Why discouraged people stop job-hunting

Why discouraged people stop job-hunting

This story about discouraged workers is from Sora Lee, Lecturer in Ageing and End of Life, La Trobe University The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines an unemployed person as someone who is not working but is actively looking for a job and available to start. But...
AI robots break out go on the attack

AI robots break out go on the attack

In something out of science fiction, two OpenAI models broke out of a locked-down testing this month, made their way onto the internet and hacked a real company. Hugging Face, a massive digital library used by millions of software developers, said an autonomous AI...
Will your job be replaced by AI?

Will your job be replaced by AI?

Jobs and AI. Certainly, some will go the way of lift operators. This article from the BBC suggests the same but also says AI is very expensive. But like most early technologies, they will become cheaper as the scale increases and new versions come on to the market....
Five per cent unemployment is ‘full’ employment

Five per cent unemployment is ‘full’ employment

This blog is about how the RBA (and others) reckon 5 per cent unemployment is full employment. It’s utter crap of course as unemployment is under-estimated by about 3 per cent anyway. Don’t get me started on the under-employed and all those people who have...
Are cover letters a waste of time?

Are cover letters a waste of time?

This blog is about the necessity of writing a cover letter. 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...