5 KEY SKILLS TO SECURE YOUR DREAM JOB
A defining image of 2020 was the conga line of people from all walks of life, queuing outside Centrelink offices. As lockdowns were imposed, jobs were axed by the thousands. In just a few weeks between March and May, 872,000 people found themselves unemployed.
It’s hard to believe, but things could have been a lot worse. Reserve Bank analysis shows the JobKeeper scheme saved at least 700,000 jobs.
Fast-forward to 2021 and the picture is far brighter. Bjorn Jarvis, head of labour statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, says 90% of the jobs lost between March and May have now been recovered.
ANZ’s Job Ad series backs this up, with 159,000 new positions advertised in December, building on the trend of more than 100,000 listings each month since the middle of 2020.
“The fast-paced recovery in ANZ Job Ads means solid employment gains should
