Meet Laurie
A personal approach. Proven results.
I started Talent Match to recruit the way it should be done - properly, and in person. Not a database search and a stack of resumes, but a real conversation about what a business needs and who would thrive in it.
35 years and 2,000+ placements later, the method has not changed. Then I go and find that person - often someone who was not looking, and who would never have answered an ad.
I go and find that person - often someone who was not looking, and who would never have answered an ad.
Director
- 35+ Years experience
- 2,000+ Placements
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4.95
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Awarded for consistent hirer and candidate feedback
Top-tier out of a 1,300 recruiter global network
What we stand for
4 things we will not compromise on.
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Honesty first
If a brief is unrealistic or a candidate is not right, you will hear it from us early rather than late.
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Quality over volume
A tight shortlist of people who can genuinely do the job, not a long one that shifts the work back onto you.
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One point of contact
You deal with Laurie from the first briefing through to the first day, and well beyond it.
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The long view
We would rather place one person who stays five years than three who each stay six months.
Talent Match History.
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1991
Where It Started
Started out as a Consultant at Prime Candidates in Johannesburg, recruiting across a broad spread of industries and job types.
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1993
Senior Consultant
Stepped up to Senior Consultant at Quest Personnel, recruiting a wide variety of disciplines for clients across many industries.
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1995
17 Years in Sydney
Relocated to Sydney as Principal Consultant at McKenzie Consulting Australia, recruiting middle to executive management for SMEs, retailers, wholesale distributors and FMCG.
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2012
Head of Recruitment
General Manager at CCS Recruitment and Head of Recruitment at Social Media Temps, covering senior management alongside specialist digital and social roles.
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2013
Talent Match Founded
Launched Talent Match Recruitment in Sydney, built around matching capability, culture and long-term potential rather than filling seats.
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2020
NPA Worldwide
Joined NPA Worldwide, the largest global network of independent member-owned search firms - 550 locations and 1,300 recruiters across more than 40 countries.
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2022 & 2023
#1 Recruitment Agency in ANZ
Ranked the top NPA Worldwide firm in Australia and New Zealand in both 2022 and 2023, among around 75 ANZ firms.
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2025
Platinum Status
Reached Platinum status, held by around 4% of NPA recruiters who pass US$5m in cumulative network placements, and ranked second in ANZ - inside the top 25 firms worldwide.
Global reach
A boutique firm with a worldwide network.
Talent Match is a member of NPA Worldwide, a co-operative network of independent recruitment firms spanning six continents. It means a small Sydney consultancy can call on trusted partners almost anywhere.
Let's talk about who you
need next.
A conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies the brief more than another round of internal discussion will.