Over 90 stallholders were on hand for great conversations, advice and interactive experiences that showcased a wide variety of industries and organisations.
Thanks to everyone involved in making the event a success – attendees, schools, stallholders, businesses, sponsors and organisers (and especially the robot dog)!
Bundaberg Careers Expo is a joint initiative of Bundaberg Regional Council, Link and Launch, Workforce Australia and Jobs Bundaberg, supported by sponsors Central Queensland University (CQU) and YourTown.
With the upgrade of the Playhouse theater & region background of Gladys Moncrieff how about some performance & entertainment jobs ideas. Directing, Producing, Writing, Acting, Singing, DJing, Stage hands, technical support?
There’s currently a upto $4999 grant to help unemployed women get into the workforce.
https://womenscareergrants.com.au/
Real Jobs, Real Wages program is available to help employers with hiring staff this is upto $15,000 for hiring staff from the federal goverment. Apprenticeship support is also available https://www.dewr.gov.au/wage-subsidies
Use Sarina Russo as your job network. I have been to all the JSAs the number of successfully jobs I have landed is severally in favor of Sarina Russo. The success rate is massively in favor of Sarina Russo.
Trying for a position in the armed forces, reserves or cadet-ships would be a great idea to beat the cost of living while also addressing skill shortages.
Torbanlea train manufacturing will be starting up soon that should provide quite a number of jobs.
Useful information
https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/torbanlea-manufacturing-facility
qtmp@downergroup.com
COVID hit farming as well reducing backpackers. Agriculture based on latest figures available is still down around 800 jobs. It won’t be that these jobs are not available it will be that international backpackers are still down. Our permanent residents could pick up these positions.
https://economy.id.com.au/bundaberg/employment-by-industry
Try applying for work on the Islands. I know a number of people from Bundaberg that have gotten work on offshore Islands. Try Fraser Island, Lady Elliott Island, Lady Musgrave Island, Whitsunday Islands & Great Keppel Island. Most job seekers likley never see these opportunities in a search so the competition should be lower.
I’m going to move to Mackay it almost always has considerably lower unemployment then Bundaberg. Going to go work in the mines.
There’s a substantial amount of businesses in the Kensington area that have opened surly there has to be opportunity there.
What you really want to do is keep looking for work once you have landed a job. Don’t let working full time or being knocked off centrelink stop your canvasing. The first decent job you landed is likely not the best one you could get. This keeps your resumes that have been sent out fresh & current. If you do loose your job you will get a new one faster.
I’m recommending considering going to University or using TAFE to aid you into going to University if you did not complete grade 12 or doing a apprenticeship. Bundaberg has a huge rate of people who are only going to grade 10 this severally limits there employment options. A steps or bridging course to allow you to gain the skills to get better work instead of competing with the masses that did not complete grade 12 would lead to better employment outcomes.
Impact is also able to run certain courses that might be of use. Aged care, Disability care & hospitality. These are high demand fields.
Try to keep your jobsearches high. Lets say you land a part time job this reduces the amount you have to to for centerlink points instead of letting it reduce your jobsearches keep your jobsearches high. 5 jobsearches a month is not going to get you a better job.
I’m aiming for at least 20 jobsearches a month even when I am employed.
The taxi company is always looking for taxi drivers.
Bundaberg has sizeable job growth in Health, Construction, Education & Training, Retail, Accommodation and Food Services, Transport and Manifacutring. There’s litterly heaps of jobs going.