‘Dobseeker’ hotline targets unemployed

‘Dobseeker’ hotline targets unemployed

As if bona fide job seekers don’t have enough to worry about. The Morrison government’s new Employer Reporting Line or ‘Dobline’, allows employers to dob in jobseekers for rejecting employment offers and/or behaving badly in interviews, missing appointments or...
Anonymous resume applications reduces bias

Anonymous resume applications reduces bias

Ages ago Germany conducted a study where eight major companies adopted ‘anonymous’ hiring practices for 12 months. Not one piece of personal or identification information was disclosed before the interview process. While the sample size was small, the researchers...
Select Committee into Job (in)Security

Select Committee into Job (in)Security

In same category as effectiveness of tits on a bill, a Select Senate Committee into Job Security is examining the state of insecure employment and workplace rights and conditions, across Australia. This is like investigating storm water damage after Noah beached his...
The copy and pasters (part 2)

The copy and pasters (part 2)

This is the second part of an examination of the dodgy resume writer ‘Copy and Pasters’, who infect Adelaide’s professional writing community. To be honest, most don’t live in Adelaide but that’s another story. Below is a real life example. The resume writer here has...
The copy and pasters (part 2)

Beware the dodgy resume ‘copy and paste’ shonks

This story is about the ‘Copy and Pasters’ who inhabit Adelaide’s resume writing community. To be honest, most don’t live in Adelaide. While that’s an issue, a much graver concern is the quality of the work they produce. They copy and paste the same text over and over...
Resume writer saves applicants money

Resume writer saves applicants money

I’m going to save you between $250-$500 because there are times when no professional resume writer in the world will help you get that special job. OK, so you’ve seen a job. It’s your dream job. You think, ‘I’ll hire a professional writer to help me. That way I’m sure...