Firms must look outside the recruiting box

WHILE making a name for herself as founder and head of indigenous recruitment and consulting firm LBF Consulting, Lani Blanco-Francis moved to Sydney to prove herself on a bigger stage. "I come from a small community in far north Queensland," Blanco-Francis says. "Born in Mossman, north of Port Douglas, raised in Weipa. I was the kind of girl that wanted more than just Weipa, and to get out and explore other opportunities. So I applied to study dance with the Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association in Sydney."