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Automation wave expected to hit warehousing
The Coronavirus gives with one hand and large corporations take with the other. Full automation won't hit every Adelaide warehouse but it's something to think about. The Coles Smeaton Grange distribution centre on Sydney's southern fringe will be closed around 2023...
Republic Resumes will reopen on Weds, 6 January 2021
What a year for job seekers! I am proud as an Adelaide resume writer and employment specialist, that even with the massive government-induced Coronavirus recession, about 65-70 per cent of my clients still got short-listed for jobs. You may have noticed that we’re...
Adelaide resume writer’s big win on testimonials
Below is a sample of testimonials from clients over the last five weeks. Even in tough Covid-19 times, we're still getting people jobs. As a former director in the Department of Employment in Canberra (Unemployment and Career Advice/Older Workers), and the former head...
Preparing for a video job interview
Video job interviews are becoming more common due to Covid-19. Here are a few video interview tips. I’ve taken some tips from recruiters, Robert Half, who is way ahead of the curve and added my own thoughts. Check your surroundings. Make sure the background is free...
Adelaide job ads on rise – Seek
Good news for Adelaide and South Australian job hunters as according to Seek, job ads are in positive territory. In part, this is due to the hiring of Christmas casuals but at least there’s light at the end of the tunnel. The number of SEEK job ads through November...
A decade of hard time for Australia’s young job hunters
You can kill someone and not do ten years, yet the Corona-recession has sentenced many young people to a decade of scrounging for jobs. No positive spin can hide the fact that between February and May, the number of young people with full-time jobs fell by 10.1 per...
More on the art of the cover letter
A few months ago I wrote a popular post at Republic Resumes called The Art of the Cover letter. I’ve added more information below, which will help get your resume on to the ‘must interview’ pile. Write a fresh cover letter for each job Sure, faster and easier to take...
More 10/10 reviews for Adelaide’s Republic Resume
As Adelaide resume writers, reviews like this make it all worth while. “Malcolm was incredibly helpful. Having trawled the internet in search of an Adelaide-based professional resume writer, I came across his reviews and immediately sent through an email with my...
Some resume tips: resume key words and clauses (part two)
As Adelaide resume writers and Wollongong resume writers, we know a few tricks which may help you get short listed, especially if recruiters use scanners. Use some of the key words and clauses from the list below. As I stated in the previous blog, use them in a...
Some resume tips: key words and clauses (part one)
As Adelaide resume writers and Illawarra resume writers, we know a few tricks which may help you get short listed, especially if recruiters use scanners. We include key words and clauses in a section we call Professional Capabilities on the first page. Only list those...
Qantas sacks 2000 ground staff
Qantas will sack 2000 people across 10 Australian airports as part of its operational overhaul to ensure it can fly beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Total job losses at Qantas is now around 8500 of its 29,000 pre-pandemic workforce. The aviation industry has been...
Adelaide resume writers and transferable technical skills
As Adelaide resume writers, we use transferable skills confidently because we understand how competencies and experience are mapped from one trade to the next. People usually think about their transferable skills when making a career change. In a strong employment...
No evidence doubled JobSeeker created dole bludgers
As resume writers, we know how hard job hunters scrounge for work. There are still ridiculous elements who think being on the dole is a party. Two of Australia's top labour market and welfare academics say there is no evidence doubling the dole at the height of the...
Jobs on the rise during Covid-19
Jobs for number crunchers, data and software specialists, engineers and video game developers, have surged to the top of the hiring pile as the coronavirus upends Australia's job market. With the COVID-19 outbreak, the amount of data has dramatically risen due to...
Sydney shonks: beware of non-local resume writers in Adelaide
In the last fortnight, I've had to rewrite two resumes from people who went to shonky writers, who 'allegedly' were trading out of Adelaide. I know they're based in Melbourne and Sydney. In the last month, there has been an influx of dodgy interstate resume writers,...
Solving work problems – put them in your resume
As Adelaide resume writers, we see scores of resumes which have great design, great formatting and look a million dollars. The problem is that when you dig down, they’re just list of duties and responsibilities copied and pasted from a job description. This is...
Republic Resumes scores new testimonial
I reckon in the last ten years in Adelaide, I’ve personally helped through Republic Resumes, get about 2000 people short-listed for work and around 1000 of those landed jobs. It's hard to say with Covid-19 and the appalling state of the SA economy, how many of those...
Teen job interview questions
Here are some typical interview questions that teen applicants may be asked. Take the time to practice how you would answer them so they reflect you, as a person and as a candidate for employment. The hardest question? Tell me about yourself. Script that. The second...
Republic Resumes reopens until 16 December
Republic Resumes has reopened and will trade until 16 December. I'd closed the business to work on other projects a couple of weeks ago. Big mistake. I've had 20 contacts since then. In part, it's due to recruiters, who we work with, trying to fill places before...
JobSeeker supplement extended to end of March but at a lower rate
The JobSeeker supplement payment has been extended to the end of March 2021 but it will reduce from $815 a fortnight to $715 a fortnight from December. The JobKeeper Payment will continue to be paid to eligible businesses (including the self-employed) and...
Resumes that go to work for you
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