Posts by recruitment@buildingenvirons.com.au

How Attractive Are You?  Attractiveness in recruitment is far more than skin deep. When I talk about being attractive in the recruitment process, I’m not referring to physical appearances or superficial traits. Instead, I’m talking about the broader concept of attractiveness in the recruitment world, which involves a three-way street: candidates, employers, and recruitment companies.…

As a recruiter, I often hear the same questions from ambitious professionals: “How do I make a more successful career?” “What do I need to do to get that promotion?” “How do I stand out from my peers?” Having thought about these questions and reflected on conversations I’ve had with business leaders and high achievers…

As we close the books on the 2023 financial year, it is time to reflect on the challenges and developments that have shaped Melbourne’s built environment. This year has been marked by a myriad of well-publicised issues—labour shortages, a housing crisis, planning challenges, government overspends, design/redesign delays, construction delays, Union hostility, wage growth, and of…

Labour shortages. Price hikes. Project delays. You’ve likely heard these phrases thrown around the media – and the job site – quite a bit. But what’s really challenging Victorian developers in 2024? We sat down with Illan Samuel, Managing Director at Samuel Property, to find out.   Squeezed like never before Victoria isn’t short of…

Think you need to make bold, sweeping changes to experience a career leap? Think again. It’s the clever mini-moves that can truly turbocharge your professional path. We’re talking smart, subtle tactics that create a solid platform for sustained success. Ready to get started? Here are five savvy strategies you can implement today to dramatically shift…

The long-awaited, $150 million Eden Project at Anglesea is one step closer to delivery after the initiation of design work. But local councillors remain sceptical that the project at the former Alcoa mine site will ever come to life. The project is a partnership between Alcoa and The Eden Project – a UK-based educational and…

Melbourne University’s Hawthorn campus will be replaced by 350 luxury apartments, following approval of the site’s development plan by state planning minister Sonya Kilkenny. The apartments will sit adjacent to a Big Housing Build project comprising 206 social housing and affordable housing apartments, which will be managed by Homes Victoria. The University of Melbourne originally…

Who said retail was dead? It’s certainly not in Rosebud, where Charter Hall has just sold Rosebud Plaza for $134.5 million. It follows a significant renovation of the facility, designed to develop a ‘sense of belonging,’ as well as enhance the retail offering to the local community. Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the shopping centre…

63 Exhibition Street is officially for sale again, after Salta relisted the 894 sq m property located in the heart of Melbourne. This will be Salta’s second attempt at selling the site. The family-owned company previously listed the property in 2020 for $90 million but eventually withdrew it from the market. Uniquely positioned with frontages…