Failing to meet deadlines

Failing to meet deadlines

Resume writers work to deadlines. It’s part of the job. We expect clients to do so too. Missing copy deadlines shows that the client isn’t up to speed with current workforce practice. It also shows that they’re not dedicated job seekers. As writers,...
Hitting the bases in a cover letter

Hitting the bases in a cover letter

As a resume writer, I often get asked, “Should I apply for a job if I don’t have all the experience and skills they list?” If you’ve got 80 per cent of what they want or listed in the job advertisement as ‘essential’, go for it....
Get those referees right

Get those referees right

In the context of fierce competition, CV job referees can “make or break” an application. Unreliable or fake references can end up in court, as seen in the high profile case in 2018 of Andrew Flanagan, who was fired as a group manager at Myer, after one...
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....