Make the world
your talent pool
Yakr's combined recruitment and migration process handles everything, bringing the best candidates in the world to your doorstep.
Connecting Australian Businesses with International Talent in 7 steps
Why go global?
Businesses are a reflection of their people. Gain an unmatched competitive edge through access to the best in the world, not just the best in town. Take the next step: go global.
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Why go Yakr?
Traditional international recruitment has meant a lot of work on the part of the employer. Yakr changes this, with a simple, straightforward process that takes the stress away and delivers quality, vetted candidates quickly.
THE YAKR APP - AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO MANAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT
Using our custom-designed app as part of your recruitment journey with Yakr means there’s never been an easier way to review, manage and hire premium international candidates.
How does Yakr make it simple?
Turnkey recruitment & visa service
We offer Australia’s only streamlined international recruitment and migration service for the Manufacturing, Mining and Automotive industries.
Our experienced migration team have assisted over 500 Australian businesses with their recruitment and migrant sponsorship needs.
Saving thousands in legal fees, we solve your skills shortage while slashing time, effort and stress from every element of the process and we do it all in-house.
Vetting & supporting
Our extensive due diligence process screens all candidates to stringently meet migration law standards, including extensive background checks to ensure visa eligibility and provide draft migration forms.
Through a detailed experience, work style, people skills and career objectives evaluation, we are able to bring the perfect match to your company who will come with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Our 5-year pipeline plan provides assistance with citizenship after 5 years of working for their employer in support of long-term relationships and mutual success.
We only put the best 1.5% of candidates in front of you
We don’t waste your time, and we take pride in matchmaking – a careful process of identifying the right cultural fit between applicant and company.
We listen to your candidates’ personal goals and lifestyle preferences, as well as their needs and wants in a job. Similarly, we get to know you as employers so we can make sure your workplace culture is the right fit for each and every candidate we present.
This attention to detail and care serves to ultimately maximise happiness, which enhances performance and increases retention – essential ingredients that allow your business to grow.
Yakr have successfully handled internal recruitment and immigration for over 500 Australian businesses
What our clients say
Yakr contacted us, they came around and thought they might be of assistance to us so we engaged with them and they were able to bring us some really high quality candidates.
Hiring through Yakr our businesses have now fully staffed which we haven't been since before covid.
Frequently asked questions
We offer a 3-month replacement guarantee. If the candidate isn’t a fit, we’ll replace them at no extra professional fees.
We recruit globally but primarily from regions like Eastern Africa (Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia), The Middle East, Canada, NZ, PNG, South America (Colombia, Brazil, Chile), and the UK.
We rigorously screen an average of 300 prospects globally for every role. Our process includes structured initial interviews, migration eligibility checks, and lengthy final interviews to ensure the candidate is the perfect fit for your needs. We also aim to provide a minimum of two demonstration videos per candidate, tailored to the skills you’re looking for, and we can arrange technical Q&A sessions, either written or via video. Every candidate comes with a why/intro video of themselves, any demo videos, a personal summary written up by us, a full detailed resume, and any certifications they have. Afterwards, you take full control of the recruitment process. We encourage your team to conduct your own assessments to further evaluate each candidate’s suitability. We step back during this stage to ensure you have complete autonomy, giving you the freedom to make independent decisions without our presence influencing your interview process.
From July 1, 2024, foreign workers on temporary skill shortage visas (482, 494, etc.) must be paid a base salary of at least $73,150 plus superannuation.
Certain roles require a skills assessment (Cert 3), depending on the role and the candidate’s country of origin. We aim to find candidates who do not need this, but it’s sometimes unavoidable for specialised roles. The assessment process starts when the candidate arrives in Australia and takes on average around 6-10 weeks (lining up with their 400 visa requirements, see below). It costs approximately $4,470, but usually this is something you would recoup back from the candidate as per the relocation procedure (see below).
Our exclusive app streamlines the visa process, making it easy and efficient for both candidates and your team. Candidates without an existing skills assessment or who come from a non-mandatory skills assessment country are processed directly for a 482 visa. If a skills assessment is required, they are assisted through the skills assessment process then are processed for a 482 visa.
We provide a full relocation procedure template that can be white-labelled by your company. This outlines the expected costs, which can be covered by the client or reimbursed by the candidate and all the additional contract clauses that we believe should be in there. Additionally, we equip every placed candidate with a tailored budget plan for living expenses based on the specific location they’re going to, along with a comprehensive relocation checklist (which you’ll also receive). This checklist covers everything they need to settle into life in Australia. We also provide other valuable resources that are unique to Yakr, ensuring a smooth transition for your new hires, along with, most importantly, our time. We are available to everyone we place every day to ensure if they have any questions we can answer them straight away.
While visa timelines can be unpredictable, our track record is strong. We recently completed a batch of 10 candidates for another client in 6 months, from the signing of the terms of business to the candidates’ arrival. Some candidates have arrived in as little as 50 days, though delays can occur due to issues like expired passports or police clearances. We’ll always keep you informed if there are any hold-ups.