What a year it’s been down at Onset HQ in Surry Hills, Sydney. Thank you to all of our clients and candidates, local supports, and brilliant team who have contributed to the business this year and cheers to many more!
The Onset – the technology recruiter of choice for Sydney’s startups and high growth businesses
Onset 4th Birthday Press Release
2019 marked Onset’s 4th year in operation and its most successful year to date.
FY19 has been highlighted by an outstanding new office space, significant senior consultant hires and affirming the agency’s position as the leading specialised technology recruitment agency in the country. With annual revenue of over $10M AUD, even in the saturated recruitment market, Onset’s directors have proven there was space for a business that values a commitment to customer service and excellence.
Since inception Onset has placed over 800 technology candidates into the Australian market with over 100 clients. Onset’s customer-led model has ensured rapid and robust growth for the company with strong loyalty and referrals. Clients trust Onset’s outcome focussed approach and their ability to secure them talent when they critically need it.
Over the last 12 months, Onset has grown from 18 to 25 full-time employees. Through unique branding and a culture of accountability and ownership, Onset has been successful in attracting experienced and specialisation driven consultants to its philosophy. Aaron Williams, Managing Director commented “Our team is now one of the most experienced and deeply capable collectives of specialist technology recruiters in the region. We are a team committed to excellence in everything we put our hands to. Our culture of autonomy, trust and empowerment, coupled with a significant investment in ongoing training, and individual coaching, has enabled us to attract and secure high-impact recruiters from across the globe.”
Onset has established itself as the agency of choice for organisations who have technology at the epicentre of their growth. Sean McCartan, Commercial Director adds “our deep level of vertical specialisation and importantly our understanding of how these specialisations work together allows us to build teams and businesses. With such a strong team under one roof, we are relied upon to deliver permanent, contract and project resources across a range of high demand technical verticals such as Software, Embedded and Platform Engineering, Product & Design, Information Security, Infrastructure & DevOps, Data & Analytics, Sales & Project Services.
It’s made building trust with our customers a strength, as we are proven and increasingly are working with brands exclusively, and often being retained across some of the toughest recruitment sectors in today’s market”
Growth in people has led Onset to expand to a new flexible office space fitted out by the renowned Architect and Design team Shed Design and Space Control, in the heart of the startup community in Surry Hills. The new space extends on the brand promise, offering a creative and collaborative environment. Clients and candidates are frequently welcomed to work onsite with the space being designed with meetups and community events in mind.
In 4 short years, Onset has become the go-to for specialist technology requirements from startup through to enterprise with significant tenders won in the FMCG, Enterprise and Consulting spaces. This was largely due to the success of the specialisation model.
Onset has seen significant growth within it’s Executive practice, specifically within engineering and product in Sydney’s startup ecosystem. Contract recruitment has remained a key growth area for the business with the engagement of 3 senior Contract specialists alongside dual desk recruiters. Ronny Haughton, Co-Founder, observed “Our investment into contracting services has led to significant growth in our contract numbers and our specialist team have augmented Onset’s ability to deliver on larger scale project agreements. I expect our contract business to double over FY 19/20 based on our current run rate.”
This year, after an extensive global product review, Onset has invested in a new recruitment technology platform, Vincere. Russell Gallagher, Co-Founder commented that “selection of the Vincere platform was made due its demonstrable strength in enabling the business to scale current performance, its sophisticated analytics, and aggressive product development roadmap.”
2019 also sees the establishment of Onset’s advisory board including industry veterans, Jane Beaumont, and Phaedon Stough, with a view to providing further leadership depth and commercial rigour.
As Onset has grown our focus on supporting the startup community has increased. Amy Skinner, Brand and Community Manager commented that “…we’re proud to now support Incubate of the University of Sydney, where a range of team members and leaders provide training and advice as part of the programs regular curriculum. This grassroots contribution to the next generation of tech startups is a great way to give back!”
