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So spending huge money to incur huge business disruption. We gave up. We even had other firms not uphold replacements of staff due to “sorry the person who made that undertaking no longer works here”. Really.

Then there is Steve and Paige from Oyster.

The cynical part of me probably was a little hard on Steve, I wanted to see them put their money where their mouth was about retention and they accepted the challenge and then some. Steve and Paige scoured the market, in a space not their primary focus and found not just one but two superb, contrasting recruits.

What impressed me most was Steve was not just trying to ram a random recruit down our throats, he would tell us to steer clear of 4 in every 5 people short listed after doing some due diligence on them. This is invaluable.

It’s evident though how much Steve cares about his clients, the staff he employs and the outcome, to the point where you can tell how much it grates every fibre of his existence if he can’t get a hold of an A+ prospect.

Forget the rest, just start with the best (and save yourself upwards of $80,000 in wasted fees). Give Steve a call today.
We can confidently recommend the services of Oyster People and in particular Steve to other businesses looking for top quality professionals. I do say to any business, be clear with what you want and give direct instruction so that they can deliver on your requirements.

Steve at Oyster People has done a great job finding staff for us. He is very professional and is a pleasure to do business with. All the staff he has referred to us have been fantastic. I would recommend Steve to any business looking for employees.

We have used Oyster People for many years now, for our Property Management recruitment throughout our 5 offices.

We have also found the work by Steve and Rik to be of high standard, and the qualification of applicants allows us to have confidence that we are not wasting our time with unnecessary interviews. We run a very large operation and do not have time to filter through resumes and applicants that do not meet our criteria. Oyster People only refer the top matches for what we are looking for, whether it be an administrator, Assistant PM, PM, Senior PM or Leasing Agent.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Oyster People.

My name is Ben Stockwell the Operations Manager for Ray White Investment Management Services Brisbane QLD. We as a business have been using Stephen and his team for a number of years and with great success. Oyster People have actively sought and secured a number of professionals for our business that have gone on to be an integral part of our business and our philosophy.

Oyster People and in particular Stephen listen to our requirements, understand our vision as a company and what we are looking for in a working professional before we even meet with a candidate. It is important to us that all prospective applicants understand our business model and the importance of customer service, loyalty, and hard work.

We can confidently recommend the services of Oyster People and in particular Stephen to other businesses looking for top quality professionals. I do say to any business, be clear with what you want and give direct instruction so that they can deliver on your requirements.

I utilised Steve at Oyster people to find myself a new position. I emailed him my resume and he contacted me back within 30 minutes of receiving it. I was looking for a unique role and explained my requirements to Steve. That afternoon he had arranged an interview for me and I was offered the job on the spot. Steve had listened to my requirements and found me a perfect fit, the first time. I was very impressed with the service.

I am now a client of Oyster people and use them to recruit for our agency. I am pleased to report that the last 2 candidates we employed were referred from Oyster people and I couldn’t be happy with their calibre of skill. They are exactly what I was looking for and Steve delivered again.

I would have no hesitation recommending Steve and his team.

I initially was introduced to Stephen by receiving his newsletters via email advising of the potential candidates in our area looking for employment. Over the years, I had gone through the motions of advertising on Seek.com, in the local paper, Facebook property management member pages and the like and I can honestly say that I have only ever found one staff member through these channels who is still employed by me today. The rest of it was basically a waste of time and brought me people who were the wrong fit for our agency.

Given that we are small independent boutique agency, the cost to source a valuable employee was always on our mind and this played a large part in us never using the services of an employment agency – until now…

Stephen has been an absolute gem to deal with. He received a pro forma of the type of person that we were looking for and he started working on it immediately. Within approximately 24 hours, he had 2 candidates for us with more to follow but I am happy to say that candidate number 2 was the right choice for us. We are only 1 month into that employment but I couldn’t be happier, both with the choice of staff member and with Stephen’s desire to get the job done quickly for us but with the right person. His continual follow up has won us over.

Don’t change a thing that you are doing Stephen!!! And, thank you.

Jasmine from Oyster people was proactive from the outset keeping us abreast of candidates that may have been suitable to our business by way of proximity of residence and relevant industry experience even when we when were not in need of staff which was fantastic to know we were always on her radar. She knows and understands the industry herself which reassured us that she understood our business needs. During the time we spent searching and interviewing to find a suitable candidate, Jasmine kept us thoroughly up to date and informed, communicating regularly and I felt confident throughout the entire process. Coming from an industry (Real estate) that can be difficult to find suitable staff, especially as a small business, Jasmine was able to deliver. We highly recommend Jasmine and Oyster People for such efficiency and professionalism with such a friendly and likeable manner.

Jasmine was a please to deal with. I initially hesitated using a recruitment agency but Jasmine made the whole process very easy. She followed me up all the time and let me know what was happening. Best of all she didn’t waste my time with candidates. They all met my requirements.