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If you want a Christmas casual job this year, now is the time to get your resume into shape. What are the things you like doing and the stores you like visiting? An important consideration is whether you enjoy speaking to customers or not. If you do, there's a variety...

The story by Tim Duggan below was in the Sydney Morning Herald recently. I’ve started a small adjunct business to Republic rewriting AI generated resume ‘slop’. ‘Would you please help me’, clients plead. ‘I let a robot write my resume!’ There’s a word that’s now...

Working from home is here to stay. As an Adelaide resume writer I was interested in this edited story from Matt Wade, senior economics writer at the Sydney Morning Herald. Employers and the Murdoch media are on the wrong side of history when it comes to working from...

This post on social media was in the Sydney Morning Herald recently and its is worth a read. Much depends on what you say and how widely it is read. If you broadside the boss and/or the businesses, you may expect trouble. “I enjoy posting on a couple of social media...

SA Health’s recruitment division is a burning poo bag with poorly written position descriptions, idiotic and useless selection criteria and many recruiters sit on their hands. They’re weak and cowardly. It’s regional and outback clinics are in disarray with the most...

This appeared in the SMH recently but it lacks more sources. It’s true though. The Boomers are hanging on to their jobs with all sorts of knock-on effects for younger people The boomers are prepared to keep on working into their 70s. KPMG research shows that the share...

The story below is the voice of reason by SMH economics editor, Ross Gittens. A lot of spin and some reality about AI. It’s a bubble which will burst but the long term effects of AI will be most interesting. AI. AI. AI. Maybe if I utter those magic initials one more...

This is an American story from The Guardian but it may ring bells with many people who work for Australian organisations. Don’t trust HR with your career. NK Beale knew something was wrong when her boss started sending her listings for other job openings. “My manager...

ANZ bank faces a record $240 million penalty for engaging in "unconscionable conduct" in some of its bond trading for the federal government, as well as "widespread misconduct" affecting nearly 65,000 retail customers, said ABC News. The bank has agreed to the penalty...

Teen job interviews are nerve wracking and more so if you've never done one. Take the time to practice how you would answer the questions below so they reflect you, as a person and as a candidate for employment. Why Are You Looking for a Job? Of course, everyone wants...

Some job hunters are fabricating new employment histories, specialised licenses and job references on their resumes. The rise in résumé fraud can be traced to the rise in unemployment, coupled with tough competition in the labour market. Resume fraud is a legal issue...

National Australia Bank will cut 410 jobs in its technology and enterprise division just one day after ANZ announced it was cutting 3500 full-time workers. The big four bank announced the major restructure would impact 728 workers, including 410 permanent cuts to...

This is an opinion piece written by Tania Cammarano, on AI recruitment platforms and was published yesterday in the Sydney Morning Herald. Tens of thousands of people are being made to jump through ridiculous AI-driven application processes by AI-driven recruiters,...

New research from Roy Morgan reveals that over 6.7 million Australians, representing 46% of employed Australians, work from home at least some of the time paid or unpaid. The remaining 54% work entirely in-person. A slim majority of full-time employees (51%) ‘work...

I’m sceptical of AI as even OpenAI founder Sam Altman believes the hype is simply a matter of being in an AI bubble. There’s more spin than a washing machine. There's a lit of breathless media coverage around AI. The simple fact is AI automates repetitive tasks. Sure,...

As an Adelaide resume writer, I’ve provided lots of information on how to write a resume. Here’s a list of things to avoid like the plague: If you can’t be bothered to spellcheck your own resume, who would trust you to handle the responsibilities of a full-time job?...

You're laser-focused, the pitch is word-perfect and then the prospective employer or recruiter asks a question that makes you uneasy. The two most common inappropriate questions that caused candidates unease include 'Are you currently employed?' and 'What is your...

As an Adelaide resume writer and employment expert, I know you won’t read this in the local Adelaide media but since May, the City of Churches has entered into a nasty recessionary spiral, as household spending plummets. Yes, I know that ABS says it’s going up from a...

The comments below are real and from Reddit. They’re three months old. Getting a job in Adelaide can be a slog. Thats why you need a professional resume writer with a background in employment and training. “Had a national role, recruiters say I'll get bored with roles...

Recruiters can tell if you've use OpenAI’s ChatGPT and they don’t like it. About 15-20per cent of applications appear to be AI-generated and a recruiter can spot a robot-written application from a mile away. It leaves a sour taste in their mouth, and it makes them...