Melinda Sietsma
Host — Senior Recruiter, Engineering & Supply Chain
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NTP Talent
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About NTP Talent
NTP Talent is a technology and engineering recruitment firm based in Newcastle and Sydney. It fills permanent, contract and executive roles in areas including software development, data, cyber security, AI, product and design, and civil, mechanical, electrical, mining and renewable-energy engineering. James MacDonald and Linda Apostolidis founded it in Newcastle in 2018. NTP Talent is the team behind the Day One podcasts Building Tech Teams and Engineering in the Hunter.
- Sector
- Technology and engineering recruitment
- Business model
- B2B (recruitment)
- Founded
- 2018
- Founders
- James MacDonald, Linda Apostolidis
- Headquarters
- Newcastle
- Offices
- Newcastle, Sydney
- Markets
- Australia
Sources: ntptalent.com.au, ntptalent.com.au
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