Cyber Careers Chat with Melissa Peacock

Cyber Career Chat Podcast

“Melissa, was once told that you were are too young to be an executive, no-one will take you seriously!" Since then, you have dedicated yourself to changing people's mindsets. Melissa studied organisational culture and leadership. Successfully led strategic business development across various organisations and government. Melissa now operates 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆 full time and ❤️’s her job! She empowers others to achieve career goals, cultivates self-confidence, and in turn influence recruiters and hiring manager's perspectives. Melissa has a Master's degree and senior management experience, and has personally hired 100s and read 1000s of resumes. Melissa has managed the HR team and understood the psychology behind a Manager selecting a candidate to be shortlisted. Melissa is an avid learner with a strength in research and was determined to provide unsuccessful applicants a chance. She is a kind-hearted human being who notes down applicants’ strengths and understands individuals have families to feed, bills to pay and believes every person deserves happiness. Melissa would have loved to be able to hire them all, but only had one position available in her department budget. So, she opened 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆 to help them impress their potential employer and be shortlisted for an interview! Questions: Can you provide a brief overview of what a resume is please? I understand that there is a difference between writing resumes is this correct. If I was wanting to apply for an entry level data analytics role in comparison to a trade application, can you explain the differences in the information that needs to be listed? What is the most important information a person entry the workforce should list within their resume? What is the most important information a person who is changing careers should list within their resume? What is the biggest no no on a resume? What is the biggest misconception about resumes? What are you most curious about right now? Is there something I should have asked, or you wish I did ask you before we finish? In wrapping up the conversation – If I were to make sure that my resume was up to scratch, I believe I can send through my resume to your website and can have it reviewed? What can you tell me more about on that? Useful Links: NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node - https://nswcybersecurityinnovationnode.com.au/ Melissa Peacock LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-peacock-professional-resume-writer/ Sarah Box LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-box-25670667/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.