MEET CYNTHIA

FOUNDER & TALENT SPECIALIST

Cynthia Harris is a recruiter, communications specialist and storyteller. A curious extrovert and obsessive problem solver, Cynthia found her dream job in recruitment after her first career in corporate and internal communications.

She is on a mission to make hiring easier, more effective and more sustainable for NFP organisations — and more human for everyone.

In 2015, Cynthia founded Heart Talent with a vision for a human-first hiring approach. Treating recruitment as a marketing challenge empowered her to seek new ways to attract the right people and make effective connections to support organisations and individuals to thrive. This mindset also inspired her first book, Attract: Recruitment Reimagined, which aims to shift the way leaders and hiring teams approach recruitment.

Cynthia has deep expertise in talent attraction, having managed more than 1,700 recruitment projects with a 98% placement success rate. She’s is on a mission to help leaders reimagine recruitment and is proud to support purpose-led organisations with flexible, marketing-led recruitment solutions combining recruitment expertise, employer storytelling and talent attraction strategy. She also shares her expertise through bespoke talent advisory and consulting offerings.

 Get in touch with Cynthia via email or call 0432 044 527.

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OUR VALUES

Here’s what you can expect when you work with us.

AUTHENTICITY
We are honest, ethical and
straightforward, always.

EXPERTISE
We know the talent landscape and best-practice talent attraction.

CARE
We love what we do and are driven by a passion for impact.

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  • 'Cynthia has deep knowledge and connections within the NFP sector, as well as being a top rate recruiter. She listens deeply, is flexible in her approach, and presents high quality candidates that are good potential cultural and technical fit for roles.'

    Shelley Humphries, Royal Women and Brisbane’s Hospital Foundation

  • ‘Responsive, proactive, thoughtful. Working with you is so refreshing! Thank you for all your efforts, support, guidance, and expertise over the past few months.'

    Amy Maynard, Hand Heart Pocket

  • ‘Beyond what we imagined a recruitment business would offer. Working with Heart Talent is the best investment our organisation has even made.'

  • 'Thank you for your collaborative approach and for embracing this recruitment challenge so seamlessly. We really value your transparency, responsiveness, and the genuinely positive candidate experience you created throughout the process.'

  • 'I'm blown away. Not only do you find people we can't, they are also repeatedly an absolutely perfect match. The candidates too said that it was the best recruitment experience they'd had, which is a wonderful way to start welcoming them into our organisation even before they start. You represent us as well if not better than we are able to ourselves. Such professionalism. Thank you!'

    Pete, Parents Beyond Breakup

  • 'Cynthia spent time to really understand our organisation and culture and the type of person we were looking for. We needed to fill a vacancy urgently, and the swift response time in finding people for us to interview was much appreciated and resulted in us hiring a great candidate.'

    Lorraine, Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation

  • 'The Heart team fully listened to our brief, captured our organisational culture and appeal in the advert and screened and presented excellent candidates to us. We enjoyed Heart's ethos, approach and process, which have resulted in us hiring a wonderful candidate. Rachael was responsive and efficient.'

    Teresa, Asthma Australia

  • 'The Heart team took time to understand our recruitment needs, created an innovative and comprehensive promotional campaign and delivered three strong candidates to interview.'

    Emma Rees, Endeavour Foundation

  • 'Cynthia seeks to understand exactly what we are looking for in a person. She doesn't just try to find someone who can deliver on the job description. She gets to know our team, gets to know the line manager and finds someone with the right skillset, the right cultural alignment and the right approach who will not only fit our team but enhance it.'

    Kate Levy, Redkite

  • 'The ad was incredibly accurate and compelling, thanks to really listening with a clear purpose of really understanding our organisation and the role requirements. The candidate profiles were honest and accurate. Felt very supported and good communications all through the process.'

    Jill Gustave-Marston, Lost Dogs Home

  • 'The Heart team found us a wonderful candidate who is breath of fresh air and has fit into the team, making herself invaluable in a short time.'

    Nicki Butler, St Vincent’s Health Australia

  • 'Heart Talent's dedication to finding the perfect candidate was outstanding. What sets them apart is their personal touch, patience, and promptness in providing invaluable advice. They took a partnership-oriented approach, offering support when it was needed and guidance to keep me on the right track. Thanks to their expertise, we found the ideal candidate. I couldn't be happier with the results.'

    Steve Williamson, Deafness Forum Australia

  • 'Well run, collaborative and professional. Consistently great.'

    Laura, head of people, culture and safety