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3.4 million may be unemployed in Oz – Grattan Institute
For the last two months I have told people to update and modify their resumes to get work in supply chains. The enormity of soaring unemployment will hit home in the next six months. The story below is from the ABC and can be found here:...
How to get your resume noticed by employers
If you follow the outline here, you won't go far wrong. Remember, resumes are about accomplishments and results. I scoured the internet to find some examples to support this story on resume writing. Keep it simple. A simple format is easier for text programs to screen...
Letter to Adelaide’s Youth
I wrote this story a couple of years ago for Adelaide’s young people. As a resume writer and job hire expert, I monitor the state of the SA economy daily and getting a job in Adelaide after the Coronavirus, will be very, very tough. Should you stay in Adelaide or go?...
South Australia heading towards Depression
The long term damage to the South Australian economy is of a magnitude not seen since the 1930s Depression. As a resume writer and employment expert, this is new and dark territory. It's not helped by dodgy reports by Deloitte Access Economics, which massively...
High unemployment here for the long term
Some say the economy will ‘bounce back’ when a vaccine for the coronavirus is discovered in the next year or two. I suggest the damage to employment will be long term. Before I started getting people work as a resume and cover letter writer, I did graduate work in...
Job ads in free fall but not for all (ABC News)
New job ads have plunged 65 per cent compared to the same time last year due to the coronavirus, data from job ads website SEEK showed. Yet new positions have arisen in healthcare, retail (supply chains), manufacturing (food) and more. Falls were greatest in New South...
Some resume tips from Glassdoor
Below is advice for entry job seekers. This is not a definitive guide but it has some handy tips. If you emphasise accomplishments, you're on a winner. As a resume writer, I use Glassdoor to investigate workplace culture for clients. Emphasise accomplishments, not...
Working from home will be the new norm
I wrote this story five years ago about allowing people to work from home. It resonates more strongly now. As a resume writer and employment expert, working form home is a no-brainer. Expect more of it. Around 700,000 Australians are in a formal teleworking...
US unemployment bad news for Aussie job seekers
It's hard to put a gloss on what is happening to the global economy. The rising number of unemployed in America is staggering and not seen since the Great Depression. Republic Resumes will continue to get candidates short-listed for jobs, whether they are...
Growth in long-term unemployment before virus hit
Call me 'Cassandra the Prophet of Doom' but even before the Coronavirus hit, things were bleak for the unemployed, the under-employed and the long term unemployed. As a resume writer, I see their plight everyday. This edited story is by Matt Wade from the SMH (April...
New Australian Job Hub
While I am sometimes suspicious of Australian Government funded job boards, this one makes sense. As a resume and cover letter expert, I know that some of the jobs on Seek and other job boards go nowhere. Some are cons. The Australian Government Job Hub brings...
People ask me as an employment and resume specialist, what the effects of ratcheting down the economy and throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work will mean for households. People are going to have to find work. Any work. How much damage has the...
The virus and jobs
The Republic Resumes blog site does well with reads, so I’ve posted the latest news and economic news about the Coronavirus. There are still jobs going in warehousing and transport supply chains, especially those delivering parcels. So polish your resume and start...
Coronavirus creating new jobs as companies re-purpose – ABC
While hundreds of thousands of jobs are being lost across Australia, some are being created as the economy re-purposes due to the coronavirus. As a resume writer this is good news because it means some people targeting supply chains, will find work. This story is from...
Too tired to help herself – blackballed
Every now and then I gain a small insight in to the human condition. It's not always edifying. We had a client recently who asked us to rewrite her resume. She was a contractor in the public service. We sent her the terms and conditions, emphasised the 24-hour...
The art of the cover letter
I enjoy writing targeted cover letters in partnership with clients. We have a lot of success with them. Every paragraph is a ‘punchy’ selling point, which goes to the heart of the job application. The best cover letters target an application. Generic cover letters...
Stood down? Get a second job while you can
As the economy teeters on a recession, people will be worried about their jobs and that’s only right. Republic Resumes is now focusing solely on writing resumes and writing cover letters, as these are the main products to get short-listed for jobs. It’s important to...
BHP hiring
Even amongst a sea of bleak news, there is one ray of sunshine at BHP. Get your resumes and cover letters out and strike now. These won’t last long. BHP said it would hire 1500 workers to support its workforce operating across Australia in iron ore, coal and copper...
Young people to be poorer than their parents
I wrote this story for News Corporation on generational inequality. As a resume writer, I get to work with lots of people and this story came from the stories my younger clients told me. It's one of the most serious issues facing Australian society. One generation...
Should you take a job you don’t want?
I've had a number of jobs that I should never have taken. But in retrospect, they often led to more interesting positions. Should we take a job that sucks? Resume writers understand that people have to put bread on the table but that doesn't mean you have to stay in a...
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