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...
Prepare your job referees

Prepare your job referees

With strong competition to get a job in Adelaide, having solid referees can make or break an application. Unreliable or fake referees can end up in court, as was seen in the high-profile case in 2018 of Andrew Flanagan, who was fired as a group manager at Myer,...
Come to work or you’re sacked!

Come to work or you’re sacked!

Tech companies are the most well positioned to keep working from home – and have even created the tools to do so. Yet they’re urging workers back to the office. Why? Control. Up goes childcare fees, up goes traffic in the cities, up goes vehicle depreciation and...
Adelaide youth – stay or go?

Adelaide youth – stay or go?

I wrote this story a couple of years ago for Adelaide’s young people. As a resume writer and employment services expert, I monitor the state of the SA economy and getting a good job in Adelaide as a teen or in your 20s, can very tough. Should you stay in Adelaide or...
Stating the cruel truth

Stating the cruel truth

Breaking deadlines seems to be an Adelaide phenomenon. Sure, clients in Sydney sometimes break deadlines but in Adelaide, it’s a disease. The cruel truth is people who break deadlines tell us by their actions or lack of action, that the employment document is not very...
See ya later, deadline breakers

See ya later, deadline breakers

Everyone has an excuse for breaking writing deadlines. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it (same dog). Computer failure. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. We’ve heard them all. I had an executive in South Australia break two deadlines without...