultant, here is what life at HBG actually looks like and why our people choose to stay.
The Team
HBG Mash-Up
Seb
Managing Director
Charlie
Recruitment Consultant
Ed
Recruitment Consultant
Taryn
Compliance & Operations
Will
General Manager
Like What You See?
These are your future teammates. There are desks open right now.
Already billing somewhere else? Have a quiet, confidential chat first. No CV needed, no obligation. Message or call and we will talk desks, clients and what you would earn here.
Staff Stories
The People Who Stayed, and the Ones Who Came Back
The best measure of a place is what its people say about it when nobody is selling them anything. Here are a few of ours, in their own words.
He Came Back
“I left to try something completely different. Twenty-two days later I was back at my desk. I missed the team, I missed the buzz on the floor, and honestly I missed the work. You do not realise how good a place is until you go and stand somewhere else for a bit.”
Bradley Elliott is a consultant who walked out the door, gave a different career path a real go, and then rang us to ask if his seat was still warm. It was. He picked his desk back up and never looked back.
We think that is the truest thing anyone can say about a workplace. Plenty of people talk about culture. Not many people leave, see what else is out there, and choose to come home. Bradley did.
Bradley Elliott
Consultant. Left, came back after 22 days, and stayed.
In Their Words
“I started with Harrison Barratt Group back in May, moving over from healthcare recruitment. Having a construction background, it made sense to take this path. Ever since coming here, the team has grown into a recruitment machine. Everyone supports each other and helps each other. It is safe to say I made the right decision, and here is to many years to come.”
Ed
Consultant. Joined May, from healthcare recruitment
Want to hear it straight from the team? Come in, meet the floor, and ask them yourself.
Life at HBG
Surry Hills HQ & Beyond
Our headquarters sits in the heart of Surry Hills, Sydney, with additional offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Auckland. The vibe is competitive but collaborative: pool table breaks, Friday knock-offs, team celebrations, and a culture where hitting targets actually gets rewarded.
Our Surry Hills HQ, 480sqm of open-plan workspace in the heart of Sydney
The Surry Hills HQ spans 480 square metres across a single open-plan floor. It was designed to feel like a place people actually want to spend time in, not a corporate office with fluorescent lights and grey carpet. The office features a full-size pool table, a golf simulator, a dartboard, a stocked beer and wine fridge, and a kitchen area that doubles as the hub for Friday knock-offs, weekly team lunches, and impromptu celebrations. We even had a makeshift bowling lane during the fitout.
Every day from 10:30am to 12pm the whole floor runs Power Hour, a team energy blitz where we get on the phones together, lift the room, and push through the calls that move deals. It sets the tone for the day and it is one of the things that makes the office worth being in.
Team events are a regular part of life at HBG. Weekly team lunches happen most Fridays, sometimes cooking up in the office, sometimes heading out around Surry Hills. Friday afternoons wind down with drinks, and bigger milestones get proper recognition. Melbourne Cup day is a highlight, with the full team dressing up, sweepstakes running all morning, and the afternoon given over to celebration. Quarterly incentive trips have included the Hunter Valley this quarter, weekends away, team dinners at top restaurants, and activity days for top billers. We took the team to the NRL recently, so it’s not all work.
The working week runs four days in the office and one day from home. Hours are a flexible 8am to 5pm. Every consultant receives a new MacBook and iPhone on their first day, no BYOD, no waiting period. HBG-branded utes are available for client meetings and site visits, and a centralised admin, compliance, and marketing team handles the back-office work so consultants can focus on billing.
Who We’re Looking For
Genuine 360 recruiters (or ready to operate like one)
Commercially sharp on fees, conversion, urgency, and delivery
Phone-strong and consistent billers
Comfortable with construction decision-makers
Recruitment experience required. This is not an entry-level role
Construction experience preferred, but strong recruiters from other sectors welcome
Visa sponsorship available for the right person
Driven by autonomy, not micromanagement
We Celebrate Everything
Your Milestones Matter Here
At a lot of agencies you are a number until you leave. Not here. HBG marks every anniversary and every birthday, not just the round ones. A year in gets you a proper moment, a birthday gets a cake at the desk, and every year after keeps that going. It is one of the ways we say we are in this together for the long haul.
A Personal Gift, Every Year
Every year you are here, you get a personal gift chosen just for you. It might be a vintage wine, it might be something else entirely, but it always comes with a story and it always shows we have been paying attention. Jack's was a Masi 1994. It says the same thing every time: you stuck around, we got to know you, and we are glad you did.
