"I'd do anything to get a job interview!" "This is my dream job!" "I'm so excited. I've seen a job that fits me exactly! I must have that job!" As a professional resume writer, these three phases fill my day... everyday; they have for the past 23 years. And yet, just...
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Smart Ways To Find Work in Australia When You Live In Another Country
One of the biggest issues for expatriates is how to conduct a job search when living in another country. If you're thinking of coming to Australia to work and live, one of the first things you will find is that applying for jobs is harder than you imagine. (For the...
Getting an Interview is Tough: It’s a Numbers Game
If you're wondering why you haven't received a call-back from a recruiter for a job that could have been written for you, then you're not-alone. Not even close to being alone. Are you are a senior manager or executive trawling through advertisements on job...
JobSearch January: Australia is all about Planning and Strategy
Christmas is over, the Boxing Day sales have exhausted you and now you're off on a holiday or planning on spending a few days before going back to work. If you're like a lot of Aussies, you want to put 2012 behind you and just kick back and relax for the next couple...
That’s no way to treat someone
This blog is primarily about job search and to a lesser extent enriching careers, but today I'm going to address something a little different. It is a true story like all the stories here, but it differs in that I offer no cautionary advice. What happened to the...
Get a job quickly (or 13 ways to make your job search harder and longer!)
Things to do to get a job quickly We all change jobs for a multitude of reasons; a career that is going nowhere, a toxic work environment, an unreasonable boss, new skills, or a desire to follow our dreams. No matter how much we want something new, one thing is for...