Want to take a holiday? It could cost you your job

Want to take a holiday? It could cost you your job

Sacking casuals in Adelaide when they’re taking a break is cowardly and fairly common in Adelaide. That’s why it’s a good idea to have an up-to-date resume. This story is from the Sydney Morning Herald. “For the past year, Mario* had been looking forward to visiting...
Back on deck Monday 14 October

Back on deck Monday 14 October

In the last month, I had to rewrite two resumes from people who went to shonky writers, who allegedly were trading out of Adelaide. One is in Queensland and the other is in Perth There has been an influx of dodgy interstate resume writers, who produce unprofessional...
ABC: older job seekers struggle to get work

ABC: older job seekers struggle to get work

Age prejudice is like race prejudice. People’s judgements are skin deep. Jacqueline Bradley describes feeling “demoralised, humiliated and … really quite embarrassed” about her failure to secure work after months of trying. “A very good friend of...
Teeth grinding job ads

Teeth grinding job ads

One of the most demoralising aspects of job hunting isn’t just the insufferable recruiters or the flawed interviews; it’s also the tiresome process of browsing job advertisements, many of which are questionable at best and discriminatory at worst. From...
Bias in recruitment

Bias in recruitment

Some years ago Germany conducted a study where eight major companies adopted ‘anonymous’ hiring practices for 12 months. Not one piece of personal or identification information was disclosed before the interview stage. All biographical information was eliminated from...