SustainHealth Highlights from Emerge 2025: Thriving Through Change
Our SustainHealth team attended the Emerge 2025 conference, hosted by APSCo Australia at NSW Parliament House. The conference brought together recruitment leaders, consultants, and industry experts for a full day of learning, discussion, and insight into the future of staffing.
With speakers like Westpac’s Sian Fenner, leadership expert Andrea Clarke, and Greg Savage, the event explored how recruitment is evolving in response to economic shifts, AI, and changing candidate expectations.
Key Themes That Emerged:
- Talent shortages and fewer job volumes remain a top concern for many.
- AI is growing, but only a small portion of the industry has adopted it—emphasizing the need to balance technology with human interaction.
- Building stronger client and candidate relationships, especially face-to-face, is more critical than ever.
- Adaptability stood out as a future skill—valued even more than IQ or EQ.
The atmosphere was dynamic, practical, and focused on real challenges recruiters face daily. From rethinking how we reward consultants to staying ahead of tech shifts, Emerge served as a timely reminder that success in recruitment lies not in resisting change, but embracing it—with strategy, humanity, and curiosity.
For our SustainHealth team, it was a valuable opportunity to reflect on how we can continue to deliver our mission of recruitment with heart.
Whether you’re a nurse, midwife, aged care professional looking for your next role, or clinician seeking a recruitment partner who understands the evolving landscape, we’re here to help.
Reach out to our team at info@sustainhr.com.au
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