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What are you trying to say?
Has anyone ever told you to speak more Aussie? Or have you ever wished someone else could speak more Aussie? This week, we got into how that bias shows up differently depending on where you're from, and how an accent can take out your top performers.
Cover letter, yes or no?
Half of hiring managers will bin any application that arrives without a cover letter. The other half have gone their whole career without properly reading one. We asked the community which is more common and even recruiters, talent acquisition and HR couldn't agree.
Thank you for applying to this role
Every job application is a battle between AI models so getting rejected from your dream job isn’t always because you’re not good enough. This week, we're also looking at how AI is removing the entry-level roles banks and consulting firms used to hand juniors, and why all your nice managers just get walked over.
Do you have to have lunch with your team?
In this week's edition, we get into why saying no to the team lunch is a career decision, and why consumer confidence has sunk to a level Australians haven't felt in half a century. We've also announced the three workplaces taking home a free onsite school holiday program with KidsCo.
Kids in the office, yay or nay?
When you deduct your annual leave balance from your kid’s school holidays, you get an 8-week gap that parents get stuck in. That's how you end up with a 9-year-old doing violin practice in a meeting booth and a floor full of people who feel bad about being annoyed.