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Seven common resume dilemmas solved

A New Year can signal many things; a fresh start, a new beginning, or perhaps even a new job.

Resume writing for sales jobs

Sales professionals are hot property right now as companies focus even more attention on revenue, making the right resume your ticket to the game of job change.

Resumes tailored to success

Michael Queally spent more than 10 years working as a recruitment consultant before he set up Resume Partners to help candidates get past the gate keepers.

Resumes: transferrable skills

When sitting down to apply for a job the first thing people think about is education and experience. Yet the skills you’ve acquired outside of work could be the key to the job you want.

Who's reading your resume?

Resume expert Karalyn Brown explains why you need to tailor your resume to the type of person who will be reading it – recruiter, employer, government selector.

Resumes must match jobs

A great resume translates your work and life experience across to the positions job description.

Resumes: make yours searchable

Tips on how to make sure your resume is pushed to the top of the pile.

Explaining redundancy on a resume

CareerOne asks the experts for their tips on explaining a job loss due to redundancy on your resume.

Applying for public sector jobs

Expert Deborah Barit explains how to navigate 'selection criteria"

Video: Professional presentation…

How to communicate professionally with prospective employers. View this video for more dos and don'ts of email etiquette.

Video: Resumes

How to sell your career story and get an interview. View this video to find out how to make the most of your resume.

Resume review

There is something quite excruciating about writing a resume. Maybe it's just the struggle of capturing your professional life on a few pages. For others, it's filling in the resume gaps or...

Job-seekers put it all on-line

Despite unemployment falling to 4.2 per cent in May, its lowest point in 32 years, many job seekers will tell you that trying to land a dream job seems as difficult as ever. Some job seekers are...

Resume writing for school leavers

School students looking for part time work, or leavers transitioning into full time work, need to make the most of their resume to be successful in their job hunt. A resume is a marketing document

Resumes open doors

Getting a job depends on getting an interview. And that opportunity can be lost by a badly prepared resume, reports Denise Cullen. IT'S virtually impossible to get a job without a decent resume....

Resumes with no strings attached

JOB seekers thinking about getting creative with their resumes and adding a gimmick or two might want to think twice before dropping the letter in the post or clicking send on the computer....

Applicants under the microscope

NEVER before has it been more important for candidates to be honest with potential employers as already-stringent background checks on applicants are tightened, according to recruitment...