Adelaide: wage theft capital of Australia

Adelaide: wage theft capital of Australia

Adelaide is the wage theft capital of Australia. Underpayment is the standard business model with penalty rates being ignored. There’s a class action pending against McDonald’s restaurants in Broken Hill, Victor Harbour and Aldinga, to name just a few. Young workers...
Ethics: clients targeting the same job

Ethics: clients targeting the same job

In the last month, I’ve had two people contact me wanting help to apply for the same job. I can do the first client but not the second. The reason is ethics. I tell my clients that we work 100 per cent to get them short-listed for a job of their choosing. I...
Executive job strategies – don’t use the shotgun

Executive job strategies – don’t use the shotgun

Things are tough so for the next few blog posts, I’ll focus on ideas to help middle and senior executives with job strategies. Competition for jobs is high as an increasing number of skilled professionals are laid off. While the Internet has made it easier than ever...
The art of the executive resume

The art of the executive resume

If you’re going for a senior position, you’ll need an exceptional resume that demonstrates you as a unique and expert candidate, an innovative thinker and a resilient leader. Executive resumes detail your unique ability to lead an organisation, along with any board...
Ethics: clients targeting the same job

Nothing more dead than a deadline breaker

We hate deadline breakers. They show us and prospective employers how useless they would be as employees. We’ve heard all of the excuses. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it. Computer failure. Forgot to save. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion...