Our Facebook friends are useless

Our Facebook friends are useless

While not a resume or employment story, the rise of Facebook is telling. Indeed, recruiters often check out candidate’s Facebook pages to get inside information. But as a platform which hawks its relationship building credentials, how good it it.? This story...
Older folk going back to work

Older folk going back to work

Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh unretired. He’s now 84. 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....
Welcome to Republic’s new website

Welcome to Republic’s new website

A new year and a new website! I had started building a minimalist website but I realised clients would want to know more about me, what I do, how I work and the results. I chose the owl image because they symbolise wisdom and strategy, which are two key ingredients in...
Resumes for Canberra Mums

Resumes for Canberra Mums

Message to Canberra Mums looking for a job. This story by Polly Dunning appeared in the Canberra Times recently (14 Feb 2019) and it struck a chord. The work Mum’s do isn’t counted in national productivity statistics, which is astounding. When they decide to re-enter...
The best time of the year to look for a job

The best time of the year to look for a job

The best time to look for a job is in Spring in Australia but there are more job searches in January than any other time of the year. Data from Indeed data shows December is the slowest for both job postings and job searches. In Adelaide and Canberra, recruiters start...
Older folk going back to work

More Australians working into their 60s and 70s

As a professional resume writer, I see older folk battling to get work. Any sort of work. When I worked in Canberra for Labour Market Strategy, this was a key area for me and I spoke on it at conferences in Adelaide and the east coast of Australia. The story below is...