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Campaign to boost child protection staff pays off

10 November 2009

THE State Government has received an overwhelming response to its appeal for more child protection workers, with 200 people applying for jobs in the past month — four times the usual number of applications... read full story

Shackled to past mistakes

24 October 2009

A jail term on your CV might mean being creative in your honesty. By Jim Bright... read full story

'We're not getting the right help'

13 August 2009

WALTER Scarrott has been looking for work for 22 months... read full story

Staff Sought Abroad As Local Jobs Go

23 September 2008

A LEADING defence contractor has come under fire for slashing a third of its shipbuilding workforce at Williamstown while at the same time applying for dozens of foreign employees on temporary 457 visas to fill other positions... read full story

The Modesty Barrier

6 September 2008

One of the biggest issues I have discovered my clients have when applying for jobs is overcoming their culturally ingrained modesty. I have yet to find a country where the majority of inhabitants do not have tremendous difficulty with self-promotion. Job candidates need to break through the modesty barrier to write positive things on their resumes. Even though you may be uncomfortable with the results, your claims will still be safely within your true potential... read full story

Welfare Payments Cut For 15,000

15 August 2007

MORE than 15,000 people had welfare payments cut off for eight weeks in the first year of the Federal Government's tough new welfare rules... read full story

Hundreds Put Hands Up For Seasonal Firefighting

4 January 2007

THE number of people applying for seasonal firefighting jobs is almost double the number of vacancies - with five days until the close of applications... read full story

Hundreds Put Up Hands For Firefighting

4 January 2007

THE number of people applying for seasonal firefighting jobs is almost double the number of vacancies - with five days until the close of applications... read full story

Get Up And Go For It

26 July 2006

Build skills and confidence before you start applying for jobs. Claire Halliday reports... read full story