No sympathy for dole ‘bludgers’

No sympathy for dole ‘bludgers’

Empathy for the unemployed is not a vote-winner these days. This should be no surprise. Successive governments have carefully schooled Australians to harden their hearts against the unemployed, all the way back to the pitiful and grudging “susso” (sustenance) handouts...
Meaningless jobs strangle initiative

Meaningless jobs strangle initiative

If I think of the worst job in the world, it would be one that has no meaning and I’ve had a few. It’s toiling on a project you know will never come to reality. Those jobs keep resume writers busy because people leave. The most hated jobs are not the worst-paid or the...
Age stereotyping and the media

Age stereotyping and the media

Stereotyping is a short hand form of prejudice that relieves us of the duty of thinking. When Adam and Eve were turfed out of the Garden of Eden, the first stereotype was born. The media has press ganged stereotypes in to service to make complex subjects appear...
Adelaide: wage theft capital of Australia

Adelaide: wage theft capital of Australia

Adelaide is the wage theft capital of Australia. Underpayment is the standard business model with penalty rates being ignored. There’s a class action pending against McDonald’s restaurants in Broken Hill, Victor Harbour and Aldinga, to name just a few. Young workers...
Ethics: clients targeting the same job

Ethics: clients targeting the same job

In the last month, I’ve had two people contact me wanting help to apply for the same job. I can do the first client but not the second. The reason is ethics. I tell my clients that we work 100 per cent to get them short-listed for a job of their choosing. I...
Executive job strategies – don’t use the shotgun

Executive job strategies – don’t use the shotgun

Things are tough so for the next few blog posts, I’ll focus on ideas to help middle and senior executives with job strategies. Competition for jobs is high as an increasing number of skilled professionals are laid off. While the Internet has made it easier than ever...