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Get those upgraded resumes out now!
November up to mid-December are usually good times to hit the job market with a new or upgraded resume. This is in part driven by the retail and hospitality sectors, which begin hiring for Christmas casuals during October and November. Also recruiters try to get in...
Wanna buy a house? Get rich parents
One of the main reasons I help people get work is to achieve their dreams. But if you're young and thinking about buying property, that's a very big ask. People don’t talk about class in Australia but you can’t get a better example than the property market. According...
Killer cover letters
I enjoy writing targeted cover letters in partnership with clients (after we’ve written the resume). Every paragraph is a ‘punchy’ selling point, which goes to the heart of the application. DON'T use the same cover letter for different job applications. This is where...
No more graduate resumes
It was my fault. A young international student who graduated in IT last year, was looking at long term unemployment. We don’t normally write graduate resumes. I gave her job to one of our best writers – a Master Resume Writer. He created a new first page and emailed...
Spring best time to look for a job
Job postings hit a peak in Spring in Australia. There are more job searches in January than any other time of the year and December is the slowest for both job postings and job searches. The number of job vacancies in Australia is fairly steady for most of the year...
Back to work for retirees
This story was in the SMH a while ago. More older people will return to work because they're either bored or broke. In Adelaide, about 15 per cent of my clients are 50 years and over. Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh unretired. He’s now 84. The Sydneysider had...
Helping long term unemployed
It’s tough writing resumes for long-term unemployed people. I emphasise potential and motivation. The longer one is unemployed the harder it is to get a job – but not impossible. Australian Council of Social Service CEO Cassandra Goldie told ABC viewers in 2020, it...
No labour shortage, no skills shortage
As an Adelaide resume writer, I have strong and evidence based research on the labour market, so it's gratifying to have someone in a senior research position agree with me. Professor John Buchanan, a labour economist at the University of Sydney, said the Australian...
Today, I tried to call Centrelink 17 times
This is from the Sydney Morning Herald by Catherine Xie The Centrelink basket case goes on and on and on. Something deeply wrong with Services Australia. "It is 2pm and I am listening to hold music on my mobile’s speakerphone, a mix of instrumentals and other melodies...
Prepare your job referees
With strong competition to get a job in Adelaide, having solid referees can make or break an application. Unreliable or fake referees can end up in court, as was seen in the high-profile case in 2018 of Andrew Flanagan, who was fired as a group manager at Myer,...
Come to work or you’re sacked!
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...
Adelaide youth – stay or go?
I wrote this story a couple of years ago for Adelaide’s young people. As a resume writer and employment services expert, I monitor the state of the SA economy and getting a good job in Adelaide as a teen or in your 20s, can very tough. Should you stay in Adelaide or...
Stating the cruel truth
Breaking deadlines seems to be an Adelaide phenomenon. Sure, clients in Sydney sometimes break deadlines but in Adelaide, it’s a disease. The cruel truth is people who break deadlines tell us by their actions or lack of action, that the employment document is not very...
See ya later, deadline breakers
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 had an executive in South Australia break two deadlines without...
How do I apply for a job on Seek?
This is a question I frequently get. I've pasted some information from Seek below and I'll include the full link at the end. If you are looking to apply for a job on SEEK, here are some helpful tips and advice on submitting an application through SEEK: Found the job...
Writing a pitch for a Government job
Instead of writing an excruciating selection criteria, some enlightened government departments want you to pitch your achievements on a one or two page submission. A pitch is your opportunity to tell the hirer why you are the right person for the job with the evidence...
Testimonials for premier Adelaide resume writers
Adelaide's Republic Resumes is helping clients find jobs. Here are some of our recent testimonials: “Just thought I’d let you know I secured the Business Support Consultant Contract at SA Health. Thank you for your help with the CV and your support.” Linda Carson...
Preparing for online job interviews
From retail gigs to graduate positions, the online job interview is becoming more common, which is curious as employers now want people to return to the office. Nicole Gordon from recruiting agency Robert Half believes these types of job interviews will grow in...
Business phone etiquette
I’ve ripped this story apart. It appeared in the SMH and was originally published in the Washington Post. It doesn’t matter that generation you are, in business all communication is formal. The Generation X,Y and Z disease was made up in the 90s and early 2000s to...
Behavioural interview questions by Adelaide recruiters
Behavioural interview questions assume past behaviour is the best indication of what future behaviour will be like. In asking detailed questions about specific tasks you undertook or experiences you had in a real life setting in prior roles, the employer tries to...
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.