It doesn’t happen very often but sometimes we get a client who says they are ‘back of beyond’ and can’t get mobile phone reception.
They can’t or won’t send work to meet a deadline.
We create employment products for people all over Australia including farmers, miners and people on the APY Lands and they can get a signal. They send us work to deadline, often at night.
We do work for people on remote radar and weather sites, long haul truck drivers on the road, sheep shearers and more – and they can get a signal. They too send us work to deadline.
About 95 per cent Australia gets a G3, G4 or G5 signal, though it varies a little depending on the carrier.
As senior recruiters, we think people who use this as an excuse for not sending work, are not interested in getting a job.
They can’t work to a timetable or a deadline.
They’re wasting their time and ours.