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More testimonials for Republic Resumes
During the virus, Republic Resume has been inundated with a large number of enquiries. The best reply to those who ask about our results, are the testimonials by former clients. Unfortunately, there’s some bad news too. But first... The good news “I was fortunate...
The dregs: resume writers who cut and paste
In the last two weeks I’ve had three clients send me resumes written by other writing agencies listed in Adelaide. They were appalling. One spelt the client’s name wrong. Another has got the client’s mobile phone number wrong. How will a recruiter contact them? All...
Work from home better than home from work
Republic Resumes went fully online seven years ago. I write employment documents for people across Australia (mainly SA and NSW) and Singapore. I use cloud technology, email for drafting and sometimes Microsoft Teams. This story is from the ABC’s, Daniel Ziffer. The...
Finding part time work
A good story for part time job seekers from ABC Life by Grace Jennings-Edquist. Check out Work180 (women), Puffling (senior roles) and Flexjobs. Use your networks too. While there are fewer jobs available right now, those looking for part-time or flexible work might...
Update the resume to fit the job
It's important to tailor and update the resume to fit the job. When reading a job advertisement, check that you have all or at least 80 per cent of the criteria and experience they ask for in your resume. If you don’t, update the resume. Then check you haven’t made...
The art of internship cover letters
This post is from Alison Doyle, an American employment specialist and expert. I like her work very much. Here she writes about the art of the internship cover letter. If you are applying for an internship you will likely have to submit a cover letter as part of your...
Jobs and employment scams
If it wasn’t hard enough getting a job with high unemployment, dodgy recruiters advertising false jobs or jobs in which they already know the successful internal candidate, we also have crooks who are after your money. Jobs and employment scams trick you into handing...
International lands job at Kaplan
International arrivals pose special problems for resume writers and employment experts. After Republic worked on Marina's resume, Kaplan saw was a results-driven, international star. Marina was a Trade Marketing Analyst with six years’ experience in the beverage and...
The evidence – Republic Resumes helps clients land jobs
Here are a few reasons why our resumes work in Adelaide and Wollongong. The first is my political, journalism and academic experience, combined with some solid work for the Department of Employment in Canberra. I also have a ‘brains trust’ of business leaders,...
Hard times as jobs and economic growth falls
Resume writers and employment services experts are on the front line of the jobs market. We are seeking massive upheavals in the market with tens of thousands of people in a desperate plight. Australia has permanent underclass and it’s growing due to the Covid-19...
Deadline breakers terminated – change to terms and conditions
I have changed Republic's terms and conditions to terminate deadline breakers on the spot. There are no appeals or second chances. Every now and then we get a client who says, after we have started work on their resume, ‘Please put this on hold and I’ll get back to...
More than 3000 Virgin Australia workers to be sacked
Resume writers and job placement agencies across Australia are under the pump as the bad news keeps coming. Virgin Australia will sack 3,000 people over the next month – about one third of its workforce. More than 300 Virgin staff live in Adelaide. Virgin will also...
Free assistance for carers returning to work
Amongst a sea of bad news, a good news story! We write plenty of resumes and cover letters for carers wanting to get back to work. I give career advice too. A good initiative by the Federal Government. Returning to work after a break due to caring responsibilities,...
Republic Resumes kicking goals in recession
I will do more positive employment stories because I've had a gut full of the doom and gloom. In the last two months Republic Resumes maintained our job short-list interview rate of between 65-70 per cent (66 per cent), in a recession economy. Of those short-listed...
Senior Aerodrome Reporting Officer – Morton Bay – Shonky job
Sometimes I can pick shonky jobs but it's not always easy to know what's going on behind the scenes. By shonky, I mean either the job doesn't exist, the recruitment company is simply harvesting resumes or the position has already been filled by an inside candidate and...
Women bear the brunt as economy crumbles
About 60 per cent of our resume clients are women. We are seeing a rapid rise in the number of young women using our services, in large part due to the theme of this story. Women are bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 economic downturn as Melbourne turns in to a ghost...
Young people’s careers smashed by COVID-19
At Republic Resumes, about 50 per cent of my clients are 30 years and under. Many come from Adelaide, Wollongong and south Sydney. Full time employment wasn’t looking that good for young people before Covid-19. Now it’s dire. A recent Productivity Commission report -...
Workplace insecurity aids spread of Covid-19
We were urged to welcome insecure work as a liberation from the old industrial order. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Of the 3,810 Victorians who tested positive for coronavirus over the past three weeks, 89 per cent kept working despite their early...
Tough conversations as businesses face biggest test
The last thing resume writers want to see is banks and landlords having tough conversations with their clients or tenants. The result will be more people scrounging for work. The federal government will extend the $70 billion JobKeeper scheme to March 30. But with new...
Building a second career
Every now and then it’s good to look back over one’s career, especially if you're thinking of starting a new career. I’ve given some information on me in the blog here. There’s a lot of politics, media and teaching work. What I don’t include in my resume is the...
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.