Is your Social Media Profile Telling on You?
If it has been a while since you refreshed your LinkedIn profile, it’s time to do it again. While all forms of social media give useful information about you to your prospective employers, consider this fact…. “89% of recruiters have hired someone through LinkedIn…”
4 Self-Care Tips For Your Job Search
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDuFP6KAch4 Looking for a job can feel like a marathon, and at some stage, you’re going to hit the wall. Why? Because you are overwhelmed and stressed out with the hundreds of: Hundreds of job postings you’ve had to leaf through. Hundreds of job applications, cover letters and resumes you written. All the scheduling trying […]
5 Resume Rules You Can Break
The way resumes were written, many years ago when I first got started in my career, is very different to how they are written now. Today resume writers (me included) and job seekers are breaking some of those traditional rules. Why? Well, it’s not how your resume looks that is important. It’s what it says […]
Tips For Mature Age Job Seekers
Regardless of your age, or how long you’ve been unemployed, there are steps that you can take to make yourself a more appealing candidate to the decision makers.
3 Resume Strategies to Land Your Next Interview
What is the purpose of your resume? Is it to get you a job? Well, not really. Your resume can only get you an interview, a foot in the door, so to speak.
How Employable Are You?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3JHj_p97xA Have you just graduated from high school or university? And you’re thinking, “I don’t have much of a work history.” You may be asking yourself, “How employable am I?” Or you may have had a long career, and you’re thinking, “I’ve got the skills and experience to get the job!” But have you? Did […]
5 Tips To Boost Your Resume Using Keywords
These days, a job posting can receive hundreds (if not thousands) of applications for a single position. To help them sort through the sometimes overwhelming number of resumes they receive, both employers and hiring companies are using automated software to trim down the list of applicants.
Online Resume Maker or Professional Resume Writer?
If you’re reading this article, then I assume you are in the process of creating or updating your resume. You could write it yourself or you could turn to an online resume maker or a professional resume writer. My advice (and, yes, I am biased) is make sure you know how to tailor your resume […]
Job Search Discrimination
There are many other ways to discriminate against people. Often, it is an unconscious bias that a lot of us have, especially hiring managers. They have this picture in their head of the perfect person for the job. So, what can you do to minimise discrimination?
Be Prepared When Your Ideal Job Or Promotion Is Advertised!
Are you ready for when your ideal job or promotion gets listed? Or do you leave it to the last minute? I’m Kathryn Burke, and I have the privilege of leading a fabulous team of Career Consultants across Australia under the banner of Résumés for Results. We often come across this issue when clients come […]