The Whacker Awards for 2022

The Whacker Awards for 2022

In the spirit of Choice magazine’s Shonky Awards, I have listed our Whacker Awards for when prospective clients or clients go feral. Each client listed below takes out the Whacker for displaying the more curious aspects of human nature. You’ll understand why employers...
No wage growth? That would be ‘anti-worker’ bias

No wage growth? That would be ‘anti-worker’ bias

The ABC’s Gareth Hutchens is my favourite reporter writing on unemployment, employment and the economy. This story is on wage growth, of which there has been bugger-all for more than ten years. “The Reserve Bank board has lifted interest rates for the seventh month in...
No more graduate or post graduate resumes

No more graduate or post graduate resumes

Republic Resumes will no longer write graduate or post graduate resumes, cover letters or LinkedIn sites. The business is returning to its roots of providing working class and white collar professional writing services. All of SA’s major universities and TAFE centres...
Always leave a phone message

Always leave a phone message

We sometimes can’t answer the phone because we are writing or on another call. When people call and don’t leave a message – sometimes the same person calls three times a day without leaving a message – we don’t call them back. If a prospective client can’t...
Creating a professional LinkedIn site

Creating a professional LinkedIn site

Republic Resumes writes LinkedIn sites after we have created the resume. LinkedIn is useful for mid-career professionals, rather than graduates, unless your field or discipline is in high demand. This story is from Forbes Magazine. It’s a succinct piece on the...
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...