Want a job? It’s part-time or casual

Want a job? It’s part-time or casual

Sorry about the litany of negative stories of late but it’s a bad patch. Don’t get me started on BHP and Olympic Dam! As a resume writer and job specialist, the rise in part time work replacing full time work is a major issue. You can’t get a mortgage with part...
Job market dire for university graduates

Job market dire for university graduates

Before I closed the business for a break last week, in the last three months, I completed my 7th graduate student resume rewrite. Four clients were from the graduation class of 2018 and three were from the graduation class of 2019. Three had post graduate degrees....
Dodgy unemployment figures hide the truth

Dodgy unemployment figures hide the truth

Every now and then I rail (fruitlessly) against the ABS methodology which constructs the Australian unemployment rate. Yesterday it was pegged at 6.9 per cent. Hold your belly and laugh. Last year, around this time, it was 5.3 per cent. I’ve written about these...
Should I include my address and referee details?

Should I include my address and referee details?

A classic piece of fence sitting here – it depends. In general terms yes, but if you are a woman you might have some reservations. You wouldn’t give your home address out to just anyone, would you? That’s a privacy issue. It’s ameliorated somewhat by the fact...