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Writing Compelling, on-brand Job Ads That Attract Top Talent
Helping our clients find the right talent for their businesses
Hiring in Melbourne can feel like searching for a unicorn. You post a job, wade through a sea of resumes, and still wonder, where are all the great people hiding? Whether you’re scaling fast, hiring your first employee, or trying to fill a role that’s tough to crack — it helps to have a recruitment partner who just gets it.
At Purple Playground, we’re not your average recruitment agency in Melbourne. We work closely with purpose-led businesses to help you attract and hire the right people — without the stress, guesswork, or time drain.
People-First Recruitment for Melbourne Businesses
We partner with Melbourne-based companies across industries—from growing eCommerce brands and health & beauty startups to operationally complex SMEs. Our approach to recruitment in Melbourne starts with understanding your business, your goals, and what success actually looks like in the role you’re hiring for.
Need end-to-end help or just a little support along the way? We tailor our approach to suit you.
Our Melbourne Recruitment Services
As Your Recruitment Consultant in Melbourne, We Help With:
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Onboarding Guidance to Help Your New Hire Succeed From Day One
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Outcome-based Role Design So Expectations Are Clear From the Start
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Salary Benchmarking and Hiring Insights Specific to the Melbourne Market
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Shortlisting, Screening, and Interviewing Candidates
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Offer, Negotiation, and Contract Support
We know every business and hire is unique, so our services are flexible and always fit-for-purpose.
Virtual Recruitment, Real Results
We’re a fully virtual Melbourne recruitment agency, which means no overheads, no delays — just fast, flexible, expert support.
Whether you’re based in Richmond, Collingwood, or working remotely from the Mornington Peninsula, we’ll help you find someone who fits both your role and your culture.
And because we’re also HR specialists, we’re not just thinking about today’s hire — we’re thinking about long-term fit, capability, and impact.
OUR PROCESS
How we do things
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Initial Chat
We get to know you, your business and your team so we can understand exactly who you’re after.
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Market Research
We learn the ins and outs of your industry and the advertised position, leaving no stone unturned in finding you the best talent.
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End-to-end
recruitment
We look after everything from advertising and resume screening to designing every stage of the interviews and post-qualifying practices.
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Onboarding
We’ll help with the job offer and negotiation, including pre-start date communication and post-employment processes.
Our Team
Recruitment Done Differently
We don’t just throw resumes at you. We ask smart questions, align on what matters, and only present people who genuinely fit. No “spray and pray” tactics here — just strategic, human-centred recruitment that gets results.
Hiring through us feels different because it is. We focus on:
- Clarity over chaos
- Culture and capability over checkbox skills
- Relationships over transactions
Our Impact
Why Choose Purple Playground?
Because hiring should be exciting — not exhausting. As a boutique recruitment consultant in Melbourne, we bring the care and expertise of an internal people team, with the flexibility of an external partner.
Our recruitment services are built for fast-growing, innovative businesses who care about building teams that last.
If you’re growing your Melbourne team and ready to get recruitment right — let’s do it together.
Don't just take our word for it
Everything you want to know
Our experienced recruitment team have a diverse recruiting background and are always keen to tackle new roles. However, we have bucket-loads of experience in professional, technical and sales-focused roles, as that’s what we’re most passionate about!
It’s not the size that matters…it’s who you need that counts. Any size, any Aussie location. When we go searching for your next team member, we believe in finding you the ideal blend of knowledge, experience and cultural fit.
We’ve made it simple to budget for your recruitment needs and depending on your needs we can either quote a percentage fee upon placement or a fixed fee and payment plans can be arranged upon request.
- We sure can. This is our preferred way of working and part of our standard process, we don’t charge an additional fee for head hunting, our aim to find you the perfect candidate and we leave no stone unturned in our quest!
We don’t just find you great candidates, we actually really care about them succeeding in their new role. We keep in contact with them throughout their onboarding phase and if either party believes they’re not a perfect match, we encourage you to reach out to us for support. This is where our HR team can also give you guidance on how to help them succeed and ensure you meet your Fair Work obligations before letting them go.
Ask us about our replacement guarantee.
Absolutely! Our team specialises in a range of HR services that help your business get where you want to go. Head over to our HR page to learn more about how we can support your business.
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