Robo job interviewers and AI

Robo job interviewers and AI

The rise of AI in recruitment is a mixed blessing. It means scanners can sort resumes by key words and terms (with a high error rate) but it also means they can scan paragraphs which have been ‘cut and pasted’ in to resumes by shonky 1300 number resume mills. There...
The inside word on job interviews

The inside word on job interviews

Job interviews are nerve wracking. I’ve provided some typical questions. Think about how you would answer them. “What are your biggest weaknesses?” Every candidate knows how to answer this question: Just pick a theoretical weakness and magically...
Shonks masquerading as Adelaide resume writers

Shonks masquerading as Adelaide resume writers

As the first day of Spring arroaches, what better way to start it than to call out shonks who cut and paste slabs of meaningless text into resumes and cover letters and charge their clients top dollar for it. Below are the first two paragraphs of a cover letter of a...
Retirees going back to work a growing trend

Retirees going back to work a growing trend

Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh, a retiree, went back to work. The Sydneysider had forged a long career in management at some of Australia’s top advertising agencies. At one point, it was his job to hand out the obligatory gold watch to employees who had turned 65....