What is the single best sign you have noticed during an application process that proved a company was a genuinely great place to work?
Been unemployed for a while now and just got invited to interview for a state government IT role. Also still waiting to hear back from a couple of private sector applications. Everyone keeps telling me to just take whatever comes first but if I somehow end up with a choice I want to go in already knowing which way people lean long term
I need to go down to melbourne for a couple of weeks to help look after a sick relative but I am worried my mutual obligations will cause my jobseeker payment to get suspended while I am away. Do I need to get explicit permission from my provider before booking the bus or can I just manage my points online while interstate?
Thinking about just signing up with some industrial or admin labour hire places next week to get cash coming in. Has anyone had recent luck with them actually giving you consistent hours or is it mostly just sporadic on call shifts?
I am currently looking for work but want to use my spare time to complete a part time online qualification to boost my resume. I know full time study means you have to switch over to Youth Allowance or Austudy, but if it is part time online do I just keep meeting my standard points target and job searches without telling them, or will it cause an issue
I have been seeing more ads to upgrade my profile or see insights on applicants. Does it actually give you any advantage with employers or is it just a cash grab? Let me know if you have actually landed an interview because of it
My current three month exemption for mental health is finishing up next week but my condition hasn't improved at all. My GP is happy to write another cert but I have heard that Centrelink starts rejecting them or forcing you onto a formal disability assessment if you submit more than two in a row. Has anyone gone past 6 months smoothly?
I've applied for around 80 jobs over the past couple of months. I've been tailoring my cover letters, updating my resume for each role, and applying for jobs where I genuinely meet most of the requirements.
What really gets me is seeing the same jobs disappear and then pop back up a week later as a "new" listing, or getting the standard rejection email in the middle of the night without any feedback. After a while, it starts to feel like some of these roles were never actually being filled in the first place.
The cereal challenge earlier this season reminded me why invention tests used to be some of the best episodes. Give the contestants a weird ingredient or bizarre theme, let them think creatively, and you get a much better sense of who can genuinely innovate rather than just execute. I'd love to see invention tests become a permanent fixture again
It feels like the hype cycles online are always pushing new frameworks but when you look at actual enterprise teams Australia it is still a massive wall of Java, C#, and typescript. If you were advising a student on where to invest their deep learning time to guarantee a stable job would you tell them to stick to the boring corporate enterprise stacks over the trendy ones?
Helping a friend buy their first gaming PC. They absolutely refuse to build it themselves, so we are looking at ready to ship systems. Both Scorptec and PCCG seem to have decent configurations around the two thousand dollar mark. Who generally has better build quality and support if something goes wrong?
I need to request an advance payment to cover an emergency car repair so I can keep driving to interviews. The app says I am not currently eligible for an advance but does not give a reason why. I have been on jobseeker for six months, have zero current debts, and have never requested an advance before. What is the hidden rule here?
Sometimes you grab a drive-thru meal to take home, get stuck in unexpected peak-hour traffic, and by the time you sit down at the table it's been 25 minutes. The bun is completely soggy from the trapped steam, the lettuce has wilted into slimy green strings, and the mayo has turned into a translucent oil puddle. What is the absolute maximum travel time before a meal is completely ruined?
I always try to give bike riders the full one and a half meters of space on country roads, but sometimes that means my right tyres have to cross over the continuous single white line in the middle of the road. Could I actually get fined for this by a highway patrol cop or is there a specific exemption?
If I earn significantly more points than my minimum activation target in one reporting period, do the extra points carry over and count towards the next period, or does the counter reset to zero regardless of how many points were earned?
The rules to get the higher interest rate on the Goalsaver account are slightly frustrating. If you make even a minor mistake or a single withdrawal at the end of the month you lose the whole bonus. There should be a bit more leeway
It feels like the advice from 5 years ago about coding being a meritocracy where qualifications do not matter is completely outdated for the current market. As a tafe graduate it feels incredibly daunting trying to compete with thousands of university graduates for a handful of junior roles. I would love some realistic perspectives on what the actual success rate is right now
I arrived 15 min early for my scheduled face-to-face appointment today, sat in the plastic chairs, and watched my consultant casually scroll on his phone and chat to his coworker for about 45 min past my time. When he finally called me over, there was no apology, just a rushed two min run through of the text boxes and I was sent on my way. Feels a bit odd because if I turned up 45 min late to an interview due to a bus delay, I’d be getting penalised straight away
My landlord just gave us an urgent notice to vacate because they are selling the property, and I have to find a bond for a new place immediately. Does Centrelink offer any actual crisis payments or advance lump sums that get processed on the same day, or am I going to be stuck waiting weeks for a decision?
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