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What’s a Replacement Guarantee and Why Does It Matter?

A clear, practical guide to how our replacement guarantee works, what’s covered, and why it gives you confidence and peace of mind when hiring with us.

Superannuation is Increasing to 12% – What It Means and Why It Matters

Australia’s superannuation guarantee rises to 12% in July 2025, boosting retirement savings and offering valuable tax benefits. As one of the world’s best systems, super helps reduce reliance on government pensions and supports the economy. Learn why this increase matters for your future in our latest blog.

Choosing the Right Programming Language in 2025

Explore the top programming languages of 2025, from Python and Rust to Go and TypeScript. What’s trending, why it matters, and how to choose the right one for your projects.

How to Break Into DevOps

Breaking into DevOps is achievable, whether you’re from a development or infrastructure background. By learning key tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and gaining hands-on experience, you can transition into one of tech’s most in-demand fields. Start small, stay curious, and keep building your skills.

The Role of FPGA’s in the Latest Tech Innovations

FPGAs are transforming tech innovation with their reprogrammable, high-speed capabilities. Powering AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and quantum computing, they enable real-time processing, adaptability, and efficiency—making them essential in a world where hardware must keep pace with software

Highest Paying Software Development Roles

Explore the highest paying software development roles in 2025, including Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer, ML/AI Engineer, and Blockchain Developer. Learn which tech stacks are in demand and how salaries vary by role, industry, and expertise.

Recruitment Trends in the Electronic Security Market

Australia’s electronic security market is booming, with skyrocketing demand for skilled CCTV, access control, and system integration technicians. A shortage of talent, rising salaries, and a shift toward permanent roles are reshaping recruitment strategies. As AI and cloud-based technologies take hold, businesses must invest in people to stay ahead.

Protecting Our Community from Recruitment Scams

Motion Recruitment’s branding and reputation have been misused by scammers to target unsuspecting individuals. We feel it’s important to address these issues and provide guidance on how to recognise and avoid falling victim to these scams

Our comprehensive 2024 Salary Guide is now available

Need to know what you’re worth? Or maybe you’re about to hire?
Check out the Motion Recruitment 2024 Salary Guide

10 lessons in 10 years

Motion Co-founder Christian Green shares his lessons from 10 years of building his own tech recruitment business

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2023 Trends and Fearless Predictions for 2024

What did we see in 2023 and what can we expect from the year ahead?

What to do before a final interview

Tips and tricks for nailing that final interview

Five Tips to Help Students Land Their First IT Graduate Jobs

Explore 5 simple steps to help you succeed not only in an IT graduate job, but in your career, too.

See ya, Bianca: “What I Learned At Motion”

At Motion, we love celebrating the wins. While saying farewell to Bianca Trpcevski, one of our favourite people and an amazing recruiter, is a hard pill to swallow, our time with her was definitely a win – we’re privileged to have been a bit of her professional and personal journey, and we’re incredibly excited about the role…

Farewell, Aimee: What I’ve Learned At Motion Recruitment

After four amazing years with Motion Recruitment, our colleague Aimee Nolan is setting sail for new challenges. IN her time at the business she’s been a key part of our company journey. Too often in recruitment, recruiters come and go without an appropriate acknowledgement of their contribution and growth, so we wanted to sit down…

Motion Recruitment Service List

Motion Recruitment is a full service IT recruitment firm. Our well trained and professional consultants are experts in their field providing high quality candidates in a timely fashion. But recruitment is much more than just a good CV. Below is a list of additional services we provide as part of our recruitment process.   Value…

Permanent Recruitment Pricing Models

Our client’s recruitment requirements are diverse and often fluid meaning our approach to pricing needs to keep pace. Motion is able to offer 3 specialist pricing models to ensure that we are able to best add value to our client’s permanent recruiting needs. Contingency Model Motion Recruitment is engaged to fill a given position and…

Candidate Search and Advertising Proposal

At Motion Recruitment our specialist IT Recruitment consultants utilise an exhaustive list of candidate sourcing techniques and advertising platforms ensuring confidence you have turned over every stone in your search for the best available candidate. Included in every recruitment process are the following: Advertising – An experienced consultant will be responsible for writing an accurate…

Interview with the Founder: Brian Hannaford

  Thinking about a career in recruitment? Ever wondered what it’s like on the front line of the IT industry? We sat down with Motion Recruitment founder Brian Hannaford to chat about placing jobs, balancing priorities and getting the most of the business. What do you love about recruitment? Recruitment allows you to manage your…

How To Get Noticed By Recruiters

  Feel like you’ve been looking for a job forever but you’re just not getting the calls? Why is it that some people are constantly being contacted by recruiters and others not? You have the same credentials, the same experience and you’re awesome, right?! Well, the game has changed. When we were at school we…