Client wins job and a promotion

Client wins job and a promotion

Last month I wrote a resume for Nicola (can’t use her real name for confidentiality), who works for a weapons communications outfit in Adelaide. It’s the bane of every contract employees life. They have to reapply for their job and face internal and external...
Programs for older job seekers

Programs for older job seekers

The Budget didn’t have much going for it for older job seekers but if you’re aged 50 or over, did you know about the Restart wage subsidy? Restart was announced by the Federal Government back in the 2014 Federal Budget and it’s still going. The scheme offers a...
Why we ask clients to email us their resume

Why we ask clients to email us their resume

If you’ve got an old resume in digital form (Word if possible), email it to us with your enquiry. There are some good reasons why. The first is we can assess what needs to be done to turn it in to a contemporary personal marketing document. We will also...
Goodbye time wasters

Goodbye time wasters

Every now and then we get a client who says, after we have started work on their resume, ‘Put this on hold and I’ll get back to you later.’ They are related to those who make an enquiry and then never send their old resume for a quote. They’re not ready to work with a...
JobMaker – a new job scheme for employers

JobMaker – a new job scheme for employers

I’m having trouble keeping up with all of the wage subsidy schemes such as DES, older workers, etc and of course JobKeeper and changes to the dole (JobSeeker). Now we have JobMaker. The Government wants to get the economy making jobs for young people who are out of...
The high art of resume summaries

The high art of resume summaries

Sure, you can have a fantastic career history in your resume, which brings the house down but let me tell you a secret. What recruiters read first is the Summary. If you’re at the top of you professional game, why not call it an Executive Summary. I do. You might pay...