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One of the curious aspects of running a professional writing resume business, is the number of people who ring and don’t leave a message. We get about two calls a day who hang up once they received the OGM. If you leave a message, you’ll get a call back. If you email...
Right to disconnect gone in Dutton’s world
The Adelaide employment market will certainly change if Peter Dutton is elected in this year's federal election. One is not sure whether Peter Dutton has declared war on working women but Federal public servants will have the right to disconnect scrapped if the...
Peter Dutton – no more work from home
Tech companies are the most well positioned to keep working from home – and have even created the tools to do so. Yet they’re urging workers back to the office. Why? Control. Up goes childcare fees, up goes traffic in the cities, up goes vehicle depreciation and...
Big dollar resumes – executive career changers
Every now and then I’ll get a curly one. One where the client or clients were not totally up front with what they wanted when I prepared the quote. A husband and wife in Adelaide sent me their old ‘executive’ resumes to be upgraded. They worked as CFO and IT...
Getting a promotion – record achievements
Working with a resume writer and approaching a promotion are very similar. A professional resume writer will ask you about your measurable and qualitative achievements in your current and previous job. When achievements are recorded and quantified, they carry far more...
Lying by omission on a resume
This is a problem for resume writers as we don’t always know if the client is avoiding telling all the information. We have to go on trust. One resume writer in Melbourne told an Adelaide client that he’s a local (he’s tricking Google Maps). She then came to us. He...
Avoid the retirement void and follow one’s interests
When I started Republic Resumes in Adelaide about 10 per cent of my clients were retirees wanting to work part time or casually. I focused on their interests and targeted their resumes to new careers. Jennie Deneefe didn't know what to expect when, at 63, she...
Achievements beat duties on a resume
As an Adelaide resume writer I get this question a lot. Why focus on achievements and good results in a resume and cover letter? The reasons are simple. A person who wants to hire a car mechanic, knows what a car mechanic does. An architectural firm seeking a new...
Deadline breakers terminated
Everyone has an excuse for breaking writing deadlines. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it (same dog). Computer failure. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion. We’ve heard them all. I just a person break two deadlines without emailing or calling me to...
Is LinkedIn worth the hassle?
I write LinkedIn sites for people and a client recently was head hunted for a position in Adelaide. To be honest, I don't know how successful they are. I suggest rarely for school leavers and graduates. The job market is sluggish and unemployment is rising as...
Whyalla steelworks on last legs
The Whyalla steelworks looks cooked as debt mounts on top of debt for so-called ‘knight in shining armour’ and GFG owner Sanjeev Gupta. About 3000 people work at the plant and there are another 1500 ancillary jobs, providing contractual and other services. It is the...
Job search strategies for senior executives
This blog focuses on executive job search strategies and tactics. Forget the ‘shotgun’ job search method Many executives still use the ‘shotgun’ method to conduct a job search. They read the job ads and submit a standard resume to as many job boards as they can find....
Google reviews ‘disappear’
You wake up one morning and find that five bona fide Google reviews from clients have disappeared. Every now and then Google launches a global program which crawls through reviews and if it sees anything which does not conform to its tight and anonymous criteria, it...
Check the Google reviews first
How important are Google reviews when you are hiring a resume writer to help you get a job? They're 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...
Hospitality business model – stolen wages
Ali had been working the graveyard shift serving late-night city revellers in a Sydney convenience store since he arrived in Australia in 2022, according to the ABC. For the first few months he received regular pay, which helped keep him afloat as he studied for his...
Dodgy qualifications in a CV? You’re history
The head of the Northern Territory public service has warned staff to "carefully verify" employee qualifications, after the anti-corruption watchdog found a public officer lied on their resume to win high-ranking jobs. The Commissioner for Public Employment Vicki...
Good and bad cover letters
I’m always on the lookout for good short articles on cover letters. The link below from Seek uses a nice infographic to show the distinction between a good cover letter and a bad cover letter....
Migrants? Forget ’em. There’s 100,000 older job seekers
It’s farcical that the Federal Government is considering flooding the jobs market with migrants when there are 100,000 older job seekers looking for work There are also about 400,000 people on the aged pension who want to work more. A MAX Solutions study showed that...
Non-payer does a runner
We rarely get clients who don’t pay – except for Jason Williams. His most recent job was as a mechanical fitter for High Impact Solutions at Roxby Downs. “Just wondering if I can get a resume done up i have one atm but needs more?” Williams wrote. He sent his resume...
Resume text scanning – why was my job application rejected in 10 minutes
Text scanning gone MAD! This Q&A sums up almost everything that is wrong with recruitment. It's by Jonathan Rivett, a career adviser who writes for the SMH. The use of algorithms and text scanning devices are shunting resumes from well qualified and experienced...
Resumes that go to work for you
I build expert resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles, which unleash an unbeatable business case to promote you as a ‘must have’ asset to an employer.