Then push him in to the compactor

Then push him in to the compactor

Artificial Intelligence is coming and the best thing to do is try to keep up, said a pack of boosters at a recent Perth conference. “One of the best ways that you can get to see how to use AI,” said WA Data Science Innovation Hub director Alex Jenkins, “… is to...
Working and working and working

Working and working and working

In a sign of tough times, record numbers of Australians are taking on multiple jobs to survive the cost-of-living crunch. We have just written three resume revamps and two targeted cover letters for people looking for a second job in Adelaide. New figures show the...
Stop using inflation figures to sack people

Stop using inflation figures to sack people

There’s a good chance the Treasurer Chalmers and the RBA will commit Australian to an unemployment target of 3.0 per cent or 3.5 per cent, which it will call ‘full employment’. The target can’t be zero as there will always be some temporary unemployment as...
LinkedIn: ‘A lot of nonsense’

LinkedIn: ‘A lot of nonsense’

Even though LinkedIn has dumbed down the template for creating personal sites, we still write them because they help clients get work. This article by Lucinda Holdforth appeared in the Fairfax media last week and it’s so true. “LinkedIn was a place where people put...
Retirees in demand in tight job market

Retirees in demand in tight job market

ABS figures reckon around 45,000 more people aged 65 and older are in the workforce than at the same time last year. Age prejudice still lurks but economic necessity has taken charge. It’s not surprising more older people are going back to work given the pension age...