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How safe is your job and how to future-proof your career
How to future-proof your career The world of work is changing rapidly during the past decade due to increased globalisation, the proliferation of online social media and technological advances. ‘Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the...
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Is your resume littered with meaningless clichés?
Over 13 or more years, I’ve reviewed thousands of resumes. Most average, many tragic and one or two that stand out and really sell a client. One thing the majority of resumes contain however is cliché’s. Some wording is so prevalent and over...
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How your name on your resume can impact on your interview success rate
Is it racism? Is it insecurity over not being able to pronounce a name, or is it employer’s aversion to risk and cultural diversity? Whatever the reason, like the United States and Canada, job applicants in Australia, find it easier to get an...
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Are you a wiz at job interviews?
Most of my clients are not in the least bit concerned about job interviews. While a few clients are nervous or apprehensive, or do understand that they are weak at job interviews; most clients don’t feel like they need to invest in job...
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How to write an effective job description for your resume
Most people write lousy resumes. Even if you think your resume is just fine, trust me, you are leaving a lot on the table in terms of how you can effectively present yourself. Apart from the top 4 resume mistakes, I see in...
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Why the easy convenience of job boards, can result in the hardest job search journey
Australian’s have an addiction to job boards. If you talk to the bulk of job hunters, the only vision, or method they use when finding a new job, is to go straight to a job board, quickly search online for jobs that look...
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Building resilience during the job search
I often receive emails from very distressed job seekers that are at their ‘wits end’, because they are not making progress with their job search. Now if you are a regular reader, I’ve never hidden the fact that job hunting can ‘suck like...
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Why having an online presence is becoming increasingly important as a job hunter.
The bulk of my clients fall into 2 categories – those that have embraced social media, including LinkedIn and those that have deemed social media as irrelevant and a ‘waste of time’. Now if you fall into the latter category and you don’t...
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Busting some key myths about LinkedIn
Myth One –LinkedIn is about YOU If you think your LinkedIn profile is about YOU, you need to start thinking about this document in a whole new light. NO a LinkedIn profile is not about YOU, it is about what YOU can offer...
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