The Career Academy

What does the employer think about my cover letter and resume? What do they see?

by The Career Academy | Dec 11, 2020 | cover letter, job searching, jobs, resume, the Career Academy

Cover letters introduce you to the employer and lay out how the experience and skills in your resume make you a great match for the job they have advertised. So, what do employers think about cover letters? What makes a good impression, and what are the potential...

Increase your wealth by actually getting paid

by The Career Academy | Oct 24, 2020 | Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely

If you are a small business owner you may have heard a lot of stories from friends and family about how long it takes to get paid. After sending emails and making calls you still don’t have your money. All this time and effort requires an extra member of staff...

The skills you need to work from home remotely

by The Career Academy | Mar 16, 2020 | Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely

The cost of housing and the desire for parents to give their kids some backyard and fresh air is driving families to the outer suburbs or regional areas and these days it’s very possible to work remotely. The problem for many employers has traditionally been how...

Promo Codes for 40% OFF MYOB Beginners Training Courses

by The Career Academy | Nov 19, 2019 | Bookkeeping, Career, job searching, jobs, MYOB Training

MYOB is still a leading accounting software company in Australia and lots of accounting jobs still ask for MYOB knowledge and experience. Learn MYOB now and leapfrog other job seekers in the job hunting process or just increase your own confidence to climb the ladder....

The hunt for part-time, casual and temp accounting jobs

by The Career Academy | Feb 12, 2019 | Career, cover letter, job searching, jobs, resume

SpotJobs grasping at short course market after change of ownership In 2012 two young entrepreneurs started a job board called SpotJobs to compete against Seek and their niche market was casual and part time jobs in the retail sector. They also touted the VisualCV as a...

What’s the Point of a Cover Letter

by The Career Academy | Dec 30, 2018 | Career, cover letter, job searching, jobs, resume

Your Cover Letter is Like an Elevator Pitch You’ve already spent countless hours refining and fine tuning your resume or CV and you go to SEEK or other job boards to find that they ask if you want to write a cover letter. You don’t really, do you? If...

10 tips for your LinkedIn photo

by The Career Academy | Aug 17, 2018 | Business Startup, interview skills, job searching, jobs, linkedin, resume

When was the last time you thought about what it means to have a good headshot? With the pervasiveness of social media profiles and their rapidly increasing importance for job seekers, having the appropriate photo to represent yourself is very important. If you’re on...

Looking for work? Promote yourself on LinkedIn

by The Career Academy | Aug 15, 2018 | Bookkeeping, Business Startup, Career, job searching, linkedin, resume

LinkedIn is a serious place for you to promote your skills, be it in administration, bookkeeping or any other work-from-home or contract/consulting area. It is also a great way to promote your services as a virtual assistant. Members of our team were fortunate enough...