AI vetting rejects job hunters in record time

AI vetting rejects job hunters in record time

This is old news from the Sydney Morning Herald. It has been happening for some years. Employment Hero and Exp3rss! are two of the major culprits but there are plenty more. Check out if the job ad is run through a third party AI selection system before applying. Job...
Dodgy Jeanswest AI ad hammered

Dodgy Jeanswest AI ad hammered

Now you know how recruiters and employers feel when they get a crap AI-generated resume and cover letter. Don’t do it! This story was written by Jessica Yun and appeared in the SMH on Friday, 16 January 2026. “Troubled denim retailer Jeanswest has been mocked by...
Cost analysis of hiring a professional resume writer

Cost analysis of hiring a professional resume writer

Let us do a quick cost analysis. One notable aspect about being a professional writer, is the angst people go through over price. Some top line writing companies charge more than $1000 for a resume. I charge in the $200-$400 price range but a full executive CV will...
Corporate jobs on the rise

Corporate jobs on the rise

Corporate AI jobs are all the rage. The list below appeared in Forbes about the fastest rising corporate jobs. It doesn’t say how the list was comprised.  LinkedIn has unveiled the fastest-growing jobs in Australia for 2026, with competence in AI the stand-out skill....
Your AI resume is killing your job chances

Your AI resume is killing your job chances

The story below was written by Tim Duggan in the Sydney Morning Herald last year. I’ve started a small adjunct business to Republic rewriting AI-generated resume ‘slop’. There’s a word that’s now starting to regularly appear after the letters “AI”. The word? “Slop”,...