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The real estate recruitment platform is celebrating its first birthday.
Just over a year ago, Kylie Walsh and Anna Egri launched the app Recruit RE.
At the time, the co-founders had a bold and ambitious vision for the platform: to create the recruitment solution that “the industry is crying out for”.
Fourteen months on, a lot has changed for the company – including the onboarding of Rebecca Blair as operations manager – but one thing that Recruit RE stated has remained constant is the industry’s need for better staffing.
According to Recruit RE, “effective staffing and quality onboarding” is “a critical challenge that plagues the real estate industry”.
They cited a 2023 Macquarie Bank survey which found that 60 per cent of real estate agencies reported difficulties in finding and retaining staff, including a concerning 35 per cent turnover rate for property managers.
This is a dilemma that Blair feels confident Recruit RE can take steps to address. The operations manager stated: “Our app is not just [about] filling positions; it’s about creating lasting matches that understand the needs of businesses and the aspirations of job seekers.”
Recruit RE describes itself as an “online marketplace” for real estate employers and job seekers. Job seekers can create profiles with real estate-specific certificates and qualifications, including real estate licences and CPD certifications.
Co-founder Walsh also expressed positivity about the app’s reception this year and its future in years going forward.
“Our first year has shown significant promise in solving the industry’s recruitment concerns,” Walsh said.
She noted that the app’s identity verification capacities and partnership with OCR Labs provide a degree of difference from other recruitment and retention services.
“As Recruit RE moves into its second year, it aims to further refine its offerings, solidifying its position as the go-to recruitment platform in real estate,” the company said.
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