Good news – jobs numbers continue to climb

Good news – jobs numbers continue to climb

There’s no denying jobs are returning and that’s good news, especially for women. That partly explains why I haven’t had time to scratch myself. Australian employment surpassed all expectations to jump for a fifth consecutive month in February, while the jobless rate...
Resumes writers beware: JobKeeper and JobSeeker to end

Resumes writers beware: JobKeeper and JobSeeker to end

Cutting subsidies in the middle of a massive recession is insane. You’ll hear the economy change down gears from Perth to Cairns. JobKeeper will end on 28 March The JobKeeper numbers are falling but as of 14 February, about 1.54 million ’employees’ still...
Robots judge our resumes and lives

Robots judge our resumes and lives

Algorithms rather than merit and experience, decide which applications reach human managers’ eyes. They cull people with unusual work histories or who lack university or TAFE qualifications. Many private employers still ask for a résumé and cover letter, but...
The third party resume writing boss from hell

The third party resume writing boss from hell

We created a resume for a chap working in a contract position supervising WHS&E, for a large Adelaide company a while back. There were issues but from a third party. The client’s contract was coming to an end and he had an old template resume that was six...
Does a cover letter come with the resume?

Does a cover letter come with the resume?

I get that questions a lot. Beats me and I’ve been a professional writer for 30 years. Here’s a secret. Generic cover letters are a complete waste of time. The probability of failure using a generic cover letter is around 90 per cent. Dodgy...