Bluefin Resources, has ranked 23rd on BRW's prestigious Best Places to Work list 2011, a catalogue of the 50 best employers nationally. The BRW Best Places to Work Awards are widely acclaimed in Australia. Based on one of the world's most comprehensive studies of workplace culture, The Great Place to Work Institute Australia, the quality of this year's BRW Top 50 Best Places to Work was higher than ever. It was these businesses who broke out from the rest of the pack during challenging times to retain a loyal, happy and engaged workforce. Bluefin Resources was founded in 2003 by James Hone, offering staffing recruitment solutions in the specialist Technology, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Marketing, Market Research, Investment & Wealth Management, Consumer & Commercial Lending and Project Services markets. Mr Hone brought his significant consulting experience earned from one of the top six recruitment agencies worldwide, and embarked on building his own company. He named Bluefin Resources after his lifelong passion for fishing and likens the skill and dedication to catching an elusive 'Bluefin' out at sea to the same perseverance required sourcing the best candidates from the talent pool. Mr Hone started the business from a home-based office with two employees and today has over 45 employees with a head-office in Sydney's CBD. Bluefin Resources makes the Best Places to Work list for a second year in a row. "Our place for a second time in BRW's Top 50 places to work solidifies that what we do works for our people and our clients. Bluefin Resources espouses a fun working environment with a work/life balance and no tie policy. The business focus is on quality rather than quantity," Mr Hone said. He adds that treating people (staff, suppliers, clients and candidates) the way you would want to be treated is critical in creating a great place to work and reflects in one of Bluefin's 5 values - We are Equal. Bluefin Resources has just spent the last 12 months recruiting several experienced specialists to expand its office in Sydney, open new offices in Melbourne and Singapore, increase its specialist markets and focus on a new recruitment model. "Bluefin has re-engineered its recruitment process including a review of its specialist candidate database which will benefit clients from faster response time, better quality candidates and access to up-to-date salary information. "Already as a market leader in the sectors we operate, this new process will increase Bluefin's market share and elevate our level of service to both clients and candidates," Mr Hone said.

Bluefin Resources has launched into Asia Pacific specialising in the areas of Risk Management, Data Analytics, Project Services and Technology. "These are very exciting times for Bluefin as we continue to grow our business" said James Hone, Director. "Servicing the Banking and Financial Services sector is core strength of Bluefin in Australia and servicing the broader Asia Pacific market was a natural progression" he said. Bluefin Resources currently has a number of large financial services companies as clients and also intends to diversify its' offerings into other sectors within Asia. Bluefin Resources was founded in 2003 by James Hone, offering staffing recruitment solutions in the specialist Technology, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Marketing, Market Research, Investment & Wealth Management, Consumer & Commercial Lending and Project Services markets. It understands the complexity of these markets and applies a creative and dynamic approach to its business, offering permanent and contract recruitment services to some of the fastest growing and most exciting sectors in the Australian and now Asian marketplace. For more information please contact Bluefin Resources, 14 Robinson Road #13-00, Far East Finance Building, Singapore 048545. Switchboard: +65 6494 9115. Fax: +65 3125 7235.

Bluefin Resources has expanded their Melbourne headcount this month, taking on two key hires reporting to Ming Cheung, Divisional Manager, Technology and Project Services Recruitment Melbourne. Steve Leigh will specialise in IT Sales. Steve has 14 years IT Sales experience working with some of Europe's largest vendors, consultancies and international outsourcing companies. Luke Lavery will specialise in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing recruitment, contract and permanent. Luke has 4.5 years recruitment experience and was hired due to his networking approach working exclusively with some of the world's largest international firms. "With growth driven by our clients demand, these are exciting times in Melbourne" said Duncan Amos, Divisional Director of Technology and Project Services, Australia and Asia. "Hiring great consultants such as Luke and Steve who can immediately work with Bluefin's clients, have the specialist background we seek to match Bluefin's core values. These are the key ingredients for success" he said. Bluefin Resources was founded in 2003 by James Hone, offering staffing recruitment solutions in the specialist Technology, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Marketing, Market Research, Investment & Wealth Management, Banking and Finance and Project Services markets. It understands the complexity of these markets and applies a creative and dynamic approach to its business, offering permanent and contract recruitment services to some of the fastest growing and most exciting sectors in the Australian and now Asian marketplace. For more information please contact Ming at Bluefin Resources, Lvl 2, 520 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Tel: +613 8330 5001. Fax: +612 9241 5982.

