Beware dodgy resume writers

Beware dodgy resume writers

In the last two months I’ve had three very angry Adelaide male clients working in heavy industry and the mining sector, complain bitterly about their experience at a ‘so called local’ resume writing franchise in Adelaide. This franchise ranks on Adelaide Google Maps...
Resume writing robots?

Resume writing robots?

I suppose this spam email I got may be the shape of things to come in professional and news writing: “I wanted to tell you about our new AI which is shaping the future of artificial intelligence writing. With a few words from you our AI can write video scripts, blog...
Get back to the office and catch Covid-19

Get back to the office and catch Covid-19

The mutated Covid-19 virus is on the march again as employers cajole and threaten their workers back to the office. The highly mutated new subvariant JN.1 is driving a worldwide spike in infections, hospitalisations and deaths. Many of the precautions we used to...
65,000 jobs lost in December 2023

65,000 jobs lost in December 2023

You’d think if 65,000 jobs disappeared, the news headlines would be SHOCK! HORROR! But nah. It’s hardly a blip, which tells you a lot about the priorities of most Australian reporters. ABS figures showed that more than 65,000 jobs were lost during last December, the...
For tradies, make sure those titles are true

For tradies, make sure those titles are true

Writing employment documents with clients is good fun. It’s very pleasing when they get short-listed for work and then nail the job interview. This story is about ‘red flags’ in resumes. They alert recruiters that something is not right. The first red flag is stating...
Check the job criteria first

Check the job criteria first

We often get requests to update a resume and draft a cover letter, in partnership with the client, to apply for a specific position. In a few cases, the client hasn’t looked or doesn’t realise they don’t have the ESSENTIAL experience or a qualification, for a key part...