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Focus on achievements in a resume and cover letter
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 architect, knows what an architect does. So cutting and...
Then push him in to the compactor
Artificial Intelligence is coming and the best thing to do is try to keep up, said a pack of boosters at a recent Perth conference. “One of the best ways that you can get to see how to use AI," said WA Data Science Innovation Hub director Alex Jenkins, “… is to treat...
Working and working and working
In a sign of tough times, record numbers of Australians are taking on multiple jobs to survive the cost-of-living crunch. We have just written three resume revamps and two targeted cover letters for people looking for a second job in Adelaide. New figures show the...
Stop using inflation figures to sack people
There’s a good chance the Treasurer Chalmers and the RBA will commit Australian to an unemployment target of 3.0 per cent or 3.5 per cent, which it will call ‘full employment’. The target can't be zero as there will always be some temporary unemployment as people move...
LinkedIn: ‘A lot of nonsense’
Even though LinkedIn has dumbed down the template for creating personal sites, we still write them because they help clients get work. This article by Lucinda Holdforth appeared in the Fairfax media last week and it’s so true. “LinkedIn was a place where people put...
Retirees in demand in tight job market
ABS figures reckon around 45,000 more people aged 65 and older are in the workforce than at the same time last year. Age prejudice still lurks but economic necessity has taken charge. It’s not surprising more older people are going back to work given the pension age...
How often should I update my resume?
Even if you aren’t actively looking for a new role, it’s important to get into the habit of regularly updating your resume. If you keep your resume up-to-date, when you do come to the point when you want to find a new position, there’s no risk that you’ll forget key...
Focus the resume on the job
Use common sense when writing your resume. If you have been employed for many years and your career has evolved over time, don't include every role you’ve ever held. That includes the casual retail position you had in high school or the captaincy of your social...
New software operating system
Hi Folks, We are installing a new software system today (Sunday 30 July), so sorry for an inconvenience. I am also migrating over a lot of Word and graphics files for Republic Media, which will take about 24 hours to complete. Back on deck Monday morning. Kind...
Rejected again? Checkout your resume
Rejection is hard to take. Those bastards! Don't they realise I'm perfect for the job?!! I have a lot of sympathy for people who get angry over job application rejections. In Adelaide, it's sometimes due to the fact you are black, an Asian male or you are over 55...
Can’t meet the deadline – no mobile reception
It doesn’t happen very often but sometimes we get a client who says they are ‘back of beyond’ and can’t get mobile phone reception. They can’t or won’t send work to meet a deadline. We create employment products for people all over Australia including farmers, miners...
Unemployment causes suicide in Australia
A team of researchers has found "clear evidence" of a causal relationship between unemployment and suicide in Australia. From 2004 to 2016, unemployment and underemployment directly resulted in more than 3,000 Australians killing themselves, an average of 230 a year....
Adelaide CBD ‘I am Legend’ ghost town
Working-from-home caps will be scrapped for thousands of Australian public sector workers but business lobbyists in Adelaide say it would be the "death knell" for CBD retail. The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has struck a deal with the Australian Public...
SA Police recruiting now
One could do worse than work for SAPOL - and they're recruiting now. "As a police officer you have the opportunity to shape the futures of so many, including your own. You will have a great responsibility to keep communities safe while also having opportunities to...
What do you think lawyers are for?
The relationship between HR and workers is highly problematic. That’s because HR works to maintain the management status quo. That’s their prime job. You have as much chance of a HR quisling advocating for you to management as building snowmen in hell. My advice is if...
Check the job criteria before applying
We often get requests to update a resume and draft a cover letter, in partnership with the client, to apply for a specific position. In a few cases, the client hasn’t looked or doesn’t realise they don’t have the ESSENTIAL experience or a qualification, for a key part...
Beware of non-Adelaide resume writers
In the last month, I had to rewrite two resumes from people who went to shonky writers trading out of Perth. There has been an influx of dodgy interstate resume writers, who produce unprofessional work and deliver sham products, leaving the client out of pocket. Here...
Deadline breakers are history
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 had two people break deadlines without emailing or calling me to...
Age prejudice like race prejudice
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...
Robodebt a brutal attack on Australian citizens
The criminality of the Robodebt scheme relied on venal politicians, a weaponised public service and a complicit media, to hound the weakest and poorest welfare recipients, some of whom killed themselves. Anyone who works in employment services knows the myth of the...
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.