An Australian recruiter has slammed a job listing posted by Sydney's Ryde City Council for primarily focusing on candidates with previous experience in the government sector.

In a TikTok video, Tammie Ballis -- who previously worked as a government recruiter before starting her own business -- talked about coming across a job listing for a standard customer service officer at Ryde City Council in Sydney, which, she said, highlighted a hiring issue within the public sector.

However, the listing mentioned that applicants should have previous experience in local or state government or an understanding of council services. According to Ballis, this requirement suggested that the council preferred to hire people who had already worked in government,

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