A-Z of cover letters

A-Z of cover letters

This is from Michael Page, a Sydney recruitment agency, and it’s the best article I’ve read on cover letters. It’s long but worth your time to read. Open with a hook “The number one goal of your cover letter is to get a hiring manager interested in you,...
The crazy ATS resume rejection myth

The crazy ATS resume rejection myth

The bizarre claim that ATS is rejecting resumes is fuelled by an industry of dodgy resume optimisation services, ATS-friendly template sellers and keyword-stuffing shonks. The blog below is from The Interview Guys. I also put some comment from a recruiter at the...
Get a casual Christmas job

Get a casual Christmas job

Some sounds Christmas casual work advice from Grozdana Manalo, the Career Services Manager (Education) at the University of Sydney. It appeared in The Conversation. The wisdom of Solomon here. “Getting casual work over summer, or a part-time job that you might...
Cost analysis of hiring a resume writer

Cost analysis of hiring a resume writer

The angst people go through over price! Some top writing companies charge more than $1000 for a resume. We charge in the $200-$400 price range but a full executive CV will cost more. Let’s do a quick ‘value for money’ calculation. A professional resume writer – not a...
AI hype overblown – beware the crash

AI hype overblown – beware the crash

The question is for many employers is, just how do you make money out of the AI hype? Few have quantified the AI bubble more starkly than Julien Garran, partner at UK-based research firm MacroStrategy Partnership. He argues that the sheer volume of capital flowing...