Building a better life before burnout

Building a better life before burnout

As an Adelaide professional resume writer, whether writing resumes, features and backgrounders, I hear stories of burn out every week. People working too hard or working with organisational bullies and psychopaths. A study by the World Health Organization and the...
Another Republic success story

Another Republic success story

Josh sent his old resume to me three weeks ago. He had just finished his security guard qualifications in Adelaide and he wanted to work in the field. Most of his previous work had been as an office cleaner and as a labourer. He had some good current tickets such as a...
A generational divide on LinkedIn

A generational divide on LinkedIn

This story is from the USA and appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald recently. I have edited it for length. The job market has been sluggish for months and unemployment is rising as recession fears push more people to dust off their resumes and post on LinkedIn. At...
Another Republic success story

The resume testimonials keep coming

Testimonials are everything to a professional writer. Without them, you are dead in the water. “Malcolm offers an excellent service. He created a professional resume for me within a short time frame. High quality and very affordable. Malcolm completed my first...
Don’t lie on your resume or LinkedIn site

Don’t lie on your resume or LinkedIn site

Can a prospective employer detect whether a resume and LinkedIn profile contains lies? I wrote about this in Smart Company some years ago. People will always talk up their qualifications and brag about their abilities. This is the hyper competitive job market we’re...