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Tom O’Neil has been featured more than 200 times on local and international television, radio, books, newspapers and magazines - and writes as the NZ Herald careers and employment columnist. Dive in and find great answers on CV development, selling yourself to employers, effective cover letters and interviewing.
- 200+ media features worldwide
- Four internationally published career guides
- NZ Herald careers & employment columnist

Books by Tom O’Neil
Published in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand - The 1% Principle peaked in Amazon’s top 5 business books.
Featured in the world’s best career books
- Harvard Business Review - Guide to Getting the Right Job (2012)
- What Color is Your Parachute - contributor, 2008-2015 editions
- Guide to Re-thinking Resumes - Ten Speed Press (2014)
Television, magazines & press
- The Economist - ‘Ask The Expert’, careers and personal development specialist Tom O’Neil (2012)
- Harvard Business Review - ‘Write a Resumé that Travels Across Countries and Cultures’ (2012)
- TVNZ Breakfast - personal branding and career development
- TVNZ Seven Sharp - marketing and branding yourself professionally
- Channel 7 & Channel 9 Australia - The 1% Principle
- TVNZ Good Morning Show - goal setting, finding your passion, the hidden job market, interview preparation and more
- TV3 Sunrise - ‘Is your CV preventing you from finding a job?’
- Sky Television, NZI Business Breakfast and more
- 90+ NZ Herald careers columns, 2006-2019
- Management Magazine, Bay of Plenty Times, Mountain Scene and many others
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