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”,...
The January job hunt is on

The January job hunt is on

January is when employers launch a new raft of jobs. Job hunting activity is at its highest in January as people are determined to turn a new leaf and finding a new job is among the common pledges made for New Year’s Resolutions. January to February is the busiest...
Oz universities raking in the cash

Oz universities raking in the cash

Massive university HECS debts, courses and service cuts, more and more lectures going online, fewer and fewer staff. Do some major diligence before committing yourself to a university degree. The research below is from Skye Predavec at The Australia Institute. “35...
‘Forty is a fork in the road’ for a career change

‘Forty is a fork in the road’ for a career change

This story about changing careers was in the SMH Careers section a while back. It’s written by Kimberly Gillan and has a strong female focus. When I was 40, I’d had a gutful of working at a university and its staff. So I threw the career helm over and never looked...