Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Job creation is a huge focus for me in my electorate of Petrie. Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a successful job seekers boot camp in Deception Bay. The boot camp gave local job seekers the opportunity to network with and get career insights from local employers and job providers. Thank you to the 60-plus job seekers who attended, to the MC, Nick Schuster, from Scarborough Physio and Health and to the staff and owners of Mermaid's by the Bay in Deception Bay for providing the venue.

Guest speakers included Mark Hourigan from Packer Leather, Jake Phillpot from TANDA, Deborah Morandin from the Butterfly Experience, Michael Kennedy from Kennedy's Timbers, who made some great contributions, and Radmila Desic from BUSY at Work.

They provided local job seekers with some great tips including look the part, dress will, be punctual, time management is essential, personalise your cover letter and do not give too much away, be honest about your abilities, do not be afraid to cold call and look for part-time work with smaller family owned-businesses employers, give 100 per cent every day and, finally, have the right attitude when you go to work. It was great to see so much positivity in the room. I wish the job seekers all the best. They all have great experience and skills to offer and I am sure they will all do extremely well.

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