Stillwell Management Consultants

What Stillwell Management Consultants does

Stillwell Management Consultants is a privately held, founder-owned Australian management consultancy headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, established in 2001 by Daryl and Jane Stillwell following the sale of their previous HR consultancy business. The firm provides an integrated portfolio of professional services spanning executive and advertised recruitment, organisational psychology (psychometric testing and psychological appraisal), organisational development (leadership development, change management, team building, climate surveys, and strategic planning), accredited management training and executive coaching, outplacement and career transition support, psychosocial hazard and psychological safety training, and individual resume preparation services. Differentiated offerings include a performance guarantee on executive recruitment, a comprehensive battery of psychometric instruments used for executive selection, career guidance, and medico-legal reporting for Courts, and a wholly-owned temp/contract staffing subsidiary called Stillwell Select Recruitment.

The business operates multiple distribution channels: direct enterprise consulting engagement from the Adelaide headquarters, an online self-serve shop selling tiered resume preparation services at fixed $249–$499 + GST price points, a self-serve candidate job portal, and a self-serve temporary staffing booking platform. Customer segments are horizontal across industries — Government, Not-for-Profit, Automotive, Local Government, Aged Care, Education, IT, and Waste Management — with additional reach to individual job seekers. The company is wholly Australian owned and operated, employs 11–50 people, and has no disclosed external investment, parent company, or funding history.

Technically, the firm is people-intensive: registered organisational psychologists, senior management consultants, and specialist recruitment consultants deliver the bulk of services. The firm references "state-of-the-art technology" and a comprehensive psychometric testing battery but discloses no proprietary software platform, AI/ML systems, or named technology stack. The Stillwell name has been associated with executive recruitment and HR services in South Australia since 1987, providing 38 years of brand equity that underpins the firm's market position.

Name

Stillwell Management Consultants

Legal name

Stillwell Management Consultants Pty Ltd

Website

https://stillwellmanagement.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stillwell Management Consultants is a privately held Adelaide-based management consultancy providing executive recruitment, organisational psychology, organisational development, training, outplacement, and resume services to enterprise, government, not-for-profit, and individual clients across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL), Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

Keywords

• Executive recruitment services
• Organisational psychology consulting
• Human resources consulting
• Leadership development training
• Career transition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Executive recruitment, advertised recruitment, and executive search services. Finding, assessing, attracting and delivering high-performing candidates to organisations.
2. Organisational Psychology Services: Psychological appraisal for recruitment, leadership development, conflict resolution, team building, and career guidance using psychometric testing instruments.
3. Organisational Development Services: Tailored programs for leaders and employees including leadership development, culture reform, change management, climate surveys, and strategic planning.
4. Training and Development Programs: Accredited management training programs covering leadership, management, customer service, sales, communication, team building, and executive coaching.
5. Outplacement and Career Transition Services: Outplacement and career transition services for organisations undergoing restructuring, combining executive search expertise with psychological appraisal and career guidance.
6. Resume Preparation Services: Resume preparation services sold through online shop at fixed price points for different career levels (C-suite, Executive, IT/ICT, Middle Management, School Leavers).
7. Psychological Appraisal and Skills Testing for Candidates: Skills and psychological testing services for job seekers, approximately 3 hours including feedback. Pricing varies based on specification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stillwell Management Consultants is an Adelaide-based management consulting firm providing integrated professional services across executive recruitment (search, advertised recruitment, temporary/contract staffing), organisational psychology (psychometric testing, psychological appraisal, medico-legal reporting), organisational development (leadership programs, change management, team building), and accredited training & executive coaching. It also offers fixed-price resume preparation services and outplacement / career transition support to organisations undergoing restructuring.

