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I wrote this piece for The Australian (Weekend Professional) ages ago but it still holds up. LinkedIn and resumes are very different documents. This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each It’s important to remember the traditional strengths of a...

Breaking deadlines seems to be an Adelaide phenomenon. Sure, clients in Sydney sometimes break deadlines but in Adelaide, it’s a disease. The cruel truth is people who fail to notify us they're going to break a deadline speaks volumes about their professionalism. It...

As recruiters start to realise experience is more important in a hire than a strong of degrees, universities are scrapping courses left, right and centre. If you're not wanting to enter medicine or law, think deeply before committing oneself to a major HECS debt and...

I like Morgan’s survey methodology as they door knock. The ABS unemployed survey used by the RBA to determine interest rates is clunky and old hat. I wrote this back in 2018 but it still applies to the 'ghosts' in the ABS unemployment figures. The Roy Morgan figures...

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...

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 transform that flaw...

I've heard of men pretending to go to work even though they've lost their job but this story from the BBC is 'out there'. I can't work out whether this is a good or bad idea. I like the motivation. I also like Xiaowen Tang's moxie. She'd go far in corporate Australia...

As the first day of Spring arroaches and 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...

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....

The people flogging AI are on a major PR push in Australia. There are major issues with AI in the workplace. Waleed Aly, Fairfax, Columnist, author and academic has pointed out some in his article below. “AI may be the most transformative technology in human history,”...

Private metals smelter Nyrstar will receive a $135 million tax payer funded stop-gap package from the federal, SA and Tasmanian governments. The company says the funding will help it "maintain its ongoing operations" in Port Pirie and Hobart while working on...

Busy days on the Republic front line. One curious aspects about being a professional writer, is the angst people go through over the price for a resume. Some top line writing companies in Sydney and Melbourne charge more than $1000 for a resume. We charge in the...

I sometimes get enquires from people who want career advice. I strongly recommend John Hogan from Revolution Careers as he is professional and knows the Adelaide and Melbourne employment markets. His client reviews are very strong....

Wage theft is a business model for some Adelaide employers and was almost non-existent when we had strong unions. The story below if from the SMH. “Bosses who deliberately underpay workers could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined up to $1.65 million in the new...

I’ve spent a lot of time - or rather too much time - in Canberra working in Federal politics, and the Australian Public Service (APS). I’m still trying to get warm after those winters! APS resumes require at least three drafts, so give a resume writer a full week. Do...

The banks have forgotten the Royal Commission into their bastardry on fees and the colossal profits they make. This is a double-header: AI replacing bank workers and hiring people in Indian call centres. As low as a snake’s prostate. The Commonwealth Bank is...

How important are Google reviews when you are hiring a resume writer to help you get a job? They are everything. What former clients say predicts the outcome of using that business. The Republic Resume drafting system is a proven winner. We get clients short-listed...

For the last 40 years SA’s economy has been on a slide. Sometimes there’s an uptick and the media goes ballistic that the state is doing so much better than the eastern states but these structural issues are ongoing. Unfortunately, this parochialism is also evidence...

One curious aspects about being a professional writer, is the angst people go through over price. Some top line writing companies charge more than $1000 for a resume. We charge in the $200-$400 price range but a full executive CV will cost top dollar. Career changer...

As Adelaide resume writers, testimonials are what Republic Resumes is built on. If you don't have satisfied clients, you've got nothing. Even though we are writing contracts, these are some of the latest. “I wanted to thank you sincerely for all your help over the...