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I hammer this point so much, I apologise for becoming tedious. In the Employment/Career section of the resume, don’t just list duties and responsibilities. List what your results and achievements were against those duties. Employers want to know what you'll accomplish...

As a resume writer, I often get asked, "Should I apply for a job if I don't have all the experience and skills they list?" If you've got 80 per cent of what they want or listed in the job advertisement as 'essential', go for it. Keep in mind, if you've got ALL of the...

In the context of fierce competition, CV job referees can "make or break" an application. Unreliable or fake references can end up in court, as seen in the high profile case in 2018 of Andrew Flanagan, who was fired as a group manager at Myer, after one day when it...

While not a resume or employment story, the rise of Facebook is telling. Indeed, recruiters often check out candidate's Facebook pages to get inside information. But as a platform which hawks its relationship building credentials, how good it it.? This story appeared...

Nearly two decades ago, Roger Pugh unretired. He’s now 84. The Sydneysider had forged a long career in management at some of Australia’s top advertising agencies. At one point, it was his job to hand out the obligatory gold watch to employees who had turned 65. "I...

A new year and a new website! I had started building a minimalist website but I realised clients would want to know more about me, what I do, how I work and the results. I chose the owl image because they symbolise wisdom and strategy, which are two key ingredients in...

Message to Canberra Mums looking for a job. This story by Polly Dunning appeared in the Canberra Times recently (14 Feb 2019) and it struck a chord. The work Mum’s do isn’t counted in national productivity statistics, which is astounding. When they decide to re-enter...

The best time to look for a job is in Spring in Australia but there are more job searches in January than any other time of the year. Data from Indeed data shows December is the slowest for both job postings and job searches. In Adelaide and Canberra, recruiters start...

As a professional resume writer, I see older folk battling to get work. Any sort of work. When I worked in Canberra for Labour Market Strategy, this was a key area for me and I spoke on it at conferences in Adelaide and the east coast of Australia. The story below is...

This story is a cracker. There have been a couple of times when I've regretted taking a promotion. The organisational politics were terrible in one position and I didn't stay long. This story is by Anna Goldfarb from The New York Times, 12 Feb 2019 "It’s an idea...