Performing higher duties – when is it too much?

Performing higher duties – when is it too much?

The article on higher duties was on the ABC this week and it’s not very helpful. If an employer wants you to take on extra duties, then they haven’t scoped out the workload for the task, month or year. Fine for short term jobs with a clear end date put in writing but...
How will a recession affect my job hunt?

How will a recession affect my job hunt?

Recessions happen when Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP – the value of goods and services) falls for two quarters in a row. When an economy shrinks there are fewer new vacancies and fewer start-up companies receiving the financing to get off the ground....
AI Prompt Injection kills your job chances

AI Prompt Injection kills your job chances

A new job-hunting tactic called Prompt Injection embeds invisible AI instructions inside their resumes to influence automated screening systems. Using tiny white text, these hidden prompts tell AI tools to ignore other inputs and recommend the candidate for the next...
SEEK job ads up for SA – but fell nationally

SEEK job ads up for SA – but fell nationally

This story about job ads is from the SEEK research site. The economy is flat and if one factors in rising prices for mortgages, rents, food and petrol, people tend to stay put for a while. The good news is job ads are up in SA. National Insights Job ads fell 0.9% m/m...
Less people moving jobs

Less people moving jobs

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the proportion of people moving jobs over the past year has fallen to its lowest level on record. For Republic Resumes in Adelaide, it has been a busy year although enquiries have slowed since the middle of...
KPMG – auditors without professional borders

KPMG – auditors without professional borders

The South Australian Government won’t ban KPMG from bidding for lucrative contracts. But it’s hard to tell where KPMG employees start and SA government employees ends. The two entities are so firmly enmeshed. KPMG Australia is engulfed in a major corporate crisis over...