Still Struggling to Hire? You Might Be Overlooking the Solution

If your business is still struggling to hire, you’re not alone. Despite slowing growth in some industries, employers across Australia are still facing major skills shortages—especially in roles that require experience, maturity and reliability. But here's the catch: the talent you’re looking for is often there. They’re just not applying.

At FlexCareers, we hear this every day from our network of highly skilled professionals who want to work—but only if flexibility is part of the deal. They’re parents, carers, people with disabilities, older Australians, and those returning to work after a break. What they all have in common is the need for roles that fit life, not the other way around.

Inflexible job design—like insisting on full-time, office-based roles—is locking employers out of entire talent pools. And it’s not just hurting hiring outcomes. It’s hurting your bottom line.

That’s where we come in.

FlexCareers helps employers design jobs that work—literally. Whether it’s through our FlexReady certification, which signals to candidates that your organisation is genuinely committed to flexible work, or our Return to Work programs that reconnect skilled professionals with meaningful careers, we help employers attract talent that others miss.

Our job is to make flexibility work for you—commercially and culturally.

In fact, many of our clients see improved hiring speed, lower attrition, and stronger employee engagement when they open up to flexible work options. And contrary to old assumptions, flexible work doesn’t mean lower productivity—it often means better results.

So if you’re still wondering where all the good candidates have gone, it might be time to ask: is it the job, or the way it’s designed?

Let’s redesign the way Australia works—together.