A list of employers actually hiring in Australia in the time of Covid-19 – and resources to help you get a job with them.

Whether you’re working or looking for work – everyone’s worried about the job fall out right now.

You might rightly ask who’s actually hiring during the short term, and what will the job market look like in the longer term?

To be honest so was I.

So, I went searching to discover what I could about who’s hiring and here’s what I am compiling to help you prepare.

Here’s what you’ll find on this post.

[Constantly Updated] A list jobs created during and after the crisis.

I am spending these coming weeks researching roles emerging from what’s been announced and immediate needs that come to mind. Some trends, like the move to online learning, have been accelerated by the crisis. Whether this is permanent or not remains to be seen.

I will keep adding to this list as news comes to hand.

Click on the link below to be taken directly to the information.

Otherwise simply scroll down the post and you’ll see more information.

Customer Service, Admin, Catering Cleaners and Health Professionals. (Serco)
Airwallex
Macquarie Telecom
Centrelink
Supermarkets
Services Australia
Telecommunications Support
Health and Personal Safety
Telehealth Support
Tele-vet support
Health Technology
Pharmaceuticals
Aged Care and Community Development
Mining
Agricultural Production Work
Online Learning
Home Delivery Services
Fulfillment Technology
Subscription Services and Online Entertainment
Cyber Security

Resources to help you prepare for a job search online.

It’s always been tough to compete for advertised jobs. That’s why last year I developed the Straight to Shortlist Challenge – designed to help people build their online brands and network to find hidden jobs using LinkedIn as the main tool. Most of the leg work can be done without even leaving your lounge room. In fact even the face to face meetings some of my challenges, ran were done via zoom.

I have listed my best resources to help you set up a powerful LinkedIn profile.

Here’s the job information I’ve been able to find right now. It’s not a perfect guide. But it’s a start. And to find out more I suggest you read the full article I have linked to at the bottom of each section.

[Constantly Updated] Australian jobs being created during and after the Covid-19 crisis

LinkedIn has a post where recruiters are constantly listing jobs. Check it out here.

Serco.

Serco is hiring 1500 people. Positions listed are: Call Centre Customer Service Consultants, Administration staff, Catering and hospitality staff, Cleaners, Porters and Domestic Assistants, Corrections Officers and Health professionals.

Read more about this here. Written April 7

Airwallex.

This Melbourne fintech provider is hiring 15 people.

Read more about this here. Written April 7

Macquarie Telecom.

This group is hiring 30 people in Sydney and Melbourne. Written April 7

Read more about this here. Written April 7

Centrelink. 

Centrelink has created 5000 extra positions to help process unemployment claims.

Read more about this here. Written March 31

Supermarkets -Woolies announces 20,000 new jobs.

While other sectors in retail are suffering – with all the panic buying the supermarkets are the hot spots right now. Woolies just announced they are hiring 20,000 new staff.

Read more about this here. Updated March 27.

Coles announced 5000 more jobs.

Read more about it here. Written March 20.

Services-Australia.

The Australian Government announced 5000 new positions at Services Australia. This is the body that provides social, health and child support services to the Australian population. Demand has increased exponentially.

Read about it here. Written March 26

The NSW government announced 1000 new positions being created through Service NSW.

Read about it here. Written March 26.

Telecommunications Support.

Telstra has paused it’s regime of job cuts to announce the hiring of 1000 local temporary contact centre staff with the shut down of their contact centres in the Philippines.

Telstra has also revealed they are bringing forward $500 million in capital expenditure to increase the capacity of their network – as the demand for remote working arrangements has accelerated.

So there’s contact centre support roles, and all the technical roles associated with managing and upgrading a network. Keep an eye on their website.

Read about it here. – Written: March 20.

Health and Personal Safety.

There is an immediate and obvious need in this area. Think hand sanitizers, protective masks, cleaning products, good old fashioned soap and the like.

The shortages of protective face masks has meant local production has been stepped up. The government has urged more initiatives such as this.

Here’s one example I found of a company creating jobs.

Australia’s only local mask manufacturer in Shepperton in Victoria is hiring an additional 40 people.

Read about it here. – Written March 20

Telehealth Support.

In early March our government announced a $2.4 Billion injection in cash into pop-up support and tele-health.

Tele-health is around doctors being able to diagnose online via video – think skype, zoom and the like.  Initiatives like these mean more infrastructure, digital, training and communication support will be required all round.

Read more about it here. Written March 11.

Medibank has set up a corona virus helpline.

Read more about it here. Written March 11.

Televet Support.

You’ve heard of tele-health, now there’s tele-vet support. This is just one example of businesses that may boom in the future.

Read more about it here. Written March 29.

Health Technology.

Things get truly creative when our backs are against the wall.

Here’s an example of this.

3D printers are already been used to address shortages in vital items such as respirators.

Read about it here. Written March 21.

Pharmaceuticals.

