Want to get selected? Avoid Expr3ss! jobs

Want to get selected? Avoid Expr3ss! jobs

I’ve talked with other resume writers in Melbourne and Sydney and AI-driven software recruitment firm, Expr3ss, is loathed as it rejects strong candidates because their resumes don’t not conform to its prescriptive and unfathomable algorithms. An Applicant Tracking...
LinkedIn is good but can’t replace a strong resume

LinkedIn is good but can’t replace a strong resume

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...
Universities slashing courses and jobs across Australia

Universities slashing courses and jobs across Australia

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...
Want to get selected? Avoid Expr3ss! jobs

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...