Your resume is your first chance to make a good impression with a potential employer. It is the sales pitch you need to be invited to interview. Research tells us that employers spend a very short time reading resumes. They…

What is a Behavioural Job Interview? The purpose of a successful resume is to get you an interview.  It’s your performance at the interview (and references and assessment results) that win you the job. A behavioural job interview is premised…

Some say that career success is dependent on luck. Others say that we make our own luck and that the harder we work – or in this case the more we prepare, the luckier we get.  So how do we…

A hybrid resume, sometimes called a combination resume, is a contemporary resume format. It combines the traditional reverse-chronological format with a functional design to meet the demand for timelines while showcasing your skills and accomplishments. The layout of a hybrid…

In a quest for the perfect employee, companies and recruiters are always looking for new ways to predict if a potential candidate is going to be a superstar employee. With prediction considered the ‘holy grail’ of recruitment, hiring managers and…

With Australians using resume and CV interchangeably, it’s no wonder there is a common perception that the two words mean the same thing, but do they? Most employers in Australia would say there is little difference between a resume and…

If your job search strategy involves firing off the same resume and cover letter for every application, it might be time for a re-think. Although the idea of sending your standard resume is appealing from a time and effort perspective…

In 2018, LinkedIn surveyed approximately 4,000 professionals. The aim was to find out how workplace learning can support the evolving needs of businesses. What came out of the study, is a clear consensus that soft skills were the highest priority…