Our Team
CIRCLE Recruitment & HR: Recruiting, Staffing, HR Consulting Agency, who are dedicated professionals providing client focused, quality, Recruitment & HR support with commitment, energy and highest ethical standards.
For over 20 years we have run our Temp Agency, staffing businesses in the Sutherland Shire, St George area, CBD, Western suburbs and North Shore.
In addition we are well known for our Not-For-Profit Recruitment, HR Advice and support. With NFP and NGO recruitment, we are one of the more specialised agencies also working in the Disability Sector.
If you are looking for Health workers, we can assist with Medical Centre Receptionists and back office Medical Staff as well as Allied Health Professionals and Therapists.
We are a well known Admin Recruitment Agency in Sydney, with our knowledge & experience in recruiting for Accounting and Finance Staff second to none. Whether you are looking for an Accounts Payable, Bookkeeper, Payroll Officer, Accounting Assistant or an Accountant, we can assist you to fully staff your Accounting & Finance Departments. Many of our client’s right across Sydney have worked with us since the beginning!
As we have specialised agencies in a variety of sectors, such as Engineering; we are able to offer both Recruitment and HR advise and support, whether you are looking to recruit Engineers in Australia, or wanting to find the right Project Manager, our agency can assist you.
If it is recruitment and staffing within the Arts, Digital Media or Marketing space, again, our specialised agency can assist you with Marketing & Digital recruitment.
Our Aged Care Sector will assist you with Recruitment for Aged Care Workers, in Sydney and interstate. Our Agency will work to find that right person, be it a Care Manger, RN or RAO – we know Aged Care!
What this all means for you, is that we are different to all the other Recruitment Agencies in Sydney; we are bigger, more experienced, have been around for over 20 years, and have specialised agency teams to assist you whatever industry you are in. Temp, Perm, Executive and of course the best HR Consultants in Sydney, to advise, support and be your outsourced HR department. Call us today to help you on your way!
The Executive Team
Kathryn MacMillan MHRM&IR, MRSCA CAHRI – CEO, Engineering, Disability & NFP Specialist
Kathryn MacMillan is the founder and Managing Director of CIRCLE Recruitment & HR. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations from Sydney University, is an Accredited Recruitment Professional with the Recruitment Consulting Services Association (MRCSA), and a certified professional member of Australian Human Resource Institute (CAHRI).
Ranked first at Sydney University 2017, in Management Consulting, first in 2018 in HRM and IR in Action, in 2019 Kathryn was the winner of the prestigious Kingsley Laffer Memorial Award for Industrial Relations from the University.
Her academic knowledge coupled with years of experience makes Kathryn a highly skilled and sought after HR & Recruitment professional. With more than 20 years of experience in recruiting and managing staff, she has an in-depth knowledge of many industries and their varied needs.
In addition to steering the ship, Kathryn also works hands on with a number of clients and has a specialisation in not-for-profit sector and working with Charities and NGO’s. As founder of the company she has seen it all and often assists the rest of the team with their own specialisations.
Additionally, she is a professional speaker on Human Resources, Employment, Managing and Motivating Teams, and Business Strategy. Her presentations draw on her vast experience in business as well as her specialist Recruitment and Human Resource knowledge. Able to present a wide range of tailored topics from staff recruitment, attraction, and retention to hints and tips for building business, Kathryn delivers inspiring and motivating presentations.
What we love about Kathryn: Lovingly called ‘The Kathrynator’ and ‘The Bomb’ by her clients; walking encyclopedia on all things HR & Recruitment; wicked sense of fun; creates a great culture; runs a tight ship and has been known to dance at parties; at work; in fact everywhere!
The Recruitment and Human Resource Team
Recruitment & HR Consultant
Sofia Nikitina
Sofia joined CIRCLE Recruitment & HR in 2021 and has quickly become a highly valued member of the team.
With previous experience as a Personal Assistant to the General Manager, a Training Department Administrator and a Project Assistant, Sofia then moved into Human Resources with a role as a HR Specialist within the construction industry.
Previously, Sofia also worked in a number of customer facing roles before being selected to join the CIRCLE team. She brings with her, highly organised, energetic and self-motivated skills, as well as an ability to work collaboratively across functions.
In her short time as part of the CIRCLE team, Sofia has been recognised individually by clients send us comments such as ‘I just wanted to let you know that today, at our centre managers meeting, every single centre manager expressed huge amounts of gratitude for all your hard work – saying you work so hard, are so professional and responsive. They wanted me to pass on an enormous thank you for everything you are doing’.
Sofia is degree qualified as well as holding a Cert IV in Human Resources.
What we love about Sofia: Her generosity of spirit and competitive nature: will always win in our team balloon volley ball and may collect the most eggs with the most speed in our egg hunt, but then leaves them for all the team to eat! Oh and her fabulous efficiency.
Human Resource Consultant
Elia Churiguera
Elia joined us here at CIRCLE Recruitment & HR in August of 2022 and is already proving to be a highly valuable member of our team.
