‘Change is never easy’. Today’s episode is on Recruiting, and this quote underpins the challenges we all face when transitioning into the ADF workforce. Meaningful change takes time, patience and commitment to achieve.

Recruitment is a ‘human-to-human endeavour’. While there are systems in place to support it, it boils down to a real person talking to a prospective recruit, making them feel valued and want to join. It is about our ability to connect with people.

The main goal for recruiters is to determine how soon someone wants to achieve their goal of joining the defence force and then ask them a line of questions which helps us determine their interests. Many people apply to be a combat engineer, or an artillery operator, but there are not that many of those roles available. Our job is to find them a role which is a good fit and aligns with their interests, so that they can achieve their primary goal of joining Army.

Our guest this episode - LTCOL Trevor Watson, Deputy Director of Recruiting Delivery joins us to help de-mystify how the Army’s recruiting system works.

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