Deadline breakers need not apply

Deadline breakers need not apply

Everyone has an excuse for breaking deadlines. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it (same dog). Computer failure. Forgot to save. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. I had a client recently who said the resume deadline ‘fell off his radar’....
What happened to the Holden workers?

What happened to the Holden workers?

It’s five years since the last locally made Commodore rolled off the production line in Elizabeth. New research shows former Holden employees have struggled to find secure work since the shutdown. One-third of former employees retired, one-third have struggled to find...
Government drops standards for migrants intake

Government drops standards for migrants intake

In a staggering return to the bad old days of the Howard Government, the federal government has made it easier for GPs, teachers, early educators and aged-care nurses with poor English, with little experience and lower qualifications, to apply for work in Australia....
Workforce Australia scheme a cruel joke

Workforce Australia scheme a cruel joke

Labor MP Julian Hill – who in opposition supported the Workforce Australia scheme – says privatisation has failed to prepare disadvantaged jobseekers for work and made others less employable by demeaning them, according to an article in The Guardian....
Avoid the retirement void and update the resume

Avoid the retirement void and update the resume

Retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be for some. When I started Republic Resumes in Adelaide about 10 per cent of my clients were retirees wanting to work part time or casually. I focused on their interests and targeted their resumes to new careers. The story...