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The article below is from Tim Duggan, who writes for Fairfax/9. I think the second part of Horne’s quote is still true. Many Australian workplaces are insane hell holes. You call that a liberal democracy? “Sixty-one years ago, journalist Donald Horne first distilled...

JOB INTERVIEWS Here are some of the most common job interview questions along with the best way to answer them. "What are your biggest weaknesses?" Every candidate knows how to answer this question: Just pick a theoretical weakness and magically transform that flaw...

This story from Tim Duggan in the SMH last November, got me thinking. Are entry level jobs really on the way out due to AI? In Adelaide they are very hard to get. The state government is probably the best place to start or a council. Cast your mind back to the first...

Adelaide CBD office vacancy rates rose by half a per cent to 15.5 per cent over the last six months of 2025 - but these figures are an under count and conservative. The true figure is closer to 20 per cent. “A-Grade and well-located buildings continue to attract...

The Sydney Morning Herald publish 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. I have been applying for jobs and have found some excellent ones. These are jobs...

This was in The Guardian today. The International AI Safety report is an annual survey of technological progress and the risks it is creating across multiple areas, from deepfakes to the jobs market. Commissioned at the 2023 global AI safety summit, it is chaired by...

These stories are from the American site, Futurism and show what a dumpster fire AI has become in recruitment. Some job candidates are getting legal. Stories written by Joe Wilkins. Job seekers sue company scanning their résumés using AI Thanks to scores of competing...

This Q&A about resume writing services appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald recently. A good professional writer will improve one’s short-listing chances by 30-40 percent. Whether they actually get the job is another question. I’ve been applying for jobs but...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now screening, scoring and shortlisting candidates across Australia, which means the robots are in charge. Sure, in some reputable recruitment firms, they’ll get read but that presupposes you know which they are. The evolution of AI is...

This is old news from the Sydney Morning Herald. It has been happening for some years. Employment Hero and Exp3rss! are two of the major culprits but there are plenty more. Check out if the job ad is run through a third party AI selection system before applying. Job...

Now you know how recruiters and employers feel when they get a crap AI-generated resume and cover letter. Don’t do it! This story was written by Jessica Yun and appeared in the SMH on Friday, 16 January 2026. “Troubled denim retailer Jeanswest has been mocked by...

Let us do a quick cost analysis. One notable aspect about being a professional writer, is the angst people go through over price. Some top line writing companies charge more than $1000 for a resume. I charge in the $200-$400 price range but a full executive CV will...

Corporate AI jobs are all the rage. The list below appeared in Forbes about the fastest rising corporate jobs. It doesn’t say how the list was comprised.  LinkedIn has unveiled the fastest-growing jobs in Australia for 2026, with competence in AI the stand-out skill....

The story below was written by Tim Duggan in the Sydney Morning Herald last year. I’ve started a small adjunct business to Republic rewriting AI-generated resume ‘slop’. There’s a word that’s now starting to regularly appear after the letters “AI”. The word? “Slop”,...

January is when employers launch a new raft of jobs. Job hunting activity is at its highest in January as people are determined to turn a new leaf and finding a new job is among the common pledges made for New Year’s Resolutions. January to February is the busiest...

Massive university HECS debts, courses and service cuts, more and more lectures going online, fewer and fewer staff. Do some major diligence before committing yourself to a university degree. The research below is from Skye Predavec at The Australia Institute. “35...

This story about changing careers was in the SMH Careers section a while back. It’s written by Kimberly Gillan and has a strong female focus. When I was 40, I’d had a gutful of working at a university and its staff. So I threw the career helm over and never looked...

This story was reprinted in the Sydney Morning Herald. It shows just how ‘friendly’ chatbots can be. But beware. Written by Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg columnist covering technology. Amelia Miller has an unusual business card. When I saw the title “Human-AI Relationship...

I build unique and highly successful resumes, targeted cover letters and LinkedIn sites, which aim to get you short-listed for new jobs in Adelaide and Sydney. I work in partnership with you and each product is individually crafted. I don’t use AI or copy and paste...

Inappropriate Gmail addresses such as tosser47@gmail.com or drunkskunk@gmail.com sometimes make me laugh. Recruiters get a giggle too but question the applicants professionalism. I tell people to get a professional email address. The good news is Google may allow...