Welcome to Dixon Appointments

Servicing Victoria's leading organisations, Dixon Appointments supplies Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services with an evidence-based, best practice approach. Successfully recruiting across a diverse range of positions including education, public, private and commercial business sectors, Dixon Appointments has become known for our personalised, flexible approach and long-serving, skilled Recruiters.

Temporary & Permanent Recruitment Agency

Dixon Appointments is a leading supplier of temporary and permanent recruitment services to Victoria's most well-known organisations across business support, management, administration, projects, human resources, IT, finance, accounting, marketing and communications talent.

Established in 1998, we pride ourselves on our reputation as a recruitment agency that truly partners with our clients and candidates and strives for excellence, every time. We are known for our professional, service oriented approach and a history of facilitating successful outcomes across commercial and public sector organisations, leading educational institutions and various not-for-profit/charity organisations.

Looking for skilled candidates? Please take the opportunity to speak with one of our professional recruiters to discuss solutions to your talent needs. Or, if you are a candidate looking for your next career opportunity or some casual work, please contact us. You will enjoy the experience - check out our verified third party reviews on Google!

Specialties

Education Recruitment, Commercial Recruitment, Not for Profit Recruitment, Victorian State Government Recruitment, Local Government, Federal Government, Public Sector Recruitment, Temporary Recruitment, Permanent Recruitment.

Temporary and Contract Recruitment

Dixon Appointments employs hundreds of temporary staff for leading organisations throughout Victoria. Urgent or same day commencements for when you have last minute resource needs, assisting while staff are on leave, specialist project based staff, interim management candidates or just assisting with an administrative overload, Dixon Appointments' Temporary Recruitment Specialists can assist you to find just the right fit. Contact Us

  • Urgent same day commencements
  • Ranging from 1 day to 12 months +
  • Annual or Personal Leave coverage
  • Professional interim placements
  • Interim Management placements
  • Specialised project-based positions
  • Enrolment period assistance
  • Year-end assistance
  • Assistance with administrative overload
  • Temporary to permanent placements

Permanent Recruitment Services

Dixon Appointments’ structured approach to Permanent Recruitment has proven effective over many years. We design unique recruitment strategies with our clients, establishing timelines and commencement dates. Competency and evidence-based behavioural recruitment practices teamed with a personalised approach sets us apart from the others. Our placements are all backed by a comprehensive placement guarantee, which means you can rest assured of a successful outcome. If you are looking for the needle in the haystack or just don’t have time to search while you get on with your core business, Dixon Appointments can make it easy for you to find the best people. Contact Us

  • Comprehensive job analysis
  • Recruitment matrix design
  • Evidence-based practices
  • Structured, behavioral interviews
  • Skills testing
  • Placement guarantees
  • Personality and psychometric testing
  • Extensive networks
  • Temporary-to-Permanent placements
  • Extensive background verification

Fast5 Shortlisting Service

High volume of applicants? Understaffed? Let Dixon Appointments take the screening and shortlisting component off your hands and enjoy the ease our Fast 5 Shortlisting Service offers. We design the assessment criteria with you, receive and screen every application, conduct a behavioral assessment and shortlist the top applicants for you. You then choose to interview one or all of the applicants and take over the reins from there. Employ one or all of the shortlist, no additional fees apply. Perfect for organisations on a budget or experiencing high volume applications! Find out more

  • Top 5 applicants shortlisted to you
  • Assessment ratings provided for each criteria
  • Turnaround time between 3-5 days
  • Highly cost effective
  • Single fee regardless of who you employ
  • Complement with add ons like reference checking
  • Structured, behavioral assessment
  • Manage recruitment costs
  • Let us do the grunt work
  • You control interviews and job offer negotiation

Master Vendor Service - Subcontractor management

Successfully executed for over 20 years, Dixon Appointments' Master Vendor Service streamlines all your suppliers under one umbrella and offers complete compliance, total transparency and comprehensive reporting for all your recruitment providers. A single invoice for dozens of specialist providers means maximum flexibility and access to a diverse workforce while minimising the time, administrative burden and compliance risks across the board. Our Master Vendor model can be tailored to suit your business needs, call us to talk through options for your desired outcomes. Contact Us

  • Streamlined, consolidated invoicing
  • Comprehensive reporting
  • Flexible model to suit your business needs
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Complete transparency
  • Ultimate control to manage costs
  • Reduced administrative burden
  • Increase business efficiencies
  • Spend more time focusing on core business
  • Highly experienced team

Payroll Service / Pass Through Service

Headcount issues? Contractor compliance challenges? Casual employment a nightmare for your payroll systems? Sounds like you might benefit from our Payroll Service. This offers a simple employment solution when you already know someone you would like to employ but are unable to engage them directly. Just provide us with the contact details of the person, we can negotiate a pay rate that works for your budget, employ them under a casual arrangement on your behalf and on-hire them to you. We'll send you an invoice for weekly hours worked which is inclusive of all the employment liabilities including hourly pay rate, superannuation and insurances and we remit payroll tax, superannuation and income tax on your behalf. Contact Us

  • Mitigate risk and ensure legal compliance
  • Simple onboarding process - same day
  • Minimise your head count
  • Reduce payroll and HR burden
  • Total transparency of your casual workforce
  • Comprehensive reporting available
  • On-site inductions and registrations
  • Flexible invoicing options
  • Perfect for project or purchase order costings
  • We manage all employment obligations