Gaynor Lowndes
With
20 years of extensive experience as a top-billing consultant
in both Australia and the UK, Gaynor Lowndes has a first-rate
understanding of the recruitment industry and it’s
challenges. Her strengths lie in her passion, tenacity
and her commitment to providing beneficial and innovative
solutions.
Commencing her career with a large multi-national firm,
specialising in the recruitment of accounting staff, Gaynor
quickly climbed the ranks from consultant to senior consultant
to branch manager. She then worked in the UK for the parent
company for 4 years as senior consultant and business development
manager, consistently outperforming her peers, and developing
a standing as one of the top billers in the highly competitive
UK industry.
Returning to Australia in 1993, Gaynor set up an Accounting
Division for a large national firm. After a highly successful
tenure as a training and professional development specialist
with the National Institute of Accountants, Gaynor began
developing and delivering training programs on sales techniques
and the recruitment process.
In April 2001, Gaynor set up The Recruitment Training
Company in response to a desperate need for training and
professional development within the industry, which she
had observed in her time as a manager. Since its inception,
TRTC has trained hundreds of recruiters throughout Australia
and NZ, and has been hailed as the definitive provider
of training solutions to the recruitment industry.
In July 2004, Gaynor published her first book, “The
Art of Recruitment,” which is quickly becoming the
recruiters bible within Australia, NZ and the UK. As well
as training, Gaynor consults to recruitment businesses
on a regular basis which allows her the opportunity to
keep up to date with the market.
In 2007, Gaynor set up The Factory, a Sydney-based training
agency which has been hailed as the ultimate solution to
the desperate shortage of well-trained, quality consultants
in the industry. Gaynor and her hand-picked team of industry
veterans provide aspiring consultants with 12 weeks of
both interactive seminars and on-the-job learning, and
guarantee these consultants full agency placement upon
graduation, creating a win-win for both individuals wishing
to join the industry, and agencies who are looking for
quality consultants.
Gaynor believes her calling in the recruitment industry
goes further than her role as a trainer. “Both The
Factory and The Recruitment Training Company are about
inspiring and encouraging the professionals within our
industry to be the best that they can be,” she says.
I see the skills development and training we offer as essential ‘tools’ to
help us fulfill this greater purpose.”
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