Company History
Established in 1979, Hamilton James & Bruce has built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading recruitment advice and consulting companies.
Having commenced as an Accounting and Banking & Finance recruitment consultancy, Hamilton James & Bruce has grown organically and through acquisition and now delivers its services through the following ten specialisation areas:
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The year 2000 was an important year for Hamilton James & Bruce, with several significant events taking place:
- Hamilton James & Bruce listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (code HJB)
- Hamilton James & Bruce acquired Priority Personnel
- Markham - Hamilton James & Bruce’s close affiliate in the Accounting, Banking & Finance and Business Support space - became part of the newly listed public company
In 2002, Hamilton James & Bruce acquired two businesses: OCG Consulting, located in New Zealand, and Bowden Computer Placements, a Brisbane-based IT recruitment consultancy.
Markham was rebranded as Hamilton James & Bruce during the same year.
In 2003, Priority Personnel was rebranded as HJB Priority and continued to specialise in operational and support roles in the Accounting and Banking & Finance industries.
Hamilton James & Bruce introduced a rebrand in October 2005. The rebrand introduced new brand visuals and a new tag line – WE KNOW PEOPLE. At this time, HJB Priority also became the Business Support division nationally within Hamilton James & Bruce.
In late 2005, Hamilton James & Bruce sold OCG Consulting, however, the parent company still retains a 25% interest in the business.
Hamilton James & Bruce acquired the IT Resources Group in October 2006. IT Resources Group is based in Melbourne and provides specialist IT recruitment services looking to secure the best permanent, contract, temporary and executive IT people.
In January 2007, Bowden Computer Placements was rebranded as HJB Bowdens. HJB Bowdens is widely recognised as Queensland's leading specialist in IT contracting recruitment for Queensland State and Local Government agencies.
HJB Provincial Personnel, a Gold-Coast based recruitment company, became a member of the Hamilton James & Bruce Group in March 2007. HJB Provincial Personnel recruits permanent, temporary and contract staff for clients in the Gold Coast/Northern NSW region, and specialises in staffing international resorts throughout Australia and overseas.