The pharmaceutical industry, particularly those working towards finding a cure or treatment will benefit in this crisis. This article in the conversation calls out the following: Gilead the company that owns the rights to treatment drug Remdesivir; Moderna, the company working on a vaccine; Roche, a significant supplier of testing kits; and Fujifilm, with the treatment drug Avigan.

Aged and Community Care and Development.

Before the virus crisis hit, hiring in most sectors in Australia had slowed down.

However, one of the growth areas is the sector that Seek classifies as “Community Care and Development.”

Jobs in this classification include: aged and disability support, child welfare and youth services, community development, employment services, housing and homelessness services, child welfare and youth services, indigenous and multicultural services, employment services and fundraising.

Jobs in this sector had increased by 18.7% from Feb 2019 to Feb 2020.

Most of these jobs are in aged care. There’s no doubt with this crisis that trend will continue.

Read more about this here. Written March 19.

Adelaide based aged care provider ACH Group is looking to recruit housekeeping staff including chefs, waiters and housekeeping assistants.

Read more about this here. Written March 24

Supermarkets.

While other sectors in retail are suffering – with all the panic buying the supermarkets are the hot spots right now.

Coles announced 5000 more jobs, while Woolies agreed to take on the Qantas workers who’ve been stood down.

Read more about it here. Written March 20.

Mining.

BHP is offering 6 months contracts for mining operations for 1500 workers – 1000 in Queensland, at least 400 in the Western Australia iron ore operations and some in South Australia.

Positions on offer include: machinery and production operators, truck and ancillary equipment drivers, excavator operators, diesel mechanics boilermakers, trades assistants, electricians, cleaners and warehousing roles across coal, iron ore and copper operations.

The jobs start at 6 months, but the company may consider extensions and actually increase the number available.

Read more about it here. Written March 21.

Agricultural Production Work.

Experts in this sector are flagging a labour shortage as backpackers will not be coming, and other countries Australia relied on for seasonal workers have started to pull the plug sending their labour overseas.

Read more about it here.  Written March 21.

Virginia Farm Produce just outside of Adelaide is hiring 40 more people.

Read more about it here. Written March 24

Online Learning.

Ok, so this is a market that’s been growing for a long time (partly because businesses like mine look at this as a way to leverage audiences and scale).

And many schools and universities now are scrambling to get their curriculum and courses online.

Who knows whether this is a tipping point to a new way of delivery or not.

I’m sure there’ll be more government investment in education and re-training as jobs are lost.

Read more about it here. Written March 18.

Home Delivery Services.

Many small businesses are being hard hit, especially with the social distancing rules that have recently come into play, and looming shut downs. Businesses such as uber eats and amazon have reported booms.

Read more about this here.  Written March 18.

However it’s not just the giants – some small businesses have announced home delivery services, including books, bakers and butchers.

Read more about this here. Written March  18.

Fulfillment Technology.

This article in the Washington Post is fascinating.  With the boom in online ordering, some companies are looking at micro fulfillment technology, robotic warehouses and drone deliveries to speed up route to market.

Read more about this here. Written March 21.

Subscription Services and Online Entertainment.

China experienced a boom in games during their shutdown periods, as people wanted to switch off, and needed something to do with their time. Many used games as a way to start conversations with others.

Read more about this here. Written February 14.

Cyber Security.

As the world moves more online, so does the need to ramp up security.

Read more about this here. Written March 24

So, I hope this gives you some idea about where you might target your search, or your networking efforts – as many many jobs like these are filled via word of mouth.

I’ll keep adding to this as news comes to hand.

Resources to help you prepare for a job search online.

Ok, so here’s the very best of my most recent resources around constructing a powerful LinkedIn profile.

I’ll be adding more to this post as the weeks continue to help you network on LinkedIn.

But this is enough to get you started for now.

 How to make your achievements stand out on your LinkedIn profile.

In this market you need to demonstrate the value you can bring. This post shows you the exact method I use with my clients to define their achievements AND to tease out all the achievements they can bring to the table.

Read the post on how to write your achievements here.

How to create a compelling LinkedIn profile about section/summary.

Your about section on LinkedIn is where you translate the value of your experience to the world. Many people miss out on this step and leave recruiters and employers wondering.

Here is the exact way I help my clients construct their summary/about section.

Follow the prompts to produce something that helps yours stand out.

Read the post on how to create a compelling summary here.

Showcase your strengths using a LinkedIn banner.

This post has some great examples of banners you can use to really make your personal brand stand out.

Read the post on how to develop a great banner for your LinkedIn profile here.

Why writing your LinkedIn profile in the first person, helps attract people to your profile.

Read this post here.

10 ways I have created jobs and opportunities for myself.

In this market you’ll need to be entrepreneurial in your approach to finding work. There are lots of ways to connect with people and follow up. Here’s a list of 10 ways I have created jobs and opportunities for myself, where there’s been no job advertised.

Read this post here.

I hope you’ve found this post helpful.

And, please please, do whatever you can to stay safe and well.

Karalyn Brown

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