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A recent report by the SMH on labour higher has highlighted an interesting gap in states across Australia, with Western Australia showing a demand increase of 7.8%. That’s fantastic news for an area which has recently been under the spotlight for potential slow-down. Surprisingly, New South Wales demand fell by 0.3% and Victoria rose by […]

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 […]

As resume writers, we’re often asked about industry, and which industries are currently the most appealing. Given current economic conditions, we would recommend that you consider wisely both short and long range goals, and whether your target market is expanding or shrinking. For example, if you are considering specialist roles such as a Telecommunication Engineer, […]

  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 & […]