The economy can’t recover until the virus is gone

The economy can’t recover until the virus is gone

I’m a fan of Ross Gittins of the SMH. I have included his edited story in the blog below. As a resume writer and employment expert, I am flat out writing resumes and cover letters for clients who have lost their jobs. There’s no rest. There are simply are not enough...
Deadline breakers need not apply

Deadline breakers need not apply

Everyone has an excuse for breaking our deadlines. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it. Computer failure. Forgot to save. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. We’ve heard them all … or the classic, “I’ve changed my mind.” The best excuse I heard was a...
Workers pay price as gig economy avoids regulations

Workers pay price as gig economy avoids regulations

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve had a young person working in a warehouse writing code, approach me for help to get a ‘real’ job. Ditto young people delivering food. The media hails these people as ‘entrepreneurs’. Rubbish. They work for pittance and without a...
Training providers 4. Jobs 0

Training providers 4. Jobs 0

I should be more grateful to a government for funding the new national training initiative, JobTrainer. For the last 40 years, governments of all hues have forgotten the unemployed and the underemployed. The recent announcement of the $2 billion program, will merely...

Another happy resume customer

Dave lives in the Illawarra and has a military background. I could see something right away in the old resume he sent to be updated. His skills, although ill-defined, were deep and comprehensive. It took four drafts to pull his resume in to commercial shape. He had...