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Cara Jenkin is the editor of Careers, the weekly employment classifieds supplement in News Corp Australia’s Saturday papers. When not absorbed in producing the latest job and workplace trends, news and advice articles each week, she moonlights as a motorsport writer for The Advertiser.

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A nerdy looking guy wearing a white gi and black belt with big glasses and a goofy smile holds his new trophy he won at the competition, showing that he has mastered a martial art. He stands in front of a wood paneled wall kissing the trophy with pursed lips; horizontal with copy space.

Your work questions answered

Not everything needs to go on the resume. Recruiters reveal the skills and achievements better left off.

Motorsport

TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 26: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) Scott McLaughlin driver of the #17 Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Mustang celebrates during race 3 of The Bend Supersprint round of the 2020 Supercars Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park on September 26, 2020 in Tailem Bend, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Selfless act seals McLaughlin’s historic Supercars three-peat

Fabian Coulthard hand wrapped the Supercars title for teammate Scott McLaughlin at The Bend after selflessly sacrificing a race win to help seal the Ford gun’s third crown.

Careers

Skeleton of a man who has died while waiting "on hold" on his office telephone. He wears necktie and has laptop on desk.

Your work questions answered

Recruiters reveal how long a jobseeker should wait before following up on their job application.

SA News

Supercars drivers Craig Lowndes, Garry Jacobson, and (with his head in the sharks jaws David Reynolds. Picture: Supercars

V8 racers’ great white fright en route to The Bend

Racers used to speeds topping 300kph don’t usually scare easily but some Supercar drivers taking in the sights around SA found one area where they’re right out of their depth.

TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 20: In this handout photo provided by Edge Photographics, Scott McLaughlin driver of the #17 Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Mustang celebrates winning race 27 of the 2020 Supercars Championship on September 20, 2020 in Tailem Bend, Australia. (Photo by Handout/Mark Horsburgh/Edge Photographics via Getty Images )

Ford flyer’s stunning comeback at The Bend

Scott McLaughlin extended his championship lead in the final race at the Repco SuperSprint, shaking off a mistake on Saturday to clinch the third and final race on Sunday.

Careers

Your work questions answered

Recruiters share advice on how jobseekers can make a good first impression with their resume.

Careers

Your work questions answered

Dads increasingly want flexible working arrangements to better support their family, particularly to help care for newborns. Here’s how to ask the boss.

Careers

Your work questions answered

Many workers have studied new courses and upskilled during their COVID-19 downtime, but can they make a career change without on-the-job experience?

SmartDaily

Grant Keogh with his new puppy Bella (8weeks) Cavoodle at his home office in Cheltenham on the 17th of August. PICTURE: Adam Yip

Best ways to get a new job fast

The coronavirus pandemic may have redued the number of vacancies and thrust thousands of people into unemployment, but it’s still possible for job seekers to get into a new role quickly.

SA News

Scott McLaughlin, winner of race 2 at the Adelaide 500 Supercar event, Sunday, February 23, 2020. (Photo: Brenton Edwards)

COVID knocks Adelaide 500 off pole position

Adelaide has surrendered its coveted V8 race season opener, with the lead-in time to get temporary facilities built making next year’s event too risky amid pandemic uncertainty. Poll: Should it move to The Bend permanently?

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