Elia brings with her a Bachelor’s degree in Labour/Industrial Relations and a Diploma in Human Resource Management!
In addition to this, Elia holds over 5 years of experience within the Human Resources Industry, previously working as a Senior HR Advisor, where she was providing assistance and advice to both managers and employees.
She is experienced in dealing with a myriad of people problems, which is easily seen through her responsive and efficient manner, both in person and over the phone.
What Elia brings to the company her experience, a people-focused mindset, and amazing dedication to her work – we feel so lucky to have her as part of the CIRCLE team!
What we love about Elia: Her caring and helpful nature toward the team and clients, amazing sense of humour and down-to-earth personality, and a lovely accent to listen to!
Recruitment Consultant
Crystal Villanueva – Financial Services, Accounting and Arts, Media & Marketing
Crystal is an expert in placing candidates into Financial Services, Accounting and Arts, Media & Marketing roles.
She joins CIRCLE Recruitment & HR with a demonstrated history of working in the agency and internal recruitment for over 6 years. She is highly skilled in APAC and US end-to-end recruitment processes across various sectors, working with candidates to find the right job opportunity and helping clients find the right resource.
She is well-versed in the talent and skill shortage epidemic facing the recruitment industry today, and has the superior sourcing skills to fill client demand in an extremely tight market.
What we love about Crystal: Always finding great candidates for our clients, her funny and engaging personality – not to mention, her extensive expertise in Financial Services, Accounting and Arts, Media & Marketing roles.
Career Coach
Maria Cordi BSc (Psychology), MApplSc (Psychology of Coaching)
Maria holds a Bachelor of Science, with a Psychology major and a Master of Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching) from the University of Sydney. She has a background in Human Resources and Career Planning with Westpac, worked as a Training & Development Consultant with Psychological Assessments Australia, and spent some years working with CIRCLE Recruitment & HR.
Maria commenced in the role of Career Coach with CIRCLE Recruitment & HR in 2018.
Maria works with candidates that are looking to make a career change, require an updated Resume or need tips with their job search or interview skills.Maria also offers corporate services to our business clients in the areas of executive coaching and outplacement services.
What we love about Maria: Wonderful qualifications in coaching, making her a true Careers Coach; empathetic, superb listener and able to give great advice. One of the nicest people you will ever meet!
Is this you?
Have you always yearned to be a consultant?
Have exciting and varied work?
Experience different industries and sizes of organisations from few employees to many hundreds?
- Love Recruitment specifically?
- Or love HR more?
- Or both equally?
HR & Marketing Support
Abbey Dobson
Abbey joined CIRCLE Recruitment & HR in August of 2023, initially supporting our marketing team a couple times a week after school. It quickly became clear that Abbey is an exceptionally talented and fast learner, leading her to take on additional responsibilities supporting both the accounts and HR teams. Abbey has an impressive ability to excel at anything she is tasked with, earning her the well-deserved title of our “superstar”.
Having recently completed HSC, Abbey is now embarking on her university journey, pursuing a Business degree. We are thrilled to witness her continued growth and development as she hones her skills and builds a promising future.
She brings to CIRCLE, fresh eyes and ideas and an energetic and bright outlook!
What we love about Abbey: How quickly she catches on, her outgoing and friendly nature and her proactivity; OH, and how she arranges our virtual Secret Santa, and even proof checks each site!
The Finance Team
Chief Financial Officer
Ross MacMillan
Ross commenced with our team at CIRCLE Recruitment & HR in early September of 2023 as our Chief Financial Officer. He brings to CIRCLE, his experience from his impressive careers within the Financial Services industry, serving as a Chartered Accountant, Investment Banker, Stock Broker and Fund Manager Analyst.
Ross holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Systems) from the University of NSW and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Australia and New Zealand).
Ross has worked for some of the largest financial service organisations, including Mitsubishi Trust, Commonwealth Bank and Morningstar.
He does an excellent job of managing all financial activities of the business and always with a big smile on his face.
He brings with him a vibrant, energetic and caring approach to the team. He enjoys playing golf at Cronulla and drinking red wine in Tuscany.
What we love about Ross: His friendly sense of humour, his pep talks – not to mention his impressive golf swing and his attempts at overthrowing Kathryn as CEO!
Accounts Manager
Veronica Lee
Veronica holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Economics from University of Karachi and has had a career spanning industries as diverse as Aviation to Communications.
She has been a part of the CIRCLE family for many years and our clients love her smiling laughing calls to talk all things finance.
Veronica runs the CIRCLE Recruitment & HR Accounts Department as well as assisting with the Bookkeeping Team.
Veronica is a registered BAS Agent and has vast experience with all aspects of Bookkeeping and Accounts.
A specialist in all things payroll, Veronica ensures we are up-to-date with the latest technology, whether it is Single Touch Payroll2 or ensuring our employees have access to all the information they require.
What we love about Veronica: Her laser sharp focus on getting accounts right, her fun debt collection calls and her practically zero error record! Not to mention her wonderful debt collection calls.