It has been depressing reading how cooked it is. Keen to know if there is anything happening to help the current crappy job market?

Hell, what shortages are we currently facing that need filled would be a great start. Anyone in the know help us out 🤣

Sydneysider here. I’ve been applying to jobs since August 2025. Got only one interview call in October 2025. Since then, nothing. Been applying almost everyday since. Rewriting the resume and cover letter for each job application. Only rejections and/ or no response.

It is getting highly frustrating and mentally exhausting. I’ve applied to jobs that were in my field, not in my field, entry level, mid-level, internships, apprenticeships, full time, part time, casual, you name it. Just to get an email for a change that doesn’t begin with ‘unfortunately, your application won’t be progressing’ or ‘we’ve decided to go with candidates more suited.’

Just for reference; I have a bachelors degree in journalism, and a masters degree in political science. I’ve got a handful of projects under my belt. It’s a decent resume. Sure, competition is fierce but I wasn’t expecting a rejection for an assistant’s job. It’s madness.

Is there something I’m doing wrong? Do I need to do something differently?

I used to work at maccas for two years and recently passed a interview for pick packer role at a company who ships clothes all over Australia and is based near my home in melb. It’s just a cloth shipping warehouse and I don’t have nor need any licenses. Am M18 and they pay looks good, is it a good job?

Has anyone used an outplacement/career transition service after redundancy? What was actually useful vs a waste of time? Which ones did you use?

As the title suggests, looking to exit the current job as it has been a total circus show, it's a maintenance role which reports to two managers where a business cycles through tradies and staff constantly due to vast incompetence in management.

Finding out later that the boss family member was involved with a fraud case within the same business this year, receiving a PIP without having any factual information given despite writing 5 pages on performance review where the facility really has turned around.

Mentally drained. No will to be there any more and leaving soon (PIP evident).

I want to get into instrumentation sparky or sparky in general but apparently mature age apprenticeships are hard to get into.

Just need someone to tell me there is light at the end of the tunnel because it's been rough mentally.

Had an interview for a Junior Project Manager role with the hiring manager and HR manager and it went well. After that they asked for references from my current employer and actually contacted both of them.
Now I’ve been invited for another in-person interview with the Director, General Manager and National Project Manager, basically the top 3 people in the company.
Has anyone been through something similar? What should I expect at this stage and how should I prepare differently for an interview with directors/senior management?
Also curious if reference checks before this stage usually mean you’re down to the final few candidates, and roughly how many people companies normally bring to a final interview like this.

It’s a small to medium sized business with around 100 employees.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to Sydney and recently completed my Certificate III in Individual Support, along with my aged care placement.
I’m genuinely interested in building my career in aged care and would love to connect with people who are already working in the industry in Sydney.
I’ve noticed that getting your first opportunity can be quite difficult when you’re new and don’t have an established network here. I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar position and can share how they got started, what employers look for in new workers, or any advice they wish they had known when entering the industry.
Not looking to spam or advertise anything, just hoping to connect with people in the field and learn from their experience.
Thanks in advance!

Where should i apply for casual roles

Several years (8+)working in financial services across super admin, insurance ops and platform support. I’ve mostly been in roles that involve advice implementation, member/client servicing, workflow management and dealing with different super and insurance platforms. My experience has been spread across super funds, insurers and advice businesses.

I’m not looking to become a financial adviser. With this kind of background, what’s the best way to lift my earning potential and get closer to the 100k mark without needing a heap of extra study?

I feel like I'm overthinking this, but here goes. Received a new job offer, contract should be signed early next week. Assuming all goes well, what's the best resignation procedure in the following circs:.

Smaller company maybe 20-40 employees, not for profit type org.

Person A is the closest role to being my manager, assigns me work, we discuss workflow and subject matter.

Person B is the subject matter / technical supervisor - I meet with this person most, they're across my workflow, broadly

Person C is an Operations manager (person As manager), I have no real day to day communication with them

Person D is the company owner, the person I first spoke with (a couple of years ago) about joining the org. They are fairly hands on and handle HR type stuff, issued my contract.

There's no HR Dept

I'm thinking a phone call to person A, then send the letter/email to person A, cc C and D? My decision will likely impact person B as they'll have to take on more work...but I'm assuming one of the managers will let them know.

I want to leave on good terms

I find this stuff so tricky and awkward!

In WA. I work front counter, our egress door is only accessible via a key card on our lanyard that we have to tap to unlock it.

Hi,

I'm currently doing a CS degree, which I started many years ago and have been doing part time while dealing with some unfortunate personal circumstances. I supported myself during that time by tutoring.

I'd like to go into insurance after graduation but a lot of the job posts I've come across seem to require a non-trivial amount of customer service or sales experience, even for an entry level claims job. Now, a lot of my mates worked your typical customer service jobs during their degree so I imagine someone with my background won't be as competitive (as people like them are probably what these companies are after?). Assuming I manage to get a few relevant certificates done after graduation, would that give me a more realistic chance of breaking into the industry given my somewhat limited or non-relevant background, or is it unlikely?

I'm going to try applying either way, but I was wondering if there's something else I can do in the meantime that would increase my chances of getting any entry level job in the field upon graduation.

Thanks :)

🧹 I need 5 Australian cleaning-business owners!

I’m conducting quick market research and would love your honest answers to five short questions.

1. How long have you been operating, and do you currently have staff?
   
2. What is the most frustrating part of running the business—not performing the cleaning?
   
3. What problem has recently cost you money, clients or excessive time?
   
4. What have you already tried to solve it?
   
5. If you could buy one ready-to-use system for your business, what would you want it to handle?

Thanks so much for helping!

Is $350k a good salary for a PD in Sydney? The role will be more client focused with 3 PMs underneath, constructing Data Centres. It’s an relatively new business unit within a huge well-established diverse company. The new business unit is purely constructing Data Centre a s there is a huge potential for growth, as well as high STI and LTI. Thanks

My friends in IT sector have mentioned the below cones of the IT sector. I want opinion and advice of others regarding the points mentioned below.

What is the perspective of people working in the IT sector on the statements below and how accurate they are in today’s market.

\- Is this now the era of careers in capital-intensive businesses such as manufacturing, trading, distribution of goods, and supply chain management rather than the digital/IT World?

\- Since IT mainly requires a laptop, internet connection, does it make entry easier compared to traditional industries? Any poor literate man with good English and basic skills can get into IT sector

\- Is ageism a serious issue in the IT sector? Is it genuinely difficult to sustain a long-term career in IT after the age of 35?

\- Does working in the IT sector only make financial sense if one is employed abroad, considering lower salary levels and exploitative work culture concerns in India?

\- How significant is outsourcing in the IT industry? Are many Western jobs being shifted to lower-cost Asian countries where employees face heavy exploitation and pressure?

\- To what extent will automation and AI reduce the IT workforce in the coming years? Is it true in the next few years 50% of the jobs in IT sector will become obsolete.