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Boutique executive search firm connecting C-suite, Sales, Pre-Sales & Marketing talent with tech innovators across Data, Cyber, SaaS & Cloud in ANZ + APJ.

Driving change through , & . 💜

10/07/2026

One of the biggest lessons I’ve been reminded of while spending time in Ukraine is that no one achieves anything alone.

Communities, families, neighbours and teams all rely on one thing: trust.

A prospective client told me last week they’d read xtend recruitment Google reviews before they even picked up the phone.

It made me reflect on how much of our reputation is built when we’re not in the room.

In recruitment, we can measure placements, revenue and growth.

But the thing that matters most is much harder to measure the trust people place in you and the way you make them feel.

Reading this review filled me with gratitude.

Thank you to every client, candidate and person who’s supported us over the years.

Your trust means everything, and it’s something I’ll never take for granted. 💜

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07/07/2026

‼️ The most expensive person in your business might be the one you haven’t hired yet.

Not because of what they’ll cost.

But because of what they’re capable of generating once they’re in the role.

Recently, xtend recruitment partnered with a company that had been searching for a critical Account Director for close to six months.

They had an internal Talent Acquisition team, a strong employer brand, and had exhausted every avenue.

The challenge wasn’t effort. It was access.

They needed someone with the right relationships, commercial experience, and credibility to drive growth.

We were brought in to complement their search, not replace it.

Leveraging our specialist network built over more than 20 years, we:

✔️ Identified the successful candidate within 7 days.
✔️ They started 6 weeks later.
✔️ Within their first 4 months, they had already generated close to $2.7 million in revenue by closing 2 significant deals, all via their own network.

It reinforced something I’ve seen throughout my career.

Recruitment fees are easy to measure.
Opportunity cost isn’t.

This isn’t about internal Talent Acquisition versus specialist recruiters.

The highest-performing organisations don’t choose one over the other.

They know when to leverage internal capability and when to bring in specialist expertise to accelerate commercial outcomes.

Great leaders don’t ask:

“What will this hire cost us?”

They ask:

“What is this vacancy costing us every single day?”

I’d love to hear your perspective.

At what point does the opportunity cost of an unfilled role outweigh the investment in finding the right person?

xtend recruitment connects top talent for and roles across the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through .

24/06/2026

“Home is not always the place you live. Sometimes it’s the place that lives within you.” 💙💛

Tomorrow I return to Ukraine.

A country I left as a young girl, but one that has never left me.

The journey home is long, but that isn’t what weighs on my mind.

What weighs on me is knowing that for millions of Ukrainians, the war continues. Families remain separated.

Communities continue to rebuild. Uncertainty is still part of everyday life.

Ukraine is not the easiest or safest place to travel to right now, yet family has a way of reminding us what truly matters.

This trip is a chance to spend time with loved ones, including my grandmother who turns 90 😢and to reconnect with the people, culture and resilience that shaped who I am.

Every visit leaves me with a deeper appreciation for peace, freedom and the opportunities we often take for granted.

My thoughts are with everyone whose lives have been impacted by war, conflict and displacement.

May peace come soon. 🇺🇦

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

26/05/2026

‼️ URGENT HIRING | NV1 / NV2 Cleared &

One of the world’s leading global consulting and transformation firms is rapidly scaling its secure cloud and capability across ANZ.

With major investment into sovereign cloud, AI and defence-aligned transformation programs, demand is growing quickly for engineers across:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Google Distributed Cloud (GDC)
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) / Anthos
• Vertex AI / Gemini
• Terraform / DevSecOps
• Secure cloud & regulated environments

Opportunities available across junior, mid-level and senior engineering positions.

If you currently hold NV1 or NV2 clearance and have experience across Google Cloud or AWS, please send your CV to [email protected]

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

16/05/2026

‼️ & Jobs NOW HIRING , ,

xtend recruitment is hiring for one of the world’s leading tech consulting organisations, scaling their Google Cloud and AI practice across ANZ.

And they’re moving fast, open roles:

✔️ Google Cloud Practitioners
✔️ GCP Engineers & Developers
✔️ AI Engineers
✔️ Cloud & Data Architects
✔️ Agentic AI Specialists

Why this moment matters:

• Enterprise AI transformation is here , not coming. Organisations are deploying Gemini & Vertex AI at scale right now.
• Multi-agent AI systems are reshaping automation. The teams building these earn equity, autonomy, and genuine seniority.
• Government + Fortune 500 contracts across ANZ = job security and impact that matters.
• Google Cloud adoption is accelerating. If you know GCP, you know your value.
• Real career progression. These aren’t contract roles—they’re career moves

Looking for:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise
• Vertex AI / Gemini hands-on experience
• Cloud-native or ML engineering chops
• Enterprise delivery or large-scale consulting background
• Modern data platform knowledge

I’ll be in Sydney the week of May 25th conducting interviews.

