Peter Dutton – no more work from home

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

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

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

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

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

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...