This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we are discussing employment in the Ag sector. Mark chats with John Boote, CEO of Drover Ag, specialists in Ag recruitment.

John has been involved in Agriculture his entire life working his way up through senior management roles. He'd always seen recruitment as a major issues in the Agricultural Industry.  To solve that problem, three years ago, he started Drover Ag. They now has over 1000 clients Australia-wide.

"Putting the right people in the right jobs is what keeps us going"

"Personality matching is the most important thing" John says. Sometimes it's not always about their qualifications or experience "We'll promote exceptional characters to roles where they may not have the desired skill set" Skills can be taught, a personality is hard to change.

Mark and John go through what makes a good employer AND a good employee.

John says that there's so many choices for employees now that employers have to make sure they're offering something above the usual. "Everyone in your neighbouring community are looking for the same person as you, to fill the same role."

"It's about inclusion, support and furthering skills" Not necessarily offering an extra $30k

John also says "It's your challenge as a business owner to accomodate an employee as they progress in their career... if the ladder stops within your operation you can't blame them if they want to keep climbing"

Mark and John also discuss what it takes to be a great employee and how to get the job of your dreams. Cover letters, research into businesses and prompt communication can go a long way.

If you would like to know more about Drover Ag you can visit their website below

www.droverag.com.au/

If you'd like to find out more about working for neXtgen Agri, visit the link below
thehub.nextgenagri.com/c/careers/

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