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Inside the resume writer trade
When you ask a resume writer to produce a cover letter for a specific job in Adelaide, most will use generic blocks of text they have used thousands of times before. That’s why 90 per cent of non-directed, non-specific cover letters fail. If you want a cover letter,...
Long term unemployment growing
Long term unemployment is growing and the Covid restrictions and lockdowns are making it ten times worse. I sometimes do pro bono work for the long-term unemployed and their desperation is palpable and heart-rending. In April last year, before the mass lockdowns, a...
Guillotine falls as Adelaide Uni fights for survival
The University of Adelaide is in the midst of its greatest crisis since it was founded in 1874. Republic Resumes will run a campaign mid September to help prospective graduates find work. In the email to students last month, Vice Chancellor Høj announced that unless...
Lights! Camera! and the video job interview
Video job interviews are becoming more common due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Here are a few technical video tips to help steady those nerves. Preparing for a video interview Check your surroundings. Make sure the background is free from clutter and embarrassing...
Job ads up in SA – for now…
Job ads are up so it’s a good time to have a crack at the labour market. Compared to Pre-Covid figures, there were 78,200 job advertisements in July. Nationally, that’s 47.7 per cent up on July 2019. In SA, it’s up a whopping 68 per cent. That’s why I’m run off my...
No sympathy for dole ‘bludgers’
Empathy for the unemployed is not a vote-winner these days. This should be no surprise. Successive governments have carefully schooled Australians to harden their hearts against the unemployed, all the way back to the pitiful and grudging “susso” (sustenance) handouts...
Meaningless jobs strangle initiative
If I think of the worst job in the world, it would be one that has no meaning and I’ve had a few. It’s toiling on a project you know will never come to reality. Those jobs keep resume writers busy because people leave. The most hated jobs are not the worst-paid or the...
Age stereotyping and the media
Stereotyping is a short hand form of prejudice that relieves us of the duty of thinking. When Adam and Eve were turfed out of the Garden of Eden, the first stereotype was born. The media has press ganged stereotypes in to service to make complex subjects appear...
Adelaide: wage theft capital of Australia
Adelaide is the wage theft capital of Australia. Underpayment is the standard business model with penalty rates being ignored. There’s a class action pending against McDonald’s restaurants in Broken Hill, Victor Harbour and Aldinga, to name just a few. Young workers...
Ethics: clients targeting the same job
In the last month, I've had two people contact me wanting help to apply for the same job. I can do the first client but not the second. The reason is ethics. I tell my clients that we work 100 per cent to get them short-listed for a job of their choosing. I can't...
Executive job strategies – don’t use the shotgun
Things are tough so for the next few blog posts, I’ll focus on ideas to help middle and senior executives with job strategies. Competition for jobs is high as an increasing number of skilled professionals are laid off. While the Internet has made it easier than ever...
The art of the executive resume
If you’re going for a senior position, you’ll need an exceptional resume that demonstrates you as a unique and expert candidate, an innovative thinker and a resilient leader. Executive resumes detail your unique ability to lead an organisation, along with any board...
‘One chance’ to wipe $400M from small business in SA
The lockdown in SA, after five people tested positive to Covid-19 (delta), has wiped about $200M off small business revenue in the last week. Adelaide is tumbleweed city as state debt will rise to a colossal $34B over the forward estimates, which means massive job...
Nothing more dead than a deadline breaker
We hate deadline breakers. They show us and prospective employers how useless they would be as employees. We've heard all of the excuses. The dog died. Car accident. Sick uncle. Dog ate it. Computer failure. Forgot to save. Wedding anniversary. Alien invasion ... or...
Check the job criteria before applying
We often get requests from Adelaide clients to update a resume and draft a cover letter 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 of the...
Oz unemployment at 4.9%? Send in the clowns…
The ABS unemployment methodology is no longer fit for purpose. Sydney and Melbourne’s CBD’s are wastelands (Adelaide was bad before the virus) with hospitality and tourism on their knees, international air travel grounded and our universities are tumbleweed cities....
Client testimonials are gold to resume writers
The true currency of a professional resume writer is client testimonials. I value them above all else. If a business doesn't have solid and current testimonials, avoid them like Covid-19. “Malcolm has provided a fantastic service to our 70 employees at Coca-Cola...
Republic Resumes fights back as Adelaide’s CBD dies
A Deloitte Economics report says Adelaide’s CBD has been smashed by the Covid-19 restrictions and it will take until 2026/7 before retailers can see light at the end of the tunnel. Adelaide’s CBD was in dire straits before the restrictions and now it’s a scene out of,...
International jobseekers find jobs with Republic
International jobseekers in Adelaide have a hard time. Republic Resumes kicks down the door for onshore international clients. Marina Soares was a Trade Marketing Analyst with six years’ experience in the beverage and cosmetics industries in Brazil. She had kicked...
‘My HR department let me down’ – SMH article
This Q&A article is by Jonathan Rivett, who writes for the Sydney Morning Herald. I’ve edited it for length. The relationship between HR and workers has always been vexed. I will write more on this later but if you have a serious issue, it’s usually proper...
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