Karalyn Brown
Karalyn Brown, a is former HR and recruitment consultant who now dispenses job search “wisdom” to anyone who is lucky (?) enough to stumble across her blog InterviewIQ. A self taught social media marketing fan, she spends much of her time building up her business through tweeting, targeting key words for Google and fluffing about on Facebook and LinkedIn. When she’s not doing that she writes resumes, coaches on interview skills and writes careers articles for the Australian Weekend Professional. Karalyn has co-authored a book “What do employers really want?” and would love to be asked to write another one. Occasionally she talks jobs and how to find one, late night on abc radio with Tony Delroy. In her spare time she likes swimming at ocean pools and politicians who annoy her.
Articles by Karalyn Brown
How many asylum seekers have you met?
How many people who describe asylum seekers as queue jumpers, “illegals” or part of some terrorist conspiracy have ever actually…... Read more
What pollies’ Tweets tell us about their employability
Headhunters have been digging around digital dirt, ever since Google became a verb. Since there’ll be a few politicians looking…... Read more
Step up or be stepped over: women’s career mistakes
Picture yourself in this situation. You’re a young female business graduate striding up to the board room for an interview…... Read more
Seven things employers really want
What do employers really want? After interviewing 25 hiring managers I am still slightly confused. We asked all the questions…... Read more
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
