Annabel is a university student seeking part-time casual work as a waitress in an upmarket restaurant.

Bill is in his early 30s.  He is an energetic accountant with a dynamic career background.  He has taken a voluntary redundancy after a major restructure centralised accounting functions to Melbourne.

Giuseppe is a university student with a lot of get-up-and-go.  He is currently studying for a degree in information systems having already completed an Arts / Law degree.

Lucy is a widow in her thirties.  Her parents and parents-in-law all live close by and enjoy looking after her two young children.  Her employer is relocating and for family reasons, she cannot go with them.

Marie-Louise is in her late forties.  For the last few years she has been the office manager for a business that has now been sold.  Her position has been made redundant.

Mary is in her early 40s.  She is returning to work after a break of 15 years raising her family.  She is responding to this advertisement for a part-time job.

Norbert is in his mid-50s.  He has worked his way up from labourer to being a shift supervisor.  Unfortunately, the company he works for has been taken over by a larger concern from another town. The supervisory roles are being centralised to the new head office and Norbert, who does not wish to move for social and other reasons, is taking redundancy.  He is not however ready to retire and he is seeking another people management position.

Penny is in her mid-30s.  She was retrenched when the business where she has worked for the past 7 years closed its local branch.  She has been networking and she has found a possible position with a local business selling plumbing supplies.

Pieter is in his early 40s.  He has a successful career record in management in the food and hospitality industries, a career he wants to take further. In spite of achieving considerable success in his current position, the organisation isn’t large enough to allow him the space to grow.

Pritchard is in his mid 30s.  He is a cabinet maker with supervisory experience and the ambition to go further.