Adelaide client lands job in Brisbane

Adelaide client lands job in Brisbane

TP (no names with this one) worked in Adelaide and came to me with a challenge. She saw a Biotechnician job in Brisbane she wanted to apply for. Getting a job interstate is hard because employers tend to favour local candidates. First, I upgraded her resume so that it...
Best months to job hunt

Best months to job hunt

As a resume writer, I know the number of job vacancies in Australia is fairly steady for most of the year but there are greater opportunities in certain months. Analysis by global jobs site Indeed of Australian searches shows there are certain times of the year where...
Helping journalism graduates get a job

Helping journalism graduates get a job

I still write journalism and opinion pieces from time to time. I worked at AAP and for AdNews. I’m always happy when I help graduate journalism students find a job, as it’s a highly competitive field. Below is an update from a young journalism graduate’s Dad. I helped...
When to ask about salary in a job interview

When to ask about salary in a job interview

I’m suspicious about employers who don’t give some idea of the salary in the job advertisement or position description. It often means they want to pay the new hire peanuts to do a highly technical job with a colossal workload. Even so, if you do get a job interview,...
South Australians forced to camp in tents

South Australians forced to camp in tents

As an Adelaide resume writer, I’m most interested in the state of the national and local economy. This story is sourced from the ABC. I’ve edited it for length. When you’ve got single mothers sleeping in tents in caravan parks, you know something is very wrong....
Big changes to Centrelink mutual obligations

Big changes to Centrelink mutual obligations

Life for the 792,000 people on Centrelink payments and those on JobSeeker living on $48 per day – which is below the poverty line – is about to get much more difficult, as one punitive system is replaced by another. On 4 July, Jobactive —the Australian...