Job Hunting News

This story is from Tim Duggan at the Sydney Morning Herald and it has my vote of support. Many degrees, unless medical or legal, are a waste of time. An MBA is a fly swatter. People think status is accrued by having a degree. No. Status comes from doing a job well. As...

Inequities in the intergenerational transfer of funds and the fact the Boomers will live on and on, means young people can expect to inherit – if at all – by the time they’re in their 50s. Young people need to create their own cultural and economic revolution because...

The story below is from the ABC and I’ve made a few comments as well. From an outsider's perspective, certain jobs can look appealing but optimism can quickly be replaced by an impending sense of doom. Dr Lisa Cohen is an associate professor of organisational...

How important are testimonials when hiring an Adelaide resume writer? They are everything. We get clients short-listed for jobs and then help them win the job. “Malcolm provides a fast and efficent resume service. He updated my outdated resume and I couldn't be more...

This story on the parlous state of our universities was in The Conversation recently. It’s a review by Professor, Susan Forde, Media and Journalism, Griffith University of Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good by Graeme Turner. I sometimes get clients who...

In April 2025, Australian ‘real’ unemployment increased 176,000 to 1,780,000 (up 1% to 11.2% of the workforce) with more people joining the workforce and overall employment dropping in April.  These are Roy Morgan figures and reflect actual door-to-door surveys. The...

The salary question is tricky. This is from Kirstin Ferguson, a career adviser at The Age. I have added my comment at the end. I am searching for a new role and many advertised jobs don’t disclose salary. Instead, they ask me to share my salary expectation. Can I ask...

Every now and then we get a client who has used AI to write their resume. They come to us after it has failed time and time again. The main reason is it’s trite, non-sensical rubbish. It doesn’t mean anything. The duties are so nebulous as to waste the reader’s time....

This story is by Malcolm Knox at the SMH. There are some serious issues with civil society and the most obvious is a lack of anger management. “Please remember to treat our team respectfully as they assist you.” (Telstra, recorded phone call.) “During this stressful...

I like this story by blogger Mat McGuinness, who reckons resumes are a thing of the past. In some ways, they are. They’ve got maybe five to ten years left as a going concern. It’s hard to say. The main reason is most are boring. They’re eye glazing. They don’t have a...

Republic Resumes writes LinkedIn sites after we have created the resume. LinkedIn is useful for midcareer professionals, rather than graduates, unless your field or discipline is in high demand. This story is from Forbes Magazine. It’s a succinct piece on the...