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Get a head start this year. Here are our top 10 list of things to do to avoid the congestion of the New Year job hunt: 1) Ensure your resume is up to date and in tip-to-condition; 2) Start applying from day 1 (Jan 1st) – you’ve nothing to lose 3) Follow up all calls to the agency […]

Do employers capitalise on uncertain job markets? Sadly, yes. In an ever consistent trend dating back since pre-GFC, many companies are using market uncertainty as a basis to hold back from increasing staff numbers and/or improving remuneration and benefits for existing staff. This in turn has seen organisations freezing recruitment, increasing job loads of existing […]

Given the explosion of resume service providers across the internet, it’s become extremely difficult to assess the good from the bad, the franchise from the sole operated. In fact, picking the right resume service provider can be more difficult than trying to pick a stock from the ASX 200. So how do you go about […]

  CV Writers / Resume Writers Awards: itouch are product to announce a special award by Word of Mouth online. We were voted amongst the Top 5% of Service Providers across all category types. This is an outstanding award as it’s based on the feedback of real customers. We would like to extend our thanks […]

Resume Writing – Things that job seekers do with their resume that can really annoy recruiters: Submit multiple applications across multiple job types to the same recruiters and their colleagues. Recruiters talk to each other, and serial job seeker who sends their resume out in volumes is easily identified and readily rejected. Resume locked – […]

If you ever feel grieved by the behaviour of a recruitment consultant, agency of anyone associated in the industry, you have support. The RCSA was set up help govern and provide guidelines into recruitment. Organisations such as itouch ( executive resume writers and CV writers) are trained in RCSA and champion complete governance. We also […]

There’s much talk about what are the standard Australian resume layout requirements, how many pages should be included, what to put in and what to leave out etc. Here we will provide you with a simple overview from our executive resume writers on some of the differences that an Australian resume faces as opposed to […]

If you research and identify recruiters who specialise in your industry will greatly increase job search efficiency and networking. Check for directories that list executive recruiting firms by type, industry, job function, or region. Limiting yourself to only contacting executive recruiters or search firms in your immediate geographic area will significantly reduce impact. Search & […]

The explosion of social media has led to all new methods of communicating with people. You can find people you have not spoken to in ages, post comments to friends who live across the world and even get up to the minute news on companies you are interested in. Facebook has become a popular obsession […]

Choosing a Career in Government trying to decide on the career path that you want to take, or when you are looking into switching careers, you might consider choosing a career in government. Government jobs enable you to earn a living while contributing to our society in a positive way. These jobs have many perks […]