South Australian employers are more likely to select staff through personal networks, a parliamentary committee has been told. Image: John Jones / Flickr

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It's who you know, if you want a job in Adelaide

South Australian employers are more likely than their interstate counterparts to choose staff through personal networks rather than by advertising positions, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

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University students urged to create their own job

The jobs of the future start today – particularly if you’re an innovative uni student, says leading Australian expert in entrepreneurship Bert Verhoeven.

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Tough to split Labor and the Coalition’s youth jobs programs

Labor and the Coalition have both put forward plans to boost employment for young people but the plans are based on the same economic reasoning and are little different.

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SA jobless rate jump highest in nation

South Australia’s unemployment rate has spiked, with the figure for February climbing almost a full percentage point despite a drop in the national jobless rate.

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Punch Corp rescue plan shelved as Holden fast-tracks job losses

UPDATED: Holden has ruled out a mooted takeover of its Elizabeth operation by Belgian tycoon Guido Dumarey’s Punch Corp – just hours after confirming it would axe almost 400 jobs when it stops making its Cruze model by the end of 2016.