Vision and Values

Our Vision

HJB Bowdens is a member of the Hamilton James & Bruce Group.

Hamilton James & Bruce’s vision is ‘to lead our market through reputation and results’.

This means that we want to be the best in our field - the pre-eminent recruitment consultancy in Australia with clients that see us as significantly improving the reputation of the recruitment industry.

Core Purpose

Hamilton James & Bruce’s core purpose is ‘making the difference by improving working lives’.

It applies to our three key stakeholder groups – our clients, our candidates and our people - as each is as important as the next and, for one to flourish, so must the other two.  This focus ensures that we deliver not only to them, but also to our shareholders and community.

Values

Hamilton James & Bruce’s values are a set of guiding principles that provide an agreed framework of conduct or behaviour for everyone within Hamilton James & Bruce.

Hamilton James & Bruce’s values are:

Do the Right Thing: Making decisions that are right for the situation or individual; Doing what you say you’ll do; Meaning what you say; Telling the truth.

Go the Extra Mile: “Will-do” attitude; Attacking work with enthusiasm; Taking ownership; Exceeding expectations.

Be Courageous: Giving people difficult feedback; Being prepared to do things that may be out of your comfort zone; Making hard decisions; Being courageous with ideas and thoughts.
 
We before Me:  Sharing ideas and information that will help others; Sharing candidates; Giving without expecting; Introducing people for their benefit e.g. client visits; Using the database properly.

Genuine Care: Thinking before reacting; Showing empathy; Being considerate to others; Seeking first to understand – there are always two sides to a story.