When to ask about salary in a job interview

When to ask about salary in a job interview

I’m suspicious about employers who don’t list the salary in the job advertisement or position description. It often means they want to pay the new hire peanuts to do a technical job with a high workload. Even so, if you do get a job interview, sooner or later you are...
Wages worth less as inflation rises

Wages worth less as inflation rises

Wages aren’t rising as quickly as inflation (7.2 per cent), which means they’re falling. Yet you won’t get any finance journalists or analysts stating this because they are shackled to the neo-liberal economic paradigm, which should have died back in 2007/2008....
Internship cover letters

Internship cover letters

We don’t work on graduate employment collateral any more but this his post from Alison Doyle, an American employment specialist and expert, is very good. She writes about internship cover letters. It might help some applicants out. Your cover letter should be tailored...
Writing killer cover letters

Writing killer cover letters

At Republic Resumes, we use cover letters as a carrot to drive employers to read the resume. A well-written cover letter can boost your chances of landing an interview. A cover letter and resume are designed to complement each other. While a resume should include...
Job hunting migrants with degrees get shafted

Job hunting migrants with degrees get shafted

The story below is from the ABC but I’ve added my ten cents worth. Dr Niazai is a 35-year-old Afghan-born Melburnian and an expert in forest ecology and climate change, with a master’s degree and a PhD from Kyoto University in Japan. He has headed projects for...
Testimonials show we go to work for you

Testimonials show we go to work for you

When I started Republic Resumes, I wanted to use my business and political knowledge and professional writing skills to get people in Adelaide short-listed for work and to land jobs. We are achieving my aim, one client at a time. Here are some recent testimonials from...