Uni boss quits after shocker WFH comment

Uni boss quits after shocker WFH comment

Working from home rights cause the ignorant head of HR at the new merging university in Adelaide to fall on sword. One wonders how many other dragons lurk in HR? Slay them all. Below is from the Daily Mail. A university deputy vice-chancellor has resigned after facing...
Q&A on cover letters

Q&A on cover letters

Keep writing those cover letters and make ’em sing! The Sydney Morning Herald publishes letters from people who have workplace or job hunting questions. A workplace expert answers them. I have included my comments at the bottom in italics. Q. I have been...
AI Bubble keeps inflating as some eye the exits

AI Bubble keeps inflating as some eye the exits

Welcome to the AI Bubble and beware… Two of the most recent investment bubbles were the dot-com bubble in the United States (1996-2000) and the housing bubbles that emerged around 2006 in different countries. Both ended in recession – the former relatively mild,...
A-Z of cover letters

A-Z of cover letters

This is from Michael Page, a Sydney recruitment agency, and it’s the best article I’ve read on cover letters. It’s long but worth your time to read. Open with a hook “The number one goal of your cover letter is to get a hiring manager interested in you,...
The crazy ATS resume rejection myth

The crazy ATS resume rejection myth

The bizarre claim that ATS is rejecting resumes is fuelled by an industry of dodgy resume optimisation services, ATS-friendly template sellers and keyword-stuffing shonks. The blog below is from The Interview Guys. I also put some comment from a recruiter at the...