Your Best Month, Framed
The first time you hit target, we frame it for your desk. Same when you smash your best commission month. Every time you beat it, a new one goes up. It becomes a running record of your best work, sitting right where you and everyone else can see it.
Cake at the Desk
It is not just work anniversaries. Birthdays get marked too. A cake shows up at your desk, the team piles in, and the day gets a proper moment. You are a person here, not a number on a billing report.
Flowers and a Note
Milestones do not always call for a speech. Sometimes it is flowers on the desk and a handwritten note, the way we did for Taryn. It is the little stuff that tells you the people around you are actually paying attention.
The LinkedIn Shout-Out
When someone hits a year, the team celebrates it publicly. A post, a photo, a genuine "one year at HBG and very happy" from the person themselves. We are proud of our people and we are not shy about saying so.
The Whole Team Downs Tools
Big or small, every anniversary gets marked. The office stops for a few minutes, everyone piles in, and we raise a glass together. We are not just filling roles here. We are building something, year on year, with the same people.
Year One, the Masi bottle
Birthday cake at the desk
Flowers on the desk
Some of the team, out together
Real photos from our anniversaries, birthdays, and team celebrations.
Life At HBG
Real Days, Real People
Our Surry Hills office, our people on the phones, and the wins along the way. We also run flexible hours, so you might start at 7am and knock off at 4, come in at 9 and finish at 6, or duck out for the gym at lunch. Your day, shaped around doing your best work.
More photos from the team coming soon.
How to Apply
What Happens After You Apply
1
Send Your Intro
Email our team with a short intro and your CV. A formal cover letter is not required, just tell us who you are and what you are looking for.
2
Initial Conversation
A 20-minute phone call to discuss your experience, what desk interests you, and answer any questions you have about HBG.
3
Meet the Team
An in-person meeting at our Surry Hills HQ where you will see the office, meet the team, and walk through the commission structure in detail.
4
Offer and Onboarding
If it is a mutual fit, you will receive an offer within 48 hours. Onboarding includes full tech setup, system training, and warm introductions to your client base.
FAQ
Common Questions
What is the commission structure?
Commission is uncapped at up to 50% of every dollar you bill, paid monthly. There are no complicated tier structures or thresholds to unlock before you start earning. The exact percentage is aligned to your base salary and experience level, and it is discussed transparently during the interview process. You can also use our public commission calculator to model your earnings before you apply.
How does the 2.7x billing ratio work?
The 2.7x billing ratio is our performance benchmark. It means we expect consultants to bill 2.7 times their total employment cost (base salary plus super plus any other on-costs). For example, if your total package cost is $100K, the expectation is $270K in annual billings. This is a realistic and achievable target, and most experienced construction recruiters exceed it comfortably, earning significant commission above the baseline.
What tech tools do I get?
Every consultant receives a new MacBook and iPhone on day one. Your software stack includes JobAdder (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK and Indeed for job advertising, Lusha and DotCNX for direct contact sourcing, Distil Alert for real-time market monitoring, ChatGPT for assisted drafting, and proprietary LinkedIn automation tools built in-house at HBG. Full training is provided on all platforms during onboarding.
Is there a ramp-up period?
Yes, and we plan for it. New starters ramp onto target over the first three months: around 50 percent of target in month one, 75 percent in month two, and full target by month three. That way you are backed while you warm up a new desk instead of being thrown in at full quota on day one. You also get warm client introductions, existing job orders, and direct mentorship from the MD and senior consultants. We do not expect full billing from week one, but we do expect activity and effort from day one.
What does a typical day look like?
Most consultants arrive around 8am and spend the first hour reviewing job orders, candidate applications, and market activity. The core of the day is phone-based, with sourcing calls, client check-ins, candidate interviews, and business development. Afternoons are typically used for shortlisting, reference checks, and offer negotiations. Days in the office are Monday to Thursday, with Friday as a work-from-home day. Pool table and coffee breaks happen throughout the day. We work hard but it is not a pressure cooker.
Can I work remotely?
We operate a 4-day office, 1-day WFH model. The office days are Monday through Thursday at our Surry Hills HQ (or your local office in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, or Auckland). Friday is a work-from-home day. We believe recruitment is a team sport and the energy of the office is part of what makes HBG different, so fully remote arrangements are not available, but we are flexible within the 4/1 structure.
Do you offer visa sponsorship?
