Here in Brisbane, roughly 63% of individuals are in full-time employment, with 35% of people working part-time. Since the global pandemic began in early 2020, the job market, like seemingly everything else, has been a little turbulent.

With the cost of living increasing, more and more people are seeking employment, either full-time or part-time, and as competition hots up, it’s important to give yourself a competitive edge.

Finding a job in Brisbane is not necessarily easy, but if you follow the tips and strategies listed for you below, your chances of landing a job will increase exponentially.

Be flexible

If you’re simply looking for employment in general, rather than a specific type of employment, flexibility is very beneficial.

By this, we mean that you should be open to all kinds of different jobs and roles, regardless of what they are. If your primary objective is to make money, apply for as many different roles as you can.

Once you have landed employment, even if it isn’t your dream job, at least you’re making money, and you can use your free time, and your new income, to help secure a job that you would rather have instead.

Do your research

If you have a specific job or career in mind, doing some research could give you a competitive edge.

Look into the industry as a whole, look into the company, and find out as much about them as you can. Find out exactly what they do, look at which sectors they’re involved in, find out the salary, average hours, and anything else which may be useful.

The more you know about a company and/or industry, the better prepared you will be. Not only that, but if you do land an interview, you’ll impress the interviewers with your knowledge. Not only that, but the fact that you showed some initiative will also prove impressive, plus it also shows that you’re serious.

Hire a professional CV writing service

Brisbane resume writing services are in high demand right now, and for good reason.

A resume is what gets you noticed in the first place and it is what hopefully lands you your interview. The last thing you want is to send out a resume filled with errors, formatted poorly, and filled full of useless information that employers don’t care about. This is where resume writers are so useful.

Professional CV and resume writers include all of the important info that employers need from you, and want to see, in a professional manner that is free of errors and typos and is formatted in a way that is very pleasing to the naked eye.

Okay, resume writers don’t work for free, but their fees are very affordable, and as the saying goes ‘you have to spend money to make money’.

Don’t focus solely online

 We know that more and more industries are moving online nowadays, and while it is easier than ever to apply for jobs online, don’t underestimate the power of paper.

Once you’ve had your professional resume drawn up by the best Brisbane resume writers you can find, print out copies of your resume and hand them out to any stores or businesses that are hiring, if you’d consider working for them.

By engaging with business owners in person you can establish a connection, you can read their body language, and who knows, you might even land yourself a job interview on the spot.