If you’re in the market or know someone who should be, let’s grab coffee and talk about what’s next.

Reach out. 📩[email protected]

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry. Passionate about driving innovation through , and

27/02/2026

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15/02/2026

I’m honoured to be recognised #55 in the Top 100 Recruitment Leaders across Australia & NZ, and Ranked 5th within the Silver League, as part of the 2026 cohort.

For context, the Top 100 is divided into performance tiers and being ranked Top 5 within my league is something I’m genuinely proud of.

HOXO doesn’t just measure billings.
It evaluates impact, influence, brand presence and contribution to the recruitment industry.

Which makes this recognition even more meaningful.

Recruitment has never been an individual sport.

Behind every placement, every retained search, every growth mandate are:

• Clients who trust us with critical hires
• Candidates who take bold career moves
• A high-performing team delivering behind the scenes
• A broader ANZ tech ecosystem that continues to collaborate and elevate

The past few years haven’t been simple.
To still be building, placing and strengthening partnerships through complex cycles is something I’m incredibly grateful for.

Thank you to everyone who has partnered with xtend recruitment, referred talent, challenged thinking and backed our vision.

Strong company to keep in this cohort.

And we keep building.

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

19/01/2026

Pleased to have been invited to contribute as a panellist at the Leadership Summit: in , & , presented by HCLTech ,organised by Business in Heels , with Cassandra Ashworth hosting as MC.

It’s a timely forum for honest leadership conversations across AI, cyber and technology, beyond titles and optics

Looking forward to contributing alongside a strong line-up, including voices from Infoblox and nbn® Australia .

📍 Sydney March 4, 2026

For those who’d like to join us in celebrating International Women’s Day, you can book via https://lnkd.in/gA4r6bHM

TICKETS will sell out fast 🙂

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

12/01/2026

‼️ Two candidates can walk into the same interview and experience completely different realities.

That’s the glass wall.

Same role. Same brief. Same hiring manager.
Same market conditions.

Yet one candidate leaves feeling alignment.
The other feels rejection before a decision is even made.

On paper, nothing changes.
But perspective changes everything.

Here’s what I see constantly in recruitment:

Candidate A enters the interview as a conversation.

They’re curious. Present. Responsive.
They speak to impact, not ego.
They contextualise rather than oversell.

The hiring manager feels it immediately.
Trust forms. The conversation flows.
Time stretches , in the right way.

Candidate B has the same CV strength and track record.

But they enter from judgement.
They defend. Over-explain. Rely on scripts.
They answer the question they prepared, not the one being asked.

Same room. Same people.
Different reality.

The difference isn’t confidence or capability.
It’s orientation.

One is tuned to contribution.
The other to self-protection.

And here’s the part rarely said out loud in hiring:

Decisions are often made before the final question not because of bias, but because one person is simply easier to imagine working alongside.

That’s the glass wall at work.

Clients often say, “They were all strong one just felt right.”

That feeling isn’t magic.
It’s resonance.

You don’t push through the glass wall by trying harder.

You move through it by changing how you relate to the moment.

The strongest candidates aren’t chasing roles.
They step into conversations assuming mutual fit.

And the best recruiters don’t just assess skills.
They help people change sides of the glass before the interview even begins.

So if a process keeps feeling opaque, frustrating, or stacked against you, it’s worth asking:

Are you actually blocked or standing inches away from a wall that isn’t solid at all?

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

19/12/2025

Somewhere between end-of-year emails, AI prompts and Christmas sugar… here we are🎄

Before we all properly switch off, I want to say a huge thank you.

To the who trusted xtend recruitment with important hires.

To the who were honest, patient, and brave through long processes.

To the people who checked in, referred others, shared insight, or simply showed up with kindness , it all mattered more than you probably realise.

To Kristoffer Steven Yu our Executive Research Consultant 👏 Thank you for the rigour and quiet excellence you bring to everything you do. Behind every strong shortlist is hours of thoughtful research and genuine care.

Yes, ChatGPT and AI have become part of everyday work this year.

They’ve helped us think, write, refine and move faster. Even create this photo 🙈

But what stood out most in 2025 wasn’t the tech, it was the quality of the conversations, the relationships, and the humans behind the screens.

So over the break:

• log off properly
• stop perfecting prompts
• eat the dessert
• laugh a little more than planned

Wishing everyone a safe, restful festive season and a bright, grounded start to the new year.

Thank you for being part of my world this year, I’m very grateful.

See you in 2026 🙌 it’ll be a big year ..

xtend recruitment connect top talent for , , , , , and roles within the industry.

Passionate about driving innovation through , and .

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Level 17, 31 Queen Street
South Melbourne, VIC
3000

Telephone

+61390698143

Website

http://www.xtendrecruitment.com.au/

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