Bluefin Resources' rapid growth over the past 18 months has resulted in the employment of two experienced senior managers who have previously worked for the global recruitment company Hudson. Kelly Murphy joins Bluefin Resources as Commercial & Compliance Manager following 10 years experience working with Hudson as Quality Manager for Asia Pac, then Business Improvement Manager and finally Procurement Manager. Vittoria Borazio joins Bluefin Resources in the new Executive position of General Manager. Vittoria brings more than 3 years recruitment experience having worked for Hudson from 2003 to 2006 as Chief Financial and then Chief Operating Officer for Australasia. Vittoria brings exceptional business and financial experience to Bluefin from both diverse and global organisations and will be assisting the company's strategy to expand further within Australia and into Asia. "Having doubled the size of Bluefin in the last 12 months, these skills are essential to support our long term growth strategy within Australia and Asia. These are exciting times for Bluefin and more appointments will be announced as we continue to implement our growth strategies" said James Hone, Director. Bluefin Resources was founded in 2003 by James Hone, offering staffing recruitment solutions in the specialist Technology, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Marketing, Market Research, Investment & Wealth Management, Consumer & Commercial Lending and Project Services markets. It understands the complexity of these markets and applies a creative and dynamic approach to its business, offering permanent and contract recruitment services to some of the fastest growing and most exciting sectors in the Australian and now Asian marketplace. To enquire about working for Bluefin Resources please contact James Hone on +61 2 9270 2669.

Bluefin Resources was ranked 29th place in the 2010 BRW Best Places to Work survey - the highest ranked recruitment company in Australia. BRW's Top 50 Great Places to Work list was based on research conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute, Australia which surveyed more than 15,000 employees. The magazine said there was a common theme at all the Top 50 companies - perks. "It's not just the perks that make the difference" to employees, said Sean Aylmer, editor -in-chief of BRW, although a number of the employers offered benefits as wide ranging as free iPods, free donuts, or subsidies on further education. "The top quality is the transparency and the trust factors," he said. The list includes a mix of large and small companies. 29 local companies made the list while 19 were Australian branches of multinational companies. Companies are appraised by their own employees and the survey audits company culture and the sense of trust that employees have for their employer, measuring such qualities as company policy, procedures, credibility and fairness. Bluefin Resources was founded in 2003 by James Hone, offering staffing recruitment solutions in the specialist Technology, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Marketing, Market Research, Investment & Wealth Management, Consumer & Commercial Lending and Project Services markets. It understands the complexity of these markets and applies a creative and dynamic approach to its business, offering permanent and contract recruitment services to some of the fastest growing and most exciting sectors in the Australian and now Asian marketplace. To enquire about working for Bluefin Resources please contact James Hone on +61 2 9270 2669. (quote from Sean Aylmer published by Chris Zappone, SMH, 29 April 2009)

Bluefin Resources has ranked the 23rd on BRW’s prestigious Best Places to Work list for 2011. We have achieved our goal of increasing our ranking from 29th in 2010.

Bluefin were ranked 29th in the 2010 BRW Best Places to Work survey. We were the highest ranked recruitment firm. This was a great acheivement and our aim is to increase our rank in next years survey.

Bluefin is pleased to announce our 63rd place ranking in BRW Magazine’s 2008 Fast 100, announced in the October 2008 issue. The Fast 100 is made up of companies with up to 200 staff and rankings are according to average annual turnover growth over 3 years.

Bluefin has been a quality certified company (to ISO 9001:2008 standards) since August 2007. After another successful external audit in August 2012, our certification has been confirmed by SAI Global. Bluefin’s comprehensive Quality Management System continues to provide the basis for a consistent and customer focused service.

Bluefin takes its obligations to act as a good corporate citizen seriously, and to this end works toward ongoing improvement in this regard. Bluefin’s successful participation in its client Westpac’s Sustainable Supply Chain Management program was recently profiled on Westpac’s website.

Environmental Performance
Bluefin’s initiatives toward improving its Environmental performance include its switch to using 75% Greenpower for all of its electricity usage. In addition, Bluefin also maintains a policy of purchasing paper that is a minimum 80% recycled. Paper is further reused within the office and where possible, other items such as toner cartridges are also recycled.



Social Performance
Bluefin believes that as a good corporate citizen, it should promote the interests of community and charity. Staff are encouraged and supported in their participation in charity events, such as the MS Gong ride, the RSPCA’s Happy Tails Day and Movember. In December 2010 Bluefin Resources decided to donate $1000 to Care Australia and $1000 to Can too Australia in place of purchasing corporate Christmas cards.

Health & Safety
Bluefin believes that the health and safety of its staff and contractors is a priority. All Bluefin staff have a full ergonomic assessment on commencement, conducted by specialist consultants. In addition, further advice and information is provided on an ongoing basis. Contractors are also provided with comprehensive guidelines for a safe working environment and procedures to follow in the event of a workplace incident.