Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn

Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn

This story was written by Thomas Mitchell, the Sydney Morning Herald Culture reporter and it’s a beauty. I write and produce LinkedIn sites and they have sometimes got people work. When I say ‘sometimes’ I mean infrequently. Unless you have a unique...
Fake jobs online

Fake jobs online

Adelaide is the home of fake jobs. They are listed by unscrupulous recruiters to gather contact details from executives to sell clients too. It’s hard to tell how many fake jobs there are advertised in South Australia, because 80 per cent of employers and...
Number of Adelaide deadline breakers way too high

Number of Adelaide deadline breakers way too high

In a peak writing period we had a client who hired us to write his resume and cover letter for a job. Then he went on holiday and told us three hours before the first deadline, he couldn’t make it. I posted the second deadline and he email back and said he...
Deadline breakers terminated

Deadline breakers terminated

Everyone has an excuse for breaking writing deadlines. The dog died. Too busy, Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it (same dog). Computer failure. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. We’ve heard them all. We’ve even had people who hire us and then go on holiday!...
New hospitality business model – stealing wages

New hospitality business model – stealing wages

Ali was working the graveyard shift serving late-night city revellers in a Sydney convenience store since he arrived in Australia in 2022, according to the ABC. For the first few months he received regular pay, which helped as he studied for his master’s degree...
Robotdebt lawyer double dipped on salary

Robotdebt lawyer double dipped on salary

Employment services is a dead fish rotting from the head down. A senior lawyer at the heart of the disastrous and deadly Robodebt scheme has left her Commonwealth job after it was discovered she was consulting for an outside firm that provides legal advice to...