Careers at MAYDAY | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane

At MAYDAY Recruitment Group, we’re on a mission to bring care back to recruitment. Since 2016, we’ve supported Australian and global businesses with tailored talent solutions that deliver exceptional results while prioritising people.

Our team blends deep expertise with a boutique, personalised approach, ensuring every client and candidate experience is handled with integrity and care. Recognised with 10 industry awards since 2018, MAYDAY proves that recruitment can be both high-performing and genuinely human.

Recruitment at MAYDAY is about both results and values – performance delivered with integrity, care and consistency.

We recognise and reward service excellence just as strongly as commercial outcomes. The way you support a candidate. The partnerships you build with clients. The moments where you go above and beyond because it’s the right thing to do. Those things matter here, and they’re visible.

You’ll work alongside people who share knowledge, networks and wins – competition is healthy, but collaboration always comes first. We grow together, celebrate together and push each other to be better together.

Most importantly, you’ll do more than succeed in recruitment.

You’ll advance your career with purpose, influence and staying power, in a business that recognises and supports recruiters beyond the metrics.

At MAYDAY, our mission is simple: bring the care factor back into recruitment.

In an industry that’s often rushed, transactional, and numbers-led, we choose to slow down enough to truly listen, understand and support the people we work with.

For us, care is action.

It’s the follow-up call long after a placement is made.
It’s the honesty when the easy answer would be quicker.
It’s taking the time to know someone’s story, not just their CV.

We believe recruitment should feel human.

Candidates should feel seen, heard and supported.

Clients should feel confident, informed and partnered with.

And our team should feel proud of the impact they make every day.

Our mission is to raise the standard of recruitment by showing that when you put people first, results naturally follow. Better experiences, stronger relationships and long-term success for everyone involved.

That’s the MAYDAY difference: care that shows up, builds trust and creates real change.

Not only one of MAYDAY’s co-founders, Kat leads our people and culture as HR Director, shaping the programs, processes and initiatives that help our team grow, succeed and thrive.

A champion of our “recruitment with care” philosophy, her work is all about our people: supporting their growth, celebrating their wins and creating an environment where everyone can do their best work.

Read more about her role, her approach to culture and what it’s like to build a career at MAYDAY. Or, get in touch to talk all things recruitment careers.

We believe your career should be clear, exciting and truly your own. From day one, you’ll know exactly what’s expected at each stage and how to progress, with transparent pathways, consistent standards and clarity around what great performance looks like.

Whether you’re drawn to deepening your craft in recruitment, stepping into people leadership or building long-term partnerships through strategic account management, you’ll have full visibility over the steps involved. Progression at MAYDAY is merit-based, with structured criteria and interview processes for leadership roles, ensuring the best person for the job always steps forward.

Our three defined pathways give you the structure to grow with confidence and the freedom to choose a direction that aligns with your strengths and ambitions.

Consulting

A Recruitment Consultant at MAYDAY connects talent with opportunity, guides people towards fulfilling careers, and empowers businesses to grow by matching the right individuals with the roles in which they can thrive.
People Management

At MAYDAY, a Manager of people will lead with vision to inspire teams to deliver exceptional service whilst building trusted partnerships. They will do all of this whilst ensuring they create a workplace where people want to, and can do their best work.
Account Management

Account Management at MAYDAY is about building strategic client relationships. It’s about helping customers anticipate and plan for future workforce needs and then driving organisational success by aligning top talent with these long-term business goals.

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Meet Sammy: From Senior Consultant to Account Director

November 28, 2025

Sammy joined MAYDAY in 2021 and has since built an impressive career journey, rising from Senior Recruitment Consultant to Team Leader of the Temporary Division, and now to Account Director. Her authentic, grounded and purpose-driven approach has helped her lead teams, deliver high-volume recruitment across multiple industries, and build long-lasting partnerships with clients and candidates alike. Below, she shares her career progression at MAYDAY, her leadership approach and insights into thriving in a people-first, high-performance culture.

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Meet Thierra: From Resourcer to Principal Consultant

November 28, 2025

Since joining MAYDAY in 2022 as a Resourcing Specialist, Thierra has built an impressive career trajectory. Within her first year, she progressed to Recruitment Consultant, and through her curiosity, commitment and people-first approach, she has since stepped into her current role as Principal Consultant. Below, she shares her journey, what’s helped her thrive at MAYDAY and her insights on opportunity, progression and growing a career you love.

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Meet Evie: From Associate to Recruitment Consultant in 11 Months

By Steve EZ • November 28, 2025

Just under 12 months ago, Evie joined MAYDAY as an Associate. In less than a year, her dedication, proactive approach and talent for building genuine connections with clients and candidates have earned her a promotion to Recruitment Consultant. In this interview, she shares her journey, what’s helped her grow so quickly at MAYDAY, and her insights on opportunity, progression and thriving in our culture. 1. Evie, tell us about your first role at MAYDAY - what was your starting point? My first role at MAYDAY was as an Associate, supporting our only Account Director at the time, and her desk was busy! A few weeks in, I was already sourcing and interviewing for large insurance volume campaigns and basically hit the ground running from day one. CAT season was in full swing, so there wasn’t much choice! For the next 10 months I learned everything from candidate management to the fundamentals of client service. It was the perfect foundation. 2. What initially drew you to MAYDAY? Honestly, the vibes! Everyone I met in the interview process was warm, friendly and genuine. The founders and leaders were great, and our CEO Jason was super encouraging. The interview itself felt more like a conversation rather than a formal interview. He later became my desk neighbour and supported me a lot… as well as making fun of my accent on a weekly basis! MAYDAY were also really interested in what would work for me role-wise. They didn’t just want to see if I could slot into a consultant role. They took the time to get to know me and figure out how I could best fit into MAYDAY, how they could support me, and where they saw potential. That’s how I got the Associate role supporting the Account Director.