Goodbye JobKeeper, hullo dole

Goodbye JobKeeper, hullo dole

For a while JobKeeper created a more equal Australia. Goodbye to all that. The good news is job advertisements were up for February. The bad news is the sources which supply the job advertisement figures can be pretty dodgy. The bad news is that for every entry-level...
‘Adelaide’ resume business writing crap

‘Adelaide’ resume business writing crap

In the last seven weeks I’ve had three very angry SA male clients working in heavy industry and the mining sector, complain bitterly about their experience at a ‘so called local’ dodgy resume writing franchise in ‘Adelaide’. This franchise ranks high on...
We’re working on that website – honest!

We’re working on that website – honest!

Well folks, it’s apology time. My brains trust of fellow writers (there’s only three of us) wanted to put new pages up on the website in time for the end of JobKeeper (28 March). We’ve had a few technical issues but they will be sorted this week. I...
Doubts grow as we near JobKeeper cliff

Doubts grow as we near JobKeeper cliff

As a resume writer and employment specialist in Adelaide and across Australia, I have deep reservations about ending JobKeeper. I’m not alone as there are strong concerns in Treasury, the Government and the Reserve Bank for the more than one million Australians still...
Nomadland and poverty in Australia

Nomadland and poverty in Australia

Some of the resumes and job strategy and attainment work I do are for unemployment people and some of these are ‘nomads’. They’re caught in a cycle going from contract to contract, from short term job to short term job. Some live in caravan parks and...
Whyalla, Gupta, dodgy loans and jobs

Whyalla, Gupta, dodgy loans and jobs

This is an edited story I put up on LinkedIn and Facebook recently and it has attracted some interest. I worry deeply when companies ‘over reach’. It means job losses. I’m hoping Gupta can find bridging finance for his company. The previous owner of the Whyalla...