No more graduate resumes

No more graduate resumes

It was my fault. A young international student who graduated in IT last year, was looking at long term unemployment. We don’t normally write graduate resumes. I gave her job to one of our best writers – a Master Resume Writer. He created a new first page and emailed...
Spring best time to look for a job

Spring best time to look for a job

Job postings hit a peak in Spring in Australia. There are more job searches in January than any other time of the year and December is the slowest for both job postings and job searches. The number of job vacancies in Australia is fairly steady for most of the year...
Back to work for retirees

Back to work for retirees

This story was in the SMH a while ago. More older people will return to work because they’re either bored or broke. In Adelaide, about 15 per cent of my clients are 50 years and over. Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh unretired. He’s now 84. The Sydneysider had...
Helping long term unemployed

Helping long term unemployed

It’s tough writing resumes for long-term unemployed people. I emphasise potential and motivation. The longer one is unemployed the harder it is to get a job – but not impossible. Australian Council of Social Service CEO Cassandra Goldie told ABC viewers in 2020, it...
No labour shortage, no skills shortage

No labour shortage, no skills shortage

As an Adelaide resume writer, I have strong and evidence based research on the labour market, so it’s gratifying to have someone in a senior research position agree with me. Professor John Buchanan, a labour economist at the University of Sydney, said the...
Today, I tried to call Centrelink 17 times

Today, I tried to call Centrelink 17 times

This is from the Sydney Morning Herald by Catherine Xie The Centrelink basket case goes on and on and on. Something deeply wrong with Services Australia. “It is 2pm and I am listening to hold music on my mobile’s speakerphone, a mix of instrumentals and other...