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Applying for Government Roles

Roles in the public or government sector offer a different experience from corporate and private sector roles. Government roles in Australia are usually classified according to level, such as federal, ... Read more

Nursing Resumes and Cover Letters

Nursing Resumes and Cover Letters The nursing profession is very rewarding as it puts one in the frontlines of critical care and impactful services to patients with affliction, injury, and ... Read more

Selection Criteria Responses and How to Do Them

The application process can both be daunting and tedious, but it doesn’t have to be that way. One way to look at applications positively is to take it as an ... Read more

How to reflect a career change in a professional resume

How to Reflect a Career Change in Your Resume Switching to a different field, industry, or profession might be daunting for some people since they think that they need a ... Read more

The Dos and Don’ts of Working with a Professional Resume Writer

The Dos and Don’ts of Working with a Professional Resume Writer The best way to make the most out of your Professional writing service is to be involved in ... Read more

The 3 Most Common types of Resumes

The 3 Most Common Types of Resumes: As most of job hunters know, a resume is a brief document that highlights one’s qualifications and experience. While not all resumes ... Read more

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions When Writing a Resume

We took the time to answer some of the most asked questions about preparing the best marketing tool you can have for your career, a professional resume! Here is a ... Read more

Selection Criteria – Why We Believe in the STAR Response Method

The STAR method is one of the most popular ways of structuring examples and demonstrations against selection criteria requirement. By using this method, it becomes clear to see the definitions ... Read more

The Perfect Cover Letter Highlighting Your Skills

When applying for a job, you will want to provide a highlight and glimpse of your career goals and showing your profile and experiences is ideal to sell yourself fitting ... Read more

New Year, New Career

In today’s competitive career market, it’s difficult enough for job hunters on a stable profession track to have their resumes ready for a career change. If you are going in ... Read more

Are Employment Gaps your Resume Dilemma?

As most of us already know, a complete outline of your whereabouts provides a great example of an effective and outstanding resume. So what happens when you take a ... Read more

5 Essential Elements of Your Resume

If you are someone currently looking for a job, may you be a freshly minted graduate or a professional with decades of experience, your résumé should include five critical elements. ... Read more

How To Portray Yourself In A Job Interview

An impressive resume and appealing recommendations may be enough to secure you an interview, but they won’t get you the job. Once you’re sitting in front of the interviewer, ... Read more

How to Write a Resume If You Have No Experience

Getting your first job in a new industry can be a daunting process. Employers want you to have experience, but often you need to be given the opportunity in order ... Read more

Resume Tips for Those Reentering the Workforce

Whether you’re a parent who’s taken time off to raise children or you find yourself without an industry and job, you need to understand how to craft your resume for ... Read more

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid on Linkedin

LinkedIn has evolved as an integral part of our career life, with over 85% of recruiters reviewing LinkedIn to check potential applicant profiles. LinkedIn not only connects us with recruiters ... Read more

What’s the Difference Between a CV and Resume?

CV and Resume are the same thing, right? In some parts of the world they call it a CV, and in other parts a Resume and, at the end of ... Read more

Strategies to Improve your Career Search in 2017

It’s the second month of 2017, and your job search has become rather stale. You had plans to find a new career before the end of 2016. Where have you ... Read more

How to Write a Resume If You Have No Experience

If you’ve been wondering how to make a resume with no experience, stop worrying. Writing a resume with no work experience is a tad different to a normal resume, but ... Read more

Anatomy of an Effective Cover Letter

Whether it’s a required component or not, a cover letter is an integral part of your application. Your resume is meant to tell your career story – the experience you ... Read more

How to Respond to the Selection Criteria of your Dream Job

Competency based criteria (also known as situational questions) are one of the most commonly used questions you will come across regardless of your industry sector. These are the types of ... Read more

Changing Career? Here are 5 Tips for Your Resume!

Writing a resume for career change can be a daunting prospect. How do you present your past and current experience in such a way that it appeals to hiring managers ... Read more

10 Tips on Creating the Best LinkedIn Profile

Regardless of whether you are in business, trying to put your startup on the map, new to the working world or focus mostly on non-profit work, LinkedIn is a very ... Read more

Do I Need a Professional Resume Writer to do my Resume?

If you’re one the vast majority of the working population, you have written your own resume in the past. Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that… if you just ... Read more

6 Interview Tips

To help you with your interview, we at Perth Resume have put together 6 interview tips, to help you along the way: Be prepared Make sure that you go over ... Read more

Why Choose a Professional Resume Writer to Do Your Resume

By utilising a professional resume writer, you will have the opportunity to portray yourself in the best possible light. It’s the good old saying “first impressions count”. If your resume ... Read more

How to Survive a Redundancy

With the Western Australian resources sector continuing to slow down, unemployment is at a record 6.6% high leading to thousands of redundancies across the state. Perth Resume has put together ... Read more

New Year, New You, New Job?

It’s that time of year, when you are evaluating life, health, work, relationships and everything in between. It’s also that time of year where you can really take control of ... Read more

5 things to avoid when writing a resume

1. Don’t include certain information, which is not necessary – less is more! Not only do you not have to disclose your age in an interview (based on the National ... Read more

What makes a good resume GREAT?

1. The layout The average recruiter or HR manager will make their decision within 30 seconds, so first impressions count. Choose fonts that are easy to read and use consistent ... Read more