Are resumes dead?

Are resumes dead?

I like this story by blogger Mat McGuinness, who reckons resumes are dead. I reckon they’ve got maybe five to ten years left. The main reason is most are boring. They’re eye glazing. They don’t have a unique selling point. Almost none use basic propaganda and...
Time wasters and non-payers terminated

Time wasters and non-payers terminated

Every now and then we get a client who says, after we have started work on their resume: “Put this on hold and I’ll get back to you later.” “This is hard. I have to think. I thought you’d do all the work.” A personal favourite is to tell us the job closes in three...
Fibs on your resume, CV or LinkedIn site?

Fibs on your resume, CV or LinkedIn site?

Can a prospective employer detect whether a resume and LinkedIn profile contains lies? I wrote about it 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...
Google reviews are the gold standard for resume writers

Google reviews are the gold standard for resume writers

There are three measures of success for a resume writer. One is getting clients short-listed for jobs, then helping them get the job and Google reviews. We are currently hitting about 70 per cent in getting people short-listed for work with more than half of those (if...
Retiring and then going back to work

Retiring and then going back to work

We get quite a few people who have retired and then realised they are bored or they don’t have enough superannuation or savings. They come to us for a resume and advice on job strategy, Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh went back to work. He’s now 86. The...