Making redundancy positive

Managing the dark side – 10 steps to successfully managing a redundancy

Redundancy advice

Monica Magann, Coordinator for Career Support Services, SA Career Consultants shares her tips on how to survive a redundancy.

CareerOne’s redundancy…

Redundancy is not personal but it sure feels like it. Use these tips to get your chin up and move on fast.

Redundancy - path to a new start

People are a company's greatest assest but they are also their greatest expense.

How to survive redundancy

Is your job a casualty of the financial crisis? Warren Frehse, Career Transition Consultant gives some expert tips on how to survive.

It’s good to be me

The ability to like yourself is the key to success at work. "GET over yourself.'" "Yeah, good on ya." "Rate yourself, do ya?"

True or false, both right

Psychometric testing is widely used as part of a selection process for jobs.

Job hunting tips with Craig Wing

League star Craig Wing discusses job hunting tips with CareerOne's Editor Kate Southam. View the video to find out some of Kate's key job hunting tips.

Video: Referees

Prepping your referees. View this video to find out more about referee etiquette.

Resume writing - the basics

The thought of writing a resume fills many people with dread. However, all you need is a plan that covers both lay out and content. CareerOne's website editor and Ask Kate columnist

Good jobs go to waste

Recycling and the environment are growth industries short of people. How sustainable is sustainability? If skills shortages in the industry are as grim as some reports suggest, the industry will...

Mergers made simple

Handling company mergers well takes skill, no matter where you sit in the organisation. Last year was the biggest year for company mergers in Australian history. Nearly $54 billion worth of deals...

Helping others helps us

Volunteering brings rewards for worker and employer alike. Not many of us can afford such generous gestures as Drew Barrymore's when she recently handed a cheque for $1 million to the World Food...

Is it time for a change?

Fed up with being unhappy at work, brave souls are making a break to happiness. "I Just knew it was time, I felt I was half the person I was capable of being. I was robotic in my work. People...

Why we must try the fruits of labour

An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but thousands of Australian workers are still struggling to meet their recommended daily fruit intake. New research has shown employees are skimping on...

Working smarter

The right attitude can turn the worst day into a working wonder. It's Monday morning, 10am and already your in-tray is overflowing and the calls haven't stopped. You are tired, grumpy and can't...

Cranky and clumsy after hard…

While most of us are sound asleep at night an army of workers keeps the country running. While most people dread the 9-5 shift, spare a thought for the 1.7 million people who work through the...

Do homework before working from home

If you think working from home means doing business in your pyjamas, it's time to wake up. The keys to a successful work/home environment are discipline, routine, a dedicated work space and, yes,...

How can a professional…

For those starting the career journey making contacts and networking can be tough so joining a professional association could be a good idea. CareerOne.com.au. talked to several associations to...

Makeovers rescue recruitment…

Stereotypes are being smashed in the relentless pursuit for workers. Accountants with pens in pocket protectors; thick lens-wearing computer programmers toiling in dark rooms; burly blokes...

ICT powering ahead

Technology companies are struggling to fill vacancies, as university enrolments drop. IF you wanted work in a strong growth industry, one that's constantly changing and with a foot in the future,...

Dos and don’ts of job hunting

Successful job hunting is a job in itself. And, while most of us find researching jobs, writing resumes and getting through interviews gruelling, even torturous, it has to be done. Strange as it...

Skills shortage forces flexibility

Going back to university or TAFE to do further education can boost your career, but juggling a full-time workload and study can be tricky. The good news is employers are becoming increasingly...

Vital to have a vision

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama knew he wanted to be president in kindergarten. "I want to become president," he apparently wrote as a five-year-old in an essay. Most are not so driven or...

Identity fraud becoming rife

Australian businesses should conduct background checks on potential employees in order to minimise their risk of falling victim to identity fraud. This is the advice from Australia's largest...

Liar, liar, resume on fire

Employers are using internet forums to dig up digital dirt on candidates. Ever been tempted to add that little bit extra to your resume? Thought a tweak here or there wouldn't hurt your job...

Reverse Reference Checking

I was interested to read in a newsletter published by recruitment firm Beilby about the idea of reverse reference checking. A survey of Beilby newsletter subscribers revealed 79.9 per cent would...

WIP that employee into shape

KB has a team of three. "One team member appears to listen to instructions but never seems to finish anything. I have to chase him to find out what he's up to. I hate nagging and quite frankly,...

Falling for the free-card trick

There are plenty of good, bad and ugly business cards being handed around, writes Chris Gaylord. When Jon Knowlden launched his own lawn and land development service this year, he needed publicity

Research pays on the job hunt

Researching companies before going to an interview pays off. Resources lawyer Kristen Grover did it and now she's one of the youngest people to be made partner at her chosen place of employment,...