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A contractor hunts for a job during Covid-19

A contractor hunts for a job during Covid-19

This article was highlights the issues contractors have looking for a job during Covid-19. This is from Moir Group (finance recruitment). So what is it like for job seekers during this time and how do you stay motivated? What could you be doing differently to give...

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Job hunting and Covid-19

Job hunting and Covid-19

OK. Let’s admit it. Resume writers and employment experts agree. Now is a crap time to be looking for a job. Somewhere between 10 and 15 per cent of Australians are unemployed. Another 20 per cent are under employed and social distancing requirements mean job fairs,...

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Adelaide pubs engaged in JobKeeper rorting, union says

Adelaide pubs engaged in JobKeeper rorting, union says

A case of the rich putting their foot on the neck of the poor – and it’s not even their money. Another contravention of Federal law in Adelaide which will go unpunished. Beware kids! Adelaide pubs, fast food and retailers are routinely abusing the JobKeeper wage...

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Job vacancies collapse in key industries

Job vacancies collapse in key industries

Normally I'd post a happy blog story for Friday but I’m amazed Republic Resumes has any clients at all. Job ads (except for a few sectors) have almost completely collapsed. I wish I had better news for the 6000 Qantas workers who just lost their jobs, but vacancies...

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Woolies wage theft blows out, flags sackings

Woolies wage theft blows out, flags sackings

The Woolworths wage theft scandal has blown out to $390 million, owed to 7000 short-changed workers. It has flagged sackings. I've had three resume writing clients in the last month tell me about issues they've had with underpayment. You don’t read these stories much...

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JobKeeper failure hits women and young people the hardest

JobKeeper failure hits women and young people the hardest

A good story by Greg Jericho in The Guardian, which shows the government’s JobKeeper policy has largely failed. Many of our resume clients now are young women. This story was edited down. While the unemployment rate has remained lower than expected, this has been due...

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Joboutlook: skills of the future

Joboutlook: skills of the future

I've posted below what the Federal Government thinks will be the jobs of the future. https://joboutlook.gov.au/future-outlook.aspx You can use Job Outlook to discover the skills that are usually needed for a job. There are more than 1000 career profiles on Job...

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Writers savage university humanities fee hike

Writers savage university humanities fee hike

In the next 12 months, unemployment will cripple the economy. As a distraction, the government has revived the culture wars of the 1990s. This will do nothing for job seekers. In recessions, universities offered places for people to study, while the economic storm...

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Truth about Australia’s unemployment numbers

Truth about Australia’s unemployment numbers

As a resume writer and employment expert, I’ve been banging on about the inadequacies of the ABS unemployment methodology for seven years. This article gives an excellent overview of some of the issues. Australia's official unemployment rate has been so corrupted in...

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Understated unemployment reaches 19 year high

Understated unemployment reaches 19 year high

The nation shed another 227,000 jobs in May, with the unemployment rate reaching 7.1 per cent, its highest level since 2001. In South Australia unemployment is at an understated 7.9 per cent, with more realistic estimates putting it closer to 12 per cent. Under...

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Career happiness is a trade-off – ABC

Career happiness is a trade-off – ABC

A good story below about happiness and careers in the ABC. I left teaching at university because it was boring but I took the skills I acquired to go in to new roles and start up new businesses. Happiness trumped money for me. After a year of teaching philosophy and...

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Five timeless transferable skills

Five timeless transferable skills

Technology is replacing many dated aspects of day-to-day work with new opportunities and roles for expanding industries. Which is good news for some and bad for others. If you’re in administration, you might want to take note of these. Increasingly we are seeing the...

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Resume writers aren’t career councillors

Resume writers aren’t career councillors

Some clients think that because they’ve contacted a resume writer, they will also give accurate advice on changing careers or studying at TAFE or university study. That is wrong. If you’ve lost your job and decided to head off in a new direction, see a career...

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Weird tales about professional writers

Weird tales about professional writers

Resume writers can be a weird mob. Here is some inside information which might help you chose one. It’s 5.00pm on a Friday and your job application is due first thing Monday morning. You don’t have an updated resume and you need a targeted cover letter. Who do you...

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Job ads on rise

Job ads on rise

While SEEK’s job advertisement figures double and triple count ads, they at least show there’s life in the employment market. That means it’s time to sharpen up that resume and start targeting new positions. Data to be released today by SEEK shows that in the two...

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Chinese students turn backs on Adelaide universities

Chinese students turn backs on Adelaide universities

Jobs and crucial income threatened as Chinese education agents say they will not recommend studying in Australia. In more troubling signs for Adelaide's public universities and the University of Wollongong, Chinese education agents say they will not recommend studying...

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Financial black hole for Adelaide’s universities

Financial black hole for Adelaide’s universities

As a resume writer and employment expert, the ban on international students is crippling Adelaide’s economy and their job prospects. The three public universities provide around 7000 jobs and by extension, provide another 15,000 jobs in the real estate and hospitality...

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South Australia in economic depression

South Australia in economic depression

As a resume and cover letter writer, I know the facts about the labour market. Here is research I did on the South Australian labour market. If you're having trouble getting job interviews, it could be the resume but it could also be the local economy. The monthly...

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Jobs won’t bounce back just yet

Jobs won’t bounce back just yet

Good resume writers keep an eagle eye on the economy. A professional resume writer can tell where the jobs are and which trades and professions are on the rise and which are waning. Here is my snapshot on why the economy won’t ‘snapback’ quickly. The role of the...

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