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Age prejudice like race prejudice
Age prejudice is like race prejudice. People’s judgements are skin deep. Jacqueline Bradley describes feeling "demoralised, humiliated and … really quite embarrassed" about her failure to secure work after months of trying. "A very good friend of mine said … he...
Robodebt a brutal attack on Australian citizens
The criminality of the Robodebt scheme relied on venal politicians, a weaponised public service and a complicit media, to hound the weakest and poorest welfare recipients, some of whom killed themselves. Anyone who works in employment services knows the myth of the...
Professional mid-career changers
Aleah Espanta-Cunningham spent nearly three years working the radio booths for a high-profile breakfast FM radio show in Melbourne. But eventually burnout took its toll and the 41-year-old decided to throw it all in. She left a job that paid $80,000 a year to become...
AI and Adelaide resume writers
I suppose this spam email I got may be the shape of things to come in professional and news writing: “I wanted to tell you about our new AI which is shaping the future of artificial intelligence writing. With a few words from you our AI can write video scripts, blog...
Poverty and living in cars
After two world wars, a Depression and umpteen recessions, in one of the richest country in the world, thousands of Australians are living in their vehicles. I wrote a gratis resume for a woman living in her car four months ago. She had a laptop and mobile phone. She...
More on cover letters
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. Match your cover letter to the...
What happened to the Holden workers?
It’s six years since the last locally made Commodore rolled off the production line in Elizabeth, Adelaide. Research shows former Holden employees have struggled to find secure work since the shutdown. One-third of former employees retired, one-third have struggled to...
Recruiters perpetuate hoax
I wrote this article seven years ago for HR Director and I’ve updated it. While Republic is good at getting people short-listed for jobs, there’s not much we can do when employers force candidates to sit these ‘voodoo’ tests. They are proof that sections of modern...
Deadline breakers terminated
Everyone has an excuse for breaking writing deadlines. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it (same dog). Computer failure. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. We’ve heard them all. I just had two people break deadlines without emailing or calling me to...
Hiring an Adelaide resume writer
Getting people interviews and jobs, knowing the local job market and employers, good word of mouth and working with Adelaide’s recruiter networks, keeps me busy. Here are some inside tips from the trade. Many resume writing companies you see on Google are franchises...
Adelaide resume writers and cover letters
A few months ago I wrote a popular post called The Art of the Cover letter. I’ve added more information below, which will help get you on to the ‘must interview’ pile. Employers want to see that you’re excited about the specific position and company, which means...
Robots ride over merit and experience
These days, at times 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. Most private employers still ask for a résumé and cover...
Migrants with degrees shafted
The story below is from the ABC but I’ve added my ten cents worth. Dr Niazai is a 35-year-old Afghan-born Melburnian and an expert in forest ecology and climate change, with a master's degree and a PhD from Kyoto University in Japan. He has headed projects for the...
Resume writing basics
When writing a resume, consider avoiding long lists of responsibilities or duties. Instead, focus on your actual achievements, and begin each with a dynamic action word or phrase like ‘designed’, ‘coached’, ‘assessed’, ‘undertook’, ‘supervised’, ‘organised’,...
Resume writers sell your experience and skills
Many clients think that because they’ve contacted a resume writer, that the writer knows what they’re talking about when it comes to changing careers or giving advice on TAFE or university study. Most don’t. If you’ve lost your job and decided to head off in a new...
Having a baby and the job hunt
“I have recently discovered I am pregnant and at the same time, I am also applying for a new job. I don’t know when to tell my future employers I am having a baby and worry that if I do tell them, I won’t get the job. What should I do?” The above question was posed in...
Hit the jobs market ASAP
Want to know about unemployment in Australia, the Gareth Hutchens stories at the ABC are always worth a read. I’ve edited his story below for space. The full story is here. Resume writers and employment specialists are a good barometer of what’s happening in the...
Beware the word ‘passion’ in job ads
The story below if from the ABC and I’ve made a few comments as well. I've used the word 'passion' less and less in resumes and covers as it has become emptied of meaning. Dr Lisa Cohen is an associate professor of organisational behaviour at McGill University in...
Fakes flushed out as resumes lies discovered
The head of the Northern Territory public service has warned staff to "carefully verify" employee qualifications, after the anti-corruption watchdog found a public officer falsified their resume to win three high-ranking jobs. The Commissioner for Public Employment...
Wage theft goes on and on and on
Mining giant BHP has admitted it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends. "There are approximately 28,500 affected current and former employees with an average of six leave days in total that...
Resumes that go to work for you
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