LinkedIn isn’t Facebook

LinkedIn isn’t Facebook

With 900 million professionals registering their resume and career attainments on LinkedIn, it’s a valuable resource for head-hunters and employers. I write about one new LinkedIn site a week for a client after we have completed a resume. They help with the job hunt....
Solid gold reviews and testimonials

Solid gold reviews and testimonials

Below is a sample of Republic Resume’s Google reviews. They are the gold standard. You can find more of my Google reviews online or by checking out my testimonials. The future of resume writing is individually tailored resumes written by a professional with a...
Resume writer as miracle worker

Resume writer as miracle worker

It doesn’t happen very often but it’s worth a short blog post. We sometimes get a client who states they want a resume upgrade but on further inspection – and after we’ve provided the quote – they want far more than that. They are actually career changers...
Protect yourself and referees

Protect yourself and referees

Should people include their residential addresses details on their resume? I think they should but I have some reservations for women. You wouldn’t give your home address out to just anyone, would you? That’s a privacy and safety issue. It’s ameliorated somewhat by...
Clients nailing job interviews with Republic

Clients nailing job interviews with Republic

We’ve had a run of successes with clients who go through our job interview training. Quintana was nervous as she was short-listed for a job in the SA public service. After doing some home work and spending one hour with me on Zoom, she nailed the interview and...