Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 36(2), 1998, pp. 73-88. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103841119803600207] Recruitment Practices in the Private Sector: Results from a National Survey of Employers* Mark Wooden National Institute of Labour Studies Flinders University of South Australia GPO Box 2100 ADELAIDE SA 5001. Tel: 08 8201 2477; Fax: 08 8276 9060. Email: Mark.Wooden@flinders.edu.au. Don Harding Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research University of Melbourne PARKVILLE VIC 3052. Tel: 03 9344 5397; Fax: 03 9344 5630. Email: d.harding@iaesr.unimelb.edu.au. * This article reports on results drawn from a larger study commissioned by the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The authors thank staff from the Employment Purchasing Division of DEETYA for their advice and assistance during the course of the study, AGB McNair which conducted the survey at the centre of this article, Frances Robertson for assistance with the preparation of data for analysis, and two anonymous referees for helpful comments.