Do more and get referees right

Do more and get referees right

When you’re looking for a job or a promotion, get your best referees lined up first. When I write client resumes and CV’s, I advise them to use professionals who know their work. Not a mate, a relative or someone they worked with ten years ago. Ask the referee’s...
Jobs you don’t need a degree for

Jobs you don’t need a degree for

As a resume writer, I see heaps of kids with worthless degrees. Universities are flogging degree programs for all they are worth. Below are some of the median salaries for jobs you don’t need a degree for. Are they REALLY worth the HECS debt? $143,471 Median...
Republic closed until 16 March

Republic closed until 16 March

I’m taking a small break for a couple of weeks. I will be back on deck on Monday, 16 March, 2020. I still keep my hand in as a journalist and I’m having a working holiday in Sri Lanka. I’m writing a story on ocean plastics for the Asian media. The...
The unforgiven: breaking deadlines is career arsenic

The unforgiven: breaking deadlines is career arsenic

The cardinal sin when hiring a professional resume writer, is to fail to provide them with information when they need it. We’ve had two in the last week. This seems to be an Adelaide phenomena and I don’t know why. It could be that the Adelaide Fringe and...
Resumes with no achievements, results or wins

Resumes with no achievements, results or wins

Every now and then we get a client who not only has no results on a resume but can’t remember what they have achieved in a job. This is much like a professional footballer playing a game and not remembering how many kicks he or she had or how many goals kicked....