Low unemployment rate yet flat wages. Huh?

Low unemployment rate yet flat wages. Huh?

This one is for the boffins. If you’ve ever applied for a job and wondered how they work out the unemployment rate and why wages don’t go up when unemployment is low, read on. This story is by ABC Business reporter, Gareth Hutchens. According to the Reserve Bank,...
Beware dodgy resume franchises

Beware dodgy resume franchises

In the last six weeks I’ve had three very angry Adelaide male clients working in heavy industry and the mining sector, complain bitterly about their experience at a ‘so called local’ resume writing franchise in Adelaide. This franchise ranks high on Adelaide Google...
Targeted and internship cover letters that work

Targeted and internship cover letters that work

I enjoy writing targeted cover letters in partnership with clients (after we’ve written the resume). Every paragraph is a ‘punchy’ selling point, which goes to the heart of the application. If you want to go it alone, here are some tips. Don’t use the same cover...
Non responders to the unemployment survey

Non responders to the unemployment survey

I get resume clients who say the unemployment rate of 4.2 per cent just can’t be right. It’s not. About one million people are on furlough (waiting to restart a job due to Covid) and they’re not counted as unemployed. Another million are doing a few hours work here...
Get your career back on track in 2022

Get your career back on track in 2022

It’s time to give our careers some TLC and start resuscitating your professional relationships and reassess priorities. Career coach Leah Lambart, says many employees are feeling quite disconnected from their work, managers and colleagues. It’s heightened for those...
Wage theft in Adelaide cleaning industry

Wage theft in Adelaide cleaning industry

This is more of a warning for Adelaide job applicants rather than resume writing advice, although we get asked a raft of questions about career guidance. We do a lot of one page resumes for migrants and others who want to work as domestic and commercial cleaners in...