Canberra's labour market is experiencing a significant shift as public service redundancies, consulting cutbacks and the first real wave of automation-driven job hunting collide, with recruiters warning of a crowded field for only a narrow band of specialist roles.
CBR Recruitment managing director Adam Kowalski said it was an interesting time in the Canberra job market, with clear changes in how agencies are hiring.
Mr Kowalski said agencies that had previously relied on large numbers of contract staff with more generic skills were now tending to bring in smaller numbers of people with more specialised skills.
