The Most Common Fears About Contracting, and How to Kick Them to the Curb
Updated for 2025: Defence workforce insights and trendsContracting plays a critical role in Australian defence industry, supporting major Defence projects, AUKUS initiatives, and national security...
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How to Conduct a Video Interview
This blog has been updated in 2025 to reflect more recent trends. Video interviewing really wasn’t a thing before 2020. However, the pandemic taught us that sometimes it’s OK to do things differen...
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Highest workforce demand in years; location and sector growth explained
Kinexus’ 2023 Hiring Intentions report reveals insights into the hiring demands of defence industry. Around 80% of defence industry employers were surveyed, and huge growth is predicted. In the ne...
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A Spotlight on the Aerospace Engineering Talent Pool
With the amount of defence projects coming downrange, it is crucial to understand what the candidate market looks like for you to best prepare your hiring strategy. We dissect the aeronautical/aero...
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A Spotlight on the Electrical Engineering Talent Pool
With the amount of Defence projects coming downrange, it is crucial to understand what the candidate market looks like for you to best prepare your hiring strategy. We dissect the Electrical Engine...
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How is Defence Industry Feeling about COVID-19?
As a part of our annual Salary Survey we asked respondents how the COVID-19 crisis has affected them. We had over 800 responses, which we have summarised below, with a couple of notable observati...
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COVID-19: Keep Calm and Hire On
A message to Australia's defence industry community – from 1.5 metres away We have been speaking to many employers, candidates and contractors over the last few days and thought that we wou...
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Invest For Success; Why A Professional Development Program is Vital, And How to Build One
Professional development. If your organisation doesn’t already have a robust program, then this blog is one to keep reading. The positive impacts are far reaching: more engaged employees, better re...
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Swiping Right on Your Career: How Job Hoppers Are the Tinder Generation of the Workforce
Disclaimer: This article is not about being “single and ready to mingle” but about workforce trends and changes in the Australian Defence Industry. If that’s not what you were expecting, we’re sorr...
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What is Better For You: An SME or Large-Scale Company?
Kinexus' consultants are truly experts in their fields. This week, our own Tom Butters shares his thoughts on choosing between working for small-medium or large-scale employer. As a Naval Consul...
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What Are The Biggest Challenges as An ILS Manager?
Kinexus chats with Amanda Lam, ACT Operations Manager at Jacobs Australia Amanda is an Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) practitioner with 15 years’ experience in varying logistic roles, includi...
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How to Successfully Negotiate a Pay Rise
In the defence forces, remuneration is standardised with a 6% increase over a 3-year period. Which is about 2% each year and in line with increases to the national Average Weekly Earnings. In th...
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Moving into Defence from an Adjacent Industry
The Defence Industry has traditionally been notoriously difficult to break into. Some of the red tape involved is justified, the rest is up for discussion another day. Companies are facing th...
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What are the Differences Between Military and Business Leadership?
Being a leader in the business world vastly differs from being a leader in the military. After I left the Navy, I built a career in leadership. I have led multiple sales teams to success and rec...
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3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Transitioning into The Civilian Workforce
After 20 years of US Navy service in the Submarine Force as an Electrician, including four different submarines, two tours as a recruiter and 12 deployments; in January of 2018, I retired. There...
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10 Tips for Interviewing for a Role in Defence Industry
Job interviews are one of the most important stages of any job application process. Interviews help a prospective employer build their knowledge of you and get a sense of whether you are a good ...
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How to Translate Your ADF Experience into Civvy Street
More has been written on the transition of ex-service men and women out of uniform and into Defence Industry (or civvy street) than you can poke a stick at. Recruiters, hiring managers and individ...
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How to Work Out if a Fixed Term Contract is for You
Fixed-term contracts continue to play a vital role in the employment landscape. They offer significant benefits for both individuals and organisations, providing a flexible yet secure employment ar...
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What to Consider Before Applying for a Role Interstate
Before applying for that great interstate role you saw advertised or expressing your interest in a project located on the other side of Australia, there are a few things you should consider first. ...
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4 Vital Interview Tips for Defence Industry
There is a lot of information out there on how to do well in interviews, from preparation tips, to how to answer common interview questions; but defence industry is a complex beast with its own req...
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How to Maximise LinkedIn to Find Work in Defence Industry: Dos and Don'ts
Updated November 2024LinkedIn is the go-to platform for networking professionals. With over one billion members, 61 million people use LinkedIn to search for jobs every week. The Australian defence...
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How to prepare for an interview in Defence Industry
Congratulations! You have secured yourself an interview for a position within Defence Industry. So, what now? Now you need to prepare. Here we have covered two of the most important steps in pre...
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How to choose your next employer in today's thriving defence market
This blog has been updated to reflect the latest 2025 trends.When looking for a new employer, it’s good to give yourself a few options to choose from. It’s good sense to apply for multiple jobs ...
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The Importance of Not Burning Bridges in the Defence Industry
Navigating Professional Relationships and Career Growth in DefenceThe Australian Defence Industry is evolving significantly, driven by changes such as the 2024/2025 budget and the AUKUS agreement...
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Soft Skills That Make You Successful in Defence Industry Roles
Since leaving the Army 15 years ago, there are a few things I’ve learnt about the soft skills needed and desired in the commercial defence space. A life in defence and a life in industry can be two...
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Which to Choose - Pty, PAYG or Management Company?
You may have entered the world of contracting as it offers more flexible working arrangements, the opportunity to work on differing roles or a chance to travel and work in various locations, but ar...
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How Much Should you be Getting Paid?
Whether you’re at that crunch point with a new employer or sitting pretty with a current employer, we often need to ask ourselves the question – How much should I be getting paid? What am I actuall...
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