Inside the resume writer trade

Inside the resume writer trade

When you ask a resume writer to produce a cover letter for a specific job in Adelaide, most will use generic blocks of text they have used thousands of times before. That’s why 90 per cent of non-directed, non-specific cover letters fail. If you want a cover letter,...
Long term unemployment growing

Long term unemployment growing

Long term unemployment is growing and the Covid restrictions and lockdowns are making it ten times worse. I sometimes do pro bono work for the long-term unemployed and their desperation is palpable and heart-rending. In April last year, before the mass lockdowns, a...
Guillotine falls as Adelaide Uni fights for survival

Guillotine falls as Adelaide Uni fights for survival

The University of Adelaide is in the midst of its greatest crisis since it was founded in 1874. Republic Resumes will run a campaign mid September to help prospective graduates find work. In the email to students last month, Vice Chancellor Høj announced that unless...
Lights! Camera! and the video job interview

Lights! Camera! and the video job interview

Video job interviews are becoming more common due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Here are a few technical video tips to help steady those nerves. Preparing for a video interview Check your surroundings. Make sure the background is free from clutter and embarrassing...
Job ads up in SA – for now…

Job ads up in SA – for now…

Job ads are up so it’s a good time to have a crack at the labour market. Compared to Pre-Covid figures, there were 78,200 job advertisements in July. Nationally, that’s 47.7 per cent up on July 2019. In SA, it’s up a whopping 68 per cent. That’s why I’m run off my...
No sympathy for dole ‘bludgers’

No sympathy for dole ‘bludgers’

Empathy for the unemployed is not a vote-winner these days. This should be no surprise. Successive governments have carefully schooled Australians to harden their hearts against the unemployed, all the way back to the pitiful and grudging “susso” (sustenance) handouts...