Future growth of Onset is being considered via expansion into other local geographies, most likely being a Melbourne office in 2020 and continued consideration of a US footprint, with company Directors Williams and McCartan again heading to the USA in early 2020 to continue partnership exploration with a number of Joint Venture contacts.
Welcoming the latest member to join The Onset! Reema started her recruitment journey in 2010 and has specialised in recruiting for a range of technology based roles. Here at The Onset, Reema will join the team with a focus on .Net contract roles.
Contact Reema today to find your next opportunity by calling her on 0499 332 019 or email her at reema@theonset.com.au
#sydneyjobs #techrecruitment #theonset #softwareengineering #recruitment #jobopportunities
Welcoming Barbara to our Embedded Software team here at The Onset. She specialises in C, C++ and Assembly.
Looking for a new opportunity? Find out what's out there for you now by contacting Barbara on 0414 048 936 or barbara@theonset.com.au
#embeddedsoftware #opportunities #recruitmentnews #sydneyjobs #c++ #c
1 in 5 people each year experience a form of mental illness, which means it's very likely that someone in your business could be affected right now. Have you thought about how you are equipped to support them?
It's mental health awareness month and time to tune into others and importantly our own self care and mental well being.
Black Dog Institute is offering free online workshops and training for small to medium business in NSW to promote the implementation of wellbeing strategies and reduce the stigma of mental health in the workplace. Check it out here - https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/workplaces/mental-health-at-work-nsw/
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness
Introducing Sasha to the Onset team! Sasha joins us recruiting for Software Engineering roles specialising in Java.
Get in touch to find out what opportunities are out there for you on 0435 026 648 or oleksandra@theonset.com.au
#softwareengineering #java #recruitmentadvice #sydneyjobs #recruitmentnews
Congratulations to Dan O'Donnell on receiving the Onset Impact award as nominated by our managers and to Priya Vase on winning the teams vote for the People's Choice! Well deserved 🏆💐
Introducing Alyse who has just joined The Onset in the marketing and operations team!
She will be a part of building the Onset brand and see the smooth running of the office including supporting our amazing consultants.
Get in touch today if you have any queries about The Onset or want to know more about your next opportunity. Call us on 0438 706 627.
Last week we celebrated The Onset's 5th Birthday! It was a fun filled evening reflecting on the achievements of the team and some of our visions for the future.
We want to say a big thank you to all of our clients and candidates who have been on the journey with us so far and we look forward to the years to come!
Cheers 🍾
Danielle recently joined our software engineering team at The Onset, where she specialises in backend technologies for contract and permanent roles.
She's your go to if you're experienced in .NET, C#, Java or PHP. If you're looking for your next role in one of Sydney's leading startups then get in touch, danielle@theonset.com.au 0435 762 005.
Welcome Danielle!
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What a truly special donation from our one and only Priya who recently decided to cut off her long locks for an amazing cause. Her pony tails will be donated to @sustainablesalonsanz who will turn the hair into wigs for children who have lost their hair due to medical reasons such as cancer or alopecia. These wigs are utterly life changing and can significantly improve someone’s life who is going through something so difficult. Amazing @priyavase!
And doesn’t it suit her!
The Onset’s first Be Your Own Hero of 2020!
We believe that we all harbour the potential to be unstoppable!
Having a ‘Be Your Own Hero’ event is an opportunity for us to unlock that potential by facing new challenges and working together to overcome them.
Our latest challenge was scaling over 2900 square metres of climbing walls, 50 degree overhangs and 25 kilometre routes, whilst putting your trust in the hands of one of your team mates.
Give a huge Onset Welcome to Mikky Hughes!
We are absolutely delighted to have Mikky join the team as our Associate Account Manager for Information Security. We can’t wait for you to meet her!
Why not get in touch to find out what opportunities are out there for you on 0419 044 837 or mikky@theonset.com.au.
#informationsecurity #recruitmentnews #opportunities #sydneyjobs #getstarted #recruitmentadvice