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We’re working on that website – honest!
Well folks, it's apology time. My brains trust of fellow writers (there's only three of us) wanted to put new pages up on the website in time for the end of JobKeeper (28 March). We've had a few technical issues but they will be sorted this week. I still write all of...
Doubts grow as we near JobKeeper cliff
As a resume writer and employment specialist in Adelaide and across Australia, I have deep reservations about ending JobKeeper. I’m not alone as there are strong concerns in Treasury, the Government and the Reserve Bank for the more than one million Australians still...
Nomadland and poverty in Australia
Some of the resumes and job strategy and attainment work I do are for unemployment people and some of these are 'nomads'. They're caught in a cycle going from contract to contract, from short term job to short term job. Some live in caravan parks and some in their...
Whyalla, Gupta, dodgy loans and jobs
This is an edited story I put up on LinkedIn and Facebook recently and it has attracted some interest. I worry deeply when companies ‘over reach’. It means job losses. I'm hoping Gupta can find bridging finance for his company. The previous owner of the Whyalla steel...
Good news – jobs numbers continue to climb
There’s no denying jobs are returning and that’s good news, especially for women. That partly explains why I haven’t had time to scratch myself. Australian employment surpassed all expectations to jump for a fifth consecutive month in February, while the jobless rate...
Resumes writers beware: JobKeeper and JobSeeker to end
Cutting subsidies in the middle of a massive recession is insane. You’ll hear the economy change down gears from Perth to Cairns. JobKeeper will end on 28 March The JobKeeper numbers are falling but as of 14 February, about 1.54 million 'employees' still collected...
Robots judge our resumes and lives
Algorithms rather than merit and experience, decide which applications reach human managers’ eyes. They cull people with unusual work histories or who lack university or TAFE qualifications. Many private employers still ask for a résumé and cover letter, but...
International students heading to VET private providers
I just wrote my third resume in the last two weeks, where international students were 'downsizing' to the Vocational Education and Training sector. In yet another story not covered by Adelaide’s media, private training colleges are paying education agents big money to...
The third party resume writing boss from hell
We created a resume for a chap working in a contract position supervising WHS&E, for a large Adelaide company a while back. There were issues but from a third party. The client's contract was coming to an end and he had an old template resume that was six pages...
Does a cover letter come with the resume?
I get that questions a lot. Beats me and I've been a professional writer for 30 years. Here's a secret. Generic cover letters are a complete waste of time. The probability of failure using a generic cover letter is around 90 per cent. Dodgy non-professional writers...
Whyalla and Gupta in fight of their lives
As a resume writer and employment services expert, no one likes to read stories like these. Four years ago I wrote a story for both The Advertiser and InDaily, which said Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was built on debt. Gupta was then seen as Superman, so the story never saw...
Testimonials keep me honest and motivated
I’m always so grateful when people realise that I’m personally and politically motivated to write the best resumes possible. I want people to get work. Testimonials mean the world to me. Thanks guys! Brett Webster Five stars, 4 days ago "Malcolm was precise, to the...
Unemployment by government economic decree
This story has the hallmark of the self-evident for those who’ve studied the Australian economy. We keep people on the dole to keep inflation low. This story is sourced from the ABC and it’s worth reading. Economic Guru Professor Ross Garnaut from the University of...
Millions of US jobs gone after the pandemic ends
This story is from the Washington Post – and I’ve put my ten cents in too. It will be ignored in Australia but the pandemic has changed the nature of the jobs market. It shows how important Australian TAFE and universities will be to retrain people. Millions of jobs...
Dole up by less than $4.00 a day
Unemployed Aussies will be get $50-a-fortnight more in their dole when the coronavirus supplement ends in March - but employers will have the power to dob in anyone refusing a job offer. The federal government announced the dole would be lifted to $615.70 a fortnight,...
The weird world of SEO
On December 4, Google adjusted its algorithms and Republic Resumes dropped nine organic places. Whoa! I knew what was wrong. Not enough content and one other issue. I contacted a few SEO guys (where are the women SEO experts?) and got a quote ranging from $5000 to...
Bosses may use JobMaker to sack older workers
Talk about intergenerational tension. The ABC ran a story yesterday which said employers could sack older, experienced staff and replace them with workers earning just a third of the salary and get a taxpayer-funded JobMaker grant to do it. I’ve edited the ABC story...
Ticking the ‘disability box’?
If you have a disability, should you tick the disability box when applying for a job? What are the chances you’ll be knocked out of contention by a recruiter, even these days, after the Government spent $22B on the NDIS? Alas, many recruiters can hardly dress...
TAFE SA not OK for job seekers, private trainers worse
If you’re looking for a job in Adelaide and thinking of adding a new TAFE SA qualification to your resume, the SA government just made it harder. TAFE SA chief executive David Coltman told SA Parliament recently some industries had raised deep concerns about cutting...
Spot-on job interview questions
The most important part of preparing for an interview is practice. That way, you can craft your answers well in advance, and feel confident in your responses when the pressure is on. I’ve taken this article From recruiters Robert Half, and reproduced it here. Sorry...
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