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Check the job criteria before contacting us
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 key qualification. It’s...
Not paying and not responding to emails
We sometimes get prospective clients who don’t pay by the deadline or reply to our emails within 24-48 hours. We don't want their business. They are times wasters. We have heavy demand from job seekers who are highly motivated to get a new resume or an upgraded...
HR is not your friend
This is an American story from The Guardian but it may ring bells with many people who work for Australian institutes and organisations. Don’t trust HR with your career. NK Beale knew something was wrong when her boss started sending her listings for other job...
Seven million Centrelink and Medicare calls unanswered last year
Australians are struggling to navigate Centrelink and Medicare and are frequently unable to get through to an operator, according to the ABC. Belinda, who wanted to remain anonymous to protect her son with a disability, first applied to Medicare a year ago to be his...
Nailing video interviews
The COVID-19 era led to a temporary (and in some cases more permanent) vacation of offices nationwide, which has stripped a human element from the recruitment interviewing process. For job seekers and candidates, video interviews provide a chance to showcase...
Migrants? Forget it. There’s 100,000 older workers looking for a job
As an Adelaide resume writer, I know it’s farcical that the Federal Government is flooding the jobs market with migrants when there are more than 1.3 million people who are unemployed and underemployed. There are also about 400,000 people on the aged pension who want...
Adelaide resume writers hit top with testimonials
Amanda Caradonna, Adelaide “I highly recommend Malcolm and Republic Resumes. After having time away from the workforce to raise a family, my old resume was lacking in depth and job hunting felt to be an insurmountable task. However, Malcolm was professionally...
Five timeless transferable skills
Technology is replacing many dated aspects of day-to-day work with new opportunities and roles for expanding industries. Which is good news for some and bad for others. If you’re in administration, you might want to take note of these. Increasingly we are seeing the...
Move on from meaningless and dead end jobs
As an Adelaide resume writer, the worst job in the world, is one that has no meaning and I’ve had a few. It’s toiling on a project you know will never come to reality. The most hated jobs are not the worst-paid or the most physically grueling but those where workers...
Building a better life before burnout
As an Adelaide professional resume writer, whether writing resumes, features and backgrounders, I hear stories of burn out every week. People working too hard or working with organisational bullies and psychopaths. A study by the World Health Organization and the...
Practicing job interview questions
The Harvard Business link is a good starter for people who want to practice job interview questions https://hbr.org/2021/11/10-common-job-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them Job interviews are unnatural creatures and they're nerve wracking. But if you do some...
Placement poverty exploits Australian students
Unpaid student placements are in need of serious reform, according to a rent University Accord's report released last week and reported in the ABC. If it’s not wage theft, soaring rents and food prices, it’s mandatory work placements, some of which are 1000 hours...
No more graduate resume assessments or resumes
Republic Resumes does not assess or write graduate or post graduate resumes, cover letters or LinkedIn sites. All of SA’s major universities and TAFE centres have career advice services. They will assist graduates with their employment products. Many of these services...
No shortage of labour
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. Professor John Buchanan, a labour economist at the University of Sydney, said the Australian...
Getting in to the Australian Public Service (APS)
I’ve spent a lot of time in Canberra working in Federal politics, and the Australian Public Service (APS) in the Department of Employment. 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....
Age prejudice enters the room
Dr Kirstin Ferguson from the SMH tackles questions on the workplace, career and leadership in her advice column “Got a Minute?” I’ve added my ten cents as well. Recently, I was left feeling a bit baffled after one of my job interviews. I have the appropriate training,...
Adelaide’s premier resume writing business
How important are Google reviews when you are hiring a resume writer to help you get a job? They are everything. What former clients say predicts the outcome of using that business. The Republic Resume drafting system is a proven winner. We get clients short-listed...
Don’t be a ghost
We call them 'ghosts'. They are prospective clients who make contact and email us their old resume. We take time to assess their work and look at ways to make it more professional. We then produce a quote and send it to them and ask for them to reply by a certain time...
The proof is in the testimonials
Nikita Lobo, Adelaide “After years of trying to break into Human Resources, I was recommended Republic Resumes. Malcolm was friendly, professional, quick to respond to any queries I had. His industry knowledge was valuable and he collaborated well with me to develop...
The art of the executive resume
If you’re going for a senior position, you’ll need an exceptional resume that demonstrates you are a unique and expert candidate, an innovative thinker and a resilient leader. Executive resumes detail your unique ability to lead an organisation, along with any board...
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.