The Role of AI in Hiring and Recruitment What Jobseekers Need to Know in 2025 By Jacquie Liversidge Navigate to: The world of hiring and recruitment has undergone a radical transformation over the past decade. In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept in HR, it is an active participant in the recruitment process, embedded deeply into the systems and tools used by employers at every stage of hiring. From initial candidate discovery to final decision-making, AI plays a critical…

I'm in my redundancy era What's coming isn't good news for you. By Jacquie Liversidge The economy is finally righting itself, tipped to return to the pre-COVID times of a 5-6% unemployment rate. Early in COVID we hit around 7% unemployment. What feels like very small percentile shifts equate to thousands of jobs right across the country. In part to renewed consumer confidence and the stimulus packages rolled out by the government, we roared into a sub 4% unemployment space unseen since the…

In Interview with our Head of Engagement Chloe dishes out her pet peeves, tells us a bit about her background, and what she wishes clients knew. Can you introduce yourself and explain your role in the company? My name is Chloe and I’m Head of Engagement at The Resume Writers – your first point of contact when enquiring into our services, and the person you’ll get if you call or email through. I manage interactions, and experiences between the client and the team.…

Creating a career plan Why now is the perfect time to develop a plan! By Sophie Whitfield Having a career plan is something we all aspire to have, but maybe not necessarily know how to do or have the time to do. Throughout our schooling lives we are constantly asked what we want to do as a career, and we are expected to have an answer. But what if we don’t? I didn’t – I still remember the confused faces every time I…

Change fatigue and COVID-19 Why you're sick of the news. By Jacquie Liversidge You’ve stopped watching the news. But to begin with, you were really invested in the federal government updates. And then you weren’t. You’ve stopped checking the coronavirus numbers. You have no idea what you can actually do with today’s restrictions, and you might not care. There’s plenty to do around the house, and it’s going to be left undone. You haven’t done anything for weeks and you need a holiday…