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A meeting of minds can help land job

Networking will prove to be just as important to a graduate's job hunt as reading the employment pages and other more traditional approaches.

How to find and get the best out…

Advice on how to find a career coach that is right for you and how to maximise your time with him or her.

Everyone joining the rush to learn

An increasingly competitive corporate environment is making post-graduate qualifications a must.

Dressing up to suit your job

Modern bosses are expecting staff to dress appropriately for work, writes Henry Budd

Search for the dream job

The job your heart desires rarely falls into your lap. You have to chase it. We've all heard the last 18 months have been boom time for job-seekers. But no matter what the jobs, complacency will...

The business of being successful

Success: The Ultimate Guide to Success at Work is an upbeat guide to almost everything you need to know about reaching your potential at work.

How to say no to a job offer

Here's a curly question: How do you turn down a job offer? If you've been offered a job you don't wish to accept, be polite but direct. Phone or e-mail the organisation. Thank them for the chance...

Juggling job offers

While it sounds ideal, many candidates struggle to figure out what to do when there is more than one job possibility on offer. IOA has two curly questions: How do you turn down a job offer? What...

To PhD or not to PhD

I have had a few emails about including a PhD on a resume. Canvassing employers, recruiters and even those with a PhD working outside their field of study, it appears the advice is unanimous: Do...

Leaving too soon

"Esil" hates the job she started only four months ago. Should she leave and if so, how does she handle the issue with potential employers? First up, consider taking action at work to improve...

Know your worth

As I outlined in a recent column about how to make a pitch for a pay rise, this is the time of year when it literally pays to know your worth. Hopefully, you saw the column on how to approach your

National Career Development

National Career Development is supported by The Wiggles who have career aspirations of their own. Check out their message.

Study finds learning is a casual…

Up to two-thirds of undergraduate teaching in Australian universities is done by casuals, a study has found. Some academics remain casuals for years, unable to land a permanent job because of...

The lowdown on temping

Temping is a great way for "return-to-work mothers'' and those looking for a change in the admin sector to try different work cultures before committing to a full-time job. According to temp...

Fast track at the big Mac

A part-time job at 15 became a career at management level, as ERICA WATSON reports. Jenna Blainey was 15 when she started working behind the register at McDonald's in the Carousel shopping centre,

How I won the lottery

Olivia Stewart is heading off to the US after having won a green card by random chance. Hot on the heels of a federal election, you are probably entitled to scoff at the idea of a government...

Dreams need reality check

Watch out for signals that a job may not be all it promises to be in the beginning, writes Vivienne Reiner "Fantastic job opportunity - great potential for career advancement", the advertisement...

Where to find a career counsellor

Dr Peter Carey, the national president of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors, says career counsellors work in a variety of situations and come from a range of professional...

Mum’s the word on baby

Q I work as an office manager for a small, family owned real estate company and have recently been promoted to that position. At the same time as my promotion, I discovered I was pregnant. When am

Candidates bank on high demand

Hays senior regional director Nick Deligiannis says the specialist recruiter's annual salary survey has revealed local and international financial institutions are in hot competition for...

Wisdom of staying put

While most of us accept the fact that we will change jobs or professions several times, there are still a lucky few whose first working experience was so fulfilling that they are still there, many

Parental leave can jeopardise…

As if breaking through the glass ceiling isn't hard enough, businesswomen now have to contend with the ramifications of taking extended parental leave. According to a survey conducted by leading...

Avoid being afraid

Ask anyone to name their greatest fear and the chances are speaking in public will be top of their list, followed closely by death. This means most people would rather be the one in the coffin...

Get the best of both worlds

If your vision of working from home is long breaks for a daytime movie and never getting out of your slippers you're in for a shock. The reality of working from home is that deadlines still exist...

Experience is the