24 Jul 2024

As jobseeker numbers rise, how can you stand out from the crowd

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 24 July 2024
A Hamilton woman says her ten year search for work has uncovered employers bad attitudes to disabled job hunters.

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With unemployment up, it can be a tough market out there if you're looking for a job.

The latest figures put the unemployment rate up to 4.3 percent for the March quarter, from 4 percent on the previous quarter.

Job ad numbers from Seek released last week showed a drop of 8 percent in June and 35 percent down year on year.

So if you are looking for work, what are some of the things you can do to stand out from the crowd?

Leah Lambart runs a career counselling service called ReLaunch Me - she's also Seek's resident Careers Coach and joins Kathryn with some job hunting advice.