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Migrants with degrees 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 the...
Resume writing basics
When writing a resume, consider avoiding long lists of responsibilities or duties. Instead, focus on your actual achievements, and begin each with a dynamic action word or phrase like ‘designed’, ‘coached’, ‘assessed’, ‘undertook’, ‘supervised’, ‘organised’,...
Resume writers sell your experience and skills
Many clients think that because they’ve contacted a resume writer, that the writer knows what they’re talking about when it comes to changing careers or giving advice on TAFE or university study. Most don’t. If you’ve lost your job and decided to head off in a new...
Having a baby and the job hunt
“I have recently discovered I am pregnant and at the same time, I am also applying for a new job. I don’t know when to tell my future employers I am having a baby and worry that if I do tell them, I won’t get the job. What should I do?” The above question was posed in...
Hit the jobs market ASAP
Want to know about unemployment in Australia, the Gareth Hutchens stories at the ABC are always worth a read. I’ve edited his story below for space. The full story is here. Resume writers and employment specialists are a good barometer of what’s happening in the...
Beware the word ‘passion’ in job ads
The story below if from the ABC and I’ve made a few comments as well. I've used the word 'passion' less and less in resumes and covers as it has become emptied of meaning. Dr Lisa Cohen is an associate professor of organisational behaviour at McGill University in...
Fakes flushed out as resumes lies discovered
The head of the Northern Territory public service has warned staff to "carefully verify" employee qualifications, after the anti-corruption watchdog found a public officer falsified their resume to win three high-ranking jobs. The Commissioner for Public Employment...
Wage theft goes on and on and on
Mining giant BHP has admitted it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends. "There are approximately 28,500 affected current and former employees with an average of six leave days in total that...
Five timeless transferable skills
We are seeing the workforce shift toward project and contract work. The bad news is that when the economy goes pear-shaped, project workers are shown the door. Even so, I have included some ‘timeless’ skills that most employers look for. Take your existing leadership...
Adelaide’s premier resume short-listing business
The measure of a good professional writer is in the results, whether they are short-listed for job interviews or actually gain work. Eric Lim gained work in Melbourne as a social worker and Robert left Holden last year and now works full time for the Department of...
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. Also, some graduates ignore the fees page – even...
Republic Resumes open
After a month's holiday, I'm back in the writing chair. I've also been looking at how other professional writers in the UK are tackling complex issues in the job market. These include trying to get a job when the client is 'couch surfing' or homeless and new online...
Dodgy academic qualifications on your resume?
The head of the Northern Territory public service has warned staff to "carefully verify" employee qualifications, after the anti-corruption watchdog found a public officer falsified their resume to win three high-ranking jobs. The Commissioner for Public Employment,...
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....
Republic closed until 25 May
Republic Resumes and Republic Media are closed until 25 May. Malcolm King is not contactable.
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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 solid...
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 and nothing...
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
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 the...
Creating a LinkedIn profile
We write LinkedIn profiles after we've finished writing the resume. But you don't need a professional writer to produce your own LinkedIn site. LinkedIn sites add more breadth and detail than a resume but the two should work together as strategic marketing documents....
Resumes that go to work for you
I build expert resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles, which unleash an unbeatable business case to promote you as a ‘must have’ asset to an employer.