Yes, we sponsor the right people. As a guide, we look for a consultant hitting target three months in a row and on a clear trend to be profitable within twelve months for a junior, or within six months for a senior consultant and above. These are guidelines, not hard rules, and there are always exceptions for the right person, with more flexibility the more senior and proven you are. If you are on a visa and you can bill, talk to us.
I have a restraint or non-compete clause. Is that a problem?
Restraints are common in recruitment and are often narrower than they first appear, but they are a legal matter specific to your contract, so you should get your own advice on yours. The important part is that you do not need to breach anything to succeed here: you step onto a warm desk with live clients and job orders from day one, so you are billing regardless of who you can or cannot approach. We are happy to talk it through confidentially before you decide anything.
Will my clients or candidates follow me?
They do not need to. You inherit a desk that already has warm clients, live job orders, and a large database of inducted candidates, so you are placing from day one without bringing a book with you. Anyone who chooses to work with you again is a bonus, not a requirement, and it takes the pressure off the move.
Is my enquiry actually confidential?
Completely. You can reach out to our team directly or start a private conversation, and nothing is ever shared with your current employer. There is no obligation and no CV required to have a first chat. A confidential 20-minute call is all it takes to see whether it is worth taking further.
For Recruiters & Consultants
If You Already Know How to Recruit, Here’s Why HBG
This section is for you if someone at HBG reached out, a client, a candidate, or a colleague who said we were worth a look. We’ll keep it straight.
A Desk That Bills From Day One
You inherit an established client base, not a cold outreach list. Warm relationships, live roles, and an existing pipeline are handed over on your first week. No 12-month ground-up grind.
Tech Most Agencies Won't Have for Years
Proprietary allocations grid, AI-powered candidate matching, automated comms, and a browser extension (Cortex) that surfaces live job order data inside LinkedIn, all built in-house, not licensed. You recruit with tools your competition doesn't have access to.
Uncapped Earnings, No Politics
Up to 50% of every dollar you bill, paid monthly, no threshold games. The MD still recruits daily, so you won't find layers of management between you and the decision-maker. Run your desk, earn your number, grow without a ceiling.
Admin Handled, You Just Recruit
A centralised compliance, admin, and marketing team sits behind every consultant. Inductions, right-to-work checks, payroll, and candidate comms are handled. You focus on the phone, the relationships, and the billings.
The honest answers
Thinking of Leaving Your Agency?
Every experienced recruiter considering a move has the same six questions. Here they are, answered straight.
I'll have to build a desk from scratch.
No. You inherit an established client base with warm contacts, live job orders on day one, and a candidate bench of 10,800+ inducted workers already in the system. The groundwork is done.
Commission looks great, but there's always a catch.
Uncapped at up to 50%, paid monthly on every dollar you bill. No holdbacks, no ratchets, no minimum threshold before you start earning. The percentage is discussed transparently at interview, not buried in an offer letter.
I'll be micromanaged and lose my autonomy.
You own your desk. The MD still recruits every single day and works beside you, not above you in a sign-off chain. There are no KPI dashboards being scrutinised over your shoulder. Results matter; the method is yours.
The tech will be worse than what I have now.
New MacBook and iPhone on your first day, no BYOD. Your stack includes JobAdder, LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK, Lusha, and proprietary in-house automation built specifically for construction recruitment. Most agencies won't catch up for years.
What if I don't ramp fast enough?
The first three months are a structured ramp. Expectations are adjusted, not used against you. You get warm introductions to clients, live job orders from week one, and direct mentorship from the MD. We want the desk billing, so we set you up to do exactly that.
I'm on a visa or based overseas.
Sponsorship is available for the right person. If your experience is strong and construction recruitment is your lane, your visa situation is not a barrier to having the conversation.
What Changes When You Join HBG
$70K–$110K
Base Salary
Aligned to experience
Up to 50%
Commission
Of every dollar billed, uncapped
$220K–$250K+
OTE (Year 2+)
No ceiling, no lockouts
New MacBook + iPhone from day one
Warm client base handed over at onboarding
10,800+ inducted candidates in the database
Proprietary AI tooling your current agency doesn't have
Centralised admin, with compliance, payroll, and marketing handled
MD mentorship from someone who still recruits daily
Up to 33 days annual leave for top billers
Visa sponsorship available for the right person
All conversations are completely confidential. If you’re curious, a 20-minute call is all it takes.
Apply Now
Ready to Make Your Move?
Fill in the form below. No formal cover letter needed, just a short intro about who you are and what you are looking for. All enquiries are confidential.
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