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Big problems at Port Pirie smelter and Whyalla steelworks
The Port Pirie smelter owned by Nystar, is in danger of closing as it parent company Trafigura, reviews its loss making operations. Nyrstar has written off its Australian smelting assets at Port Pirie and Hobart by more than half a billion US dollars, while a...
Artificial intelligence produces rubbish resumes
Every now and then we get a prospective client who has used AI to write their resume. They come to us after it has failed time and time again. Below is an example and it’s a disaster. I’ve made comments in brackets why this resume will be spiked immediately. The main...
Ghost jobs and dodgy unemployment figures
Ghost jobs are a nuisance for jobseekers. They linger for months, dupe eager applicants to pursue fake jobs, and could be damaging our economic future. Ghost jobs are advertised positions that an employer has no intention of filling — or that have already been filled...
Protect workers’ money at Whyalla steelworks
The poor state of the Whyalla steelworks has raised questions about how much government money is needed to keep the ageing plant operating, which was built in the 1960s by BHP. But the real issues is there’s $189 million in unpaid employee entitlements such as annual...
Job interviews – practice reduces nerves
I just put two clients in front of job interview panels. It's timely to look at some common interview questions, I’ve taken this article from recruiters Robert Half, and reproduced it here. Tell me about yourself. This is often the first of many interview questions,...
Testimonials are the gold standard for resume writers
If you're an Adelaide resume writer and you haven't got at least 100 testimonials from clients, you are in the wilderness. Testimonials and Google reviews tell prospective clients that the writer is the 'real deal' and not a backyard shock, copying and pasting other...
Leave a message or send us an email
One of the curious aspects of running a professional writing resume business, is the number of people who ring and don’t leave a message. We get about two calls a day who hang up once they received the OGM. If you leave a message, you’ll get a call back. If you email...
Right to disconnect gone in Dutton’s world
The Adelaide employment market will certainly change if Peter Dutton is elected in this year's federal election. One is not sure whether Peter Dutton has declared war on working women but Federal public servants will have the right to disconnect scrapped if the...
Peter Dutton – no more work from home
Tech companies are the most well positioned to keep working from home – and have even created the tools to do so. Yet they’re urging workers back to the office. Why? Control. Up goes childcare fees, up goes traffic in the cities, up goes vehicle depreciation and...
Big dollar resumes – executive career changers
Every now and then I’ll get a curly one. One where the client or clients were not totally up front with what they wanted when I prepared the quote. A husband and wife in Adelaide sent me their old ‘executive’ resumes to be upgraded. They worked as CFO and IT...
Getting a promotion – record achievements
Working with a resume writer and approaching a promotion are very similar. A professional resume writer will ask you about your measurable and qualitative achievements in your current and previous job. When achievements are recorded and quantified, they carry far more...
Lying by omission on a resume
This is a problem for resume writers as we don’t always know if the client is avoiding telling all the information. We have to go on trust. One resume writer in Melbourne told an Adelaide client that he’s a local (he’s tricking Google Maps). She then came to us. He...
Avoid the retirement void and follow one’s interests
When I started Republic Resumes in Adelaide about 10 per cent of my clients were retirees wanting to work part time or casually. I focused on their interests and targeted their resumes to new careers. Jennie Deneefe didn't know what to expect when, at 63, she...
Achievements beat duties on a resume
As an Adelaide resume writer I get this question a lot. 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...
Deadline breakers terminated
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 a person break two deadlines without emailing or calling me to...
Is LinkedIn worth the hassle?
I write LinkedIn sites for people and a client recently was head hunted for a position in Adelaide. To be honest, I don't know how successful they are. I suggest rarely for school leavers and graduates. The job market is sluggish and unemployment is rising as...
Whyalla steelworks on last legs
The Whyalla steelworks looks cooked as debt mounts on top of debt for so-called ‘knight in shining armour’ and GFG owner Sanjeev Gupta. About 3000 people work at the plant and there are another 1500 ancillary jobs, providing contractual and other services. It is the...
Job search strategies for senior executives
This blog focuses on executive job search strategies and tactics. Forget the ‘shotgun’ job search method Many executives still use the ‘shotgun’ method to conduct a job search. They read the job ads and submit a standard resume to as many job boards as they can find....
Google reviews ‘disappear’
You wake up one morning and find that five bona fide Google reviews from clients have disappeared. Every now and then Google launches a global program which crawls through reviews and if it sees anything which does not conform to its tight and anonymous criteria, it...
Check the Google reviews first
How important are Google reviews when you are hiring a resume writer to help you get a job? They're 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 for...
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.