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I would be interested to know people’s views on the lack of discipline in our Australian society? Not just with children, but across all ages with the general exception of the elderly. Listening to the ABC morning show, which I generally do, I was amazed to hear about the disgusting and drunken behaviour of adults and teenagers at Scarborough Beach during our first quite warm day of the year. Encompassed with this was the lack of police and the disrespect shown to police by people these days. A good form of punishment would be as in Singapore where people are flogged for behaviours and crimes, but alas to have these floggings in Australia would would cause an outcry from civil libertarians,etc. Just thunk of the benefits to our society with punishment like that in place. I mean, it is not as if it is the death sentence, but pain and scarring would protect us from all these drug fuelled attacks and brazen mobbings and attacks. I really do not want to hear about our democratic rights, blah, blah, blah. These purputrators seem to be using their democratic right to offend the normal law abiding citizens. Anyway, just a thought.

Most of us are closer to finishing our studies and soon we’ll need to start looking for jobs.

I’ve compiled some tips that i found quite useful.

The resume is first: It is important to tailor the resume to the job you’re applying for. It is more than likely that you will need to change it to meet each job description. Include in it skills statements that will emphasise your achievements and strengths and why you feel you fit the job description. These skills statements can be the difference between getting short-listed or not. Another factor that is most commonly ignored is spelling and grammar. Get your friends to proof read your resume.

And don’t forget: Send your resume in an A4 envelope. Do not hand write it. Don;t use graphics or clip art. And do not ever use coloured paper.  The key here is to show your capabilities as a professional.

Once your resume is short listed and you are requested for an interview, your researching begins. Here is a list of  interview tips that will assist in getting that job you want.

1) Prepare for the interview. Do some research on the company. Know their goals and elaborate on how you can help them achieve those goals.

2) Turn off your mobile phones as this will only cause you embarrasment and the interviewer will not be too impressed

3) First Impressions: dress the part. Wear clothing that denotes ‘I already work here’.

4) Stay positive. Job hunting is not easy and can be stressful at times.

5) Listen carefully to the interviewer. Avoid interview traps, where the interviewer will try to get negative comments out of you

7) Relax. Having a calm approach to the questions will show the interviewer that you can handle a stressful situation. They know interviews are difficult. Remember, they were there once before.

There are many resources available to assist you in designing resumes, preparing for interviews and improving you skills. I have found those to be very useful and recommend that further readings will benefit your job prospects.

Good luck with your job hunting.