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No labour shortage
As an Adelaide resume writer, I have strong and evidence based research on the labour market. It’s gratifying to have someone in a senior research position agree with me about so-called labour shortages. Professor John Buchanan, a labour economist at the University of...
Cover letters that work
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...
The best time of the year to look for a job in Australia
This is an old post but worth reporting again as it's still true. So sharpen up those resumes and start hunting! Job postings hit a peak in Spring and into early December in Australia. There are more job searches in January than any other time of the year. Indeed data...
LinkedIn has jumped the shark
This story on LinkedIn was in the SMH, written by Kate Halfpenny. "Is there anything more draining than the notifications that one person has viewed your profile, you have four invitations (mine today included one to congratulate a fellow called George K who looks...
Robodebt – a stain on Australia’s conscience
Remember Robotdebt? That's the shameful episode when the Australian Government hounded its poorest citizens to payback welfare money, driving some to suicide. The National Anti-Corruption Commission will reconsider its decision not to investigate referrals from the...
Are resumes dead?
I like this story by blogger Mat McGuinness, who reckons resumes are a thing of the past. In some ways, they are. They’ve got maybe five to ten years left as a going concern. The main reason is most are boring. They’re eye glazing. They don’t have a unique selling...
‘Dole Bludgers’ – apportioning the blame
From the early to mid 1970s, when the level and length of unemployment increased dramatically, Australian voters began to hear the term "dole bludgers” from politicians. Clyde Cameron, the minister for labour in the Whitlam government, really flogged it. The phrase...
Deadline breakers and 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 fail to notify us they are going to break a deadline speaks volumes about their professionalism. It...
The Ghost Jobs scam
Ghost hiring is the latest trick in the corporate world, and it’s deeply frustrating for jobseekers. You go through the application process, submit your resume and then nothing. That’s par for the course in recruitment. But sometimes the jobs aren’t real. They want...
Happy customer testimonials
As a resume writer, if you haven’t got more than 75 Google reviews, you’re not a player. You’re a spectator. Customer reviews and testimonials tell us we’re providing a good and valued service. Every resume has to be crafted. They are as individual as the customer....
And now the news …Channel Nine’s culture of bullying and belittling
OK kids, who wants to work in the media? Think Nine is bad, try Channel Seven. Bullying in the media is at plague proportions. This story is by Calum Jaspan and Jordan Baker from the SMH. Bosses in Nine’s broadcast division singled out employees and belittled them...
If the recruiters don’t get you the AI robots will
They've put the dumbest guys in the room in charge of recruitment. Insulting beyond belief. This story was in The Guardian recently and was written by Anna Spargo-Ryan. “I’ve recently found myself back on the job market after my department was made redundant. My new...
Advice for young Adelaide job hunters
How to find a job in the City of Churches when you don’t have a posh surname, didn’t go to a private school and your Dad isn’t an investment banker. If you want your resume written in partnership with me, you know what to do. But below are some things you can...
The client testimonials keep coming
When I started Republic Resumes, I wanted to use my professional writing and editing skills to get people in Adelaide short-listed for work and to land jobs. Here are some testimonials from happy clients: “I applied for a position at AnglicareSA and was successful...
Applying for the Australian Public Service (APS)
I’ve spent a lot of time - or rather too much time - in Canberra working in Federal politics and the Australian Public Service (APS). I’m still trying to get warm after those winters! APS resumes require at least three drafts, so give a resume writer a full week. Do...
Want to take a holiday? It could cost you your job
Sacking casuals in Adelaide when they’re taking a break is cowardly and fairly common in Adelaide. That’s why it’s a good idea to have an up-to-date resume. This story is from the Sydney Morning Herald. “For the past year, Mario* had been looking forward to visiting...
Back on deck Monday 14 October
In the last month, I had to rewrite two resumes from people who went to shonky writers, who allegedly were trading out of Adelaide. One is in Queensland and the other is in Perth There has been an influx of dodgy interstate resume writers, who produce unprofessional...
Republic closed until Sat, 12 October
Hi Folks, The business is closed to new clients until Saturday, 12 October. Happy to help then. All the best, Malcolm King
ABC: older job seekers struggle to get work
Age prejudice is like race prejudice. People’s judgements are skin deep. Jacqueline Bradley describes feeling "demoralised, humiliated and … really quite embarrassed" about her failure to secure work after months of trying. "A very good friend of mine said … he...
Teeth grinding job ads
One of the most demoralising aspects of job hunting isn't just the insufferable recruiters or the flawed interviews; it's also the tiresome process of browsing job advertisements, many of which are questionable at best and discriminatory at worst. From among those...
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.