Product overview

Stillwell Management Consultants is a management consulting firm offering an integrated suite of professional services. The core offerings include Recruitment Services (executive search, advertised recruitment, and contract/temporary staffing), Organisational Psychology (psychological appraisal, psychometric testing, and career guidance), Organisational Development (leadership programs, change management, and team building), and Training & Coaching (accredited management training and executive coaching). Supporting these core services are Resume Preparation Services with multiple pricing tiers, Psychosocial Hazard Management & Psychological Safety Training, Outplacement & Career Transition Services, and Skill Testing & Psychological Appraisal services. The portfolio operates as a unified consulting practice where psychological assessment underpins recruitment and development initiatives, while training programs support organisational change outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services Full-service recruitment offering including executive search, advertised recruitment, and contract/temporary staffing solutions for organisations across all industries and levels.
• Organisational Psychology Psychological appraisal and testing services for recruitment selection and general organisational development, including psychometric testing, performance assessment, and career guidance, delivered by Registered Organisational Psychologists.
• Organisational Development Tailored programs focused on leadership development, change management, team building, strategic planning, climate surveys, and organisational culture reform to unlock workplace potential.
• Training & Coaching Accredited management training and development programs including leadership, customer service, sales, communication skills, and executive coaching services.
• Resume Preparation Services Professional resume writing services sold online across multiple career-level tiers: C-suite & Senior Executive ($499 + GST), Executive and IT/ICT Professionals ($399 + GST each), Middle & Lower Management / Administration ($299 + GST), and School Leavers & Students ($249 + GST), with a Ground Up tier on application; each includes LinkedIn, Seek, and CareerOne biography where applicable.
• Psychosocial Hazard Management & Psychological Safety Training Specialised training program addressing workplace psychosocial hazards and psychological safety requirements for organisations.
• Outplacement & Career Transition Services Outplacement counselling and career transition services for organisations undergoing restructuring, combining executive search expertise with psychological appraisal and career guidance to support displaced employees.
• Career Advisory Services Career guidance, remuneration consultation, and vocational counselling services delivered to candidates by recruitment consultants, management consultants, and psychologists; student concessions may apply.
• Skill Testing & Psychological Appraisal Skills and psychological testing services for job seekers, approximately 3 hours including feedback, offering the same testing style used in the firm's recruitment processes to help candidates prepare for employer assessments; pricing on application.
• Stillwell Select Temporary & Contract Staffing Temporary & contract staffing at all levels across the Public and Private Sectors, offered through the Stillwell Select division with online temp booking functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bad hire cost reduction - a bad hire can potentially cost your business up to 2.5 times the employee's salary

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• UniversitiesminorOthersFormal partnership arrangements with universities to give back to the recruitment, human resources and psychological services industries. Students benefit from career advisory services with concessions available.
• Professional AssociationsminorOthersFormal partnerships with professional associations representing the recruitment, human resources and psychological services industries. Firm contributes to industry standards and professional development.
• Police HomeCare (Lifestyle Plus Group and Police Association of SA partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice HomeCare is a partnership between Lifestyle Plus Group and the Police Association of South Australia. Stillwell recruits for this registered My Aged Care and NDIS provider offering home assistance and on-site services to the South Australian community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chandler Macleod Group: One of Australia's largest recruitment and HR services firms offering permanent, contract, and temporary staffing plus talent management solutions across all industries — directly comparable to Stillwell's recruitment and temp staffing (Stillwell Select) offerings.
• Robert Half Australia: Global specialist in finance, accounting, technology, and office support recruitment with Australian operations — overlaps with Stillwell's advertised and executive recruitment across professional disciplines.
• Randstad Australia: One of the world's largest staffing and HR services companies with deep Australian operations across permanent, temp, and RPO — direct competitor in temporary/contract staffing via Stillwell Select and broader HR services.
• Talent International: Australian-headquartered IT and digital recruitment specialist with broader professional services — comparable to Stillwell's IT/ICT vertical expertise and its IT-focused resume product.
• Hays Australia: Global recruitment firm with a major Australian presence across permanent, temporary, and executive search plus talent management consulting — direct competitor in the same mid-to-senior professional recruitment niche Stillwell serves.
• Hudson Global Australia: Specialist recruitment and talent management firm operating in Australia with focus on mid-to-senior professional roles and HR consulting — comparable service mix and target customer segments to Stillwell.
• Gerard Daniels: Australian boutique executive search and board advisory firm with a similar mid-sized, founder-led profile to Stillwell — competes for the same executive search and board director recruitment mandates.

Others

• Insync Solutions: Australian HR and OD consulting firm focused on employee experience, culture, and leadership — adjacent competitor in the organisational development and training portion of Stillwell's portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm spanning executive search, talent assessment, and leadership development — a much larger incumbent that competes with Stillwell's integrated recruitment + organisational psychology + leadership development offering at the upper end of the market.

Emerging players

• PeopleScout: Global RPO and talent advisory provider that brings technology-led assessment and sourcing to recruitment — represents the emerging tech-enabled model that may disrupt traditional boutique recruiters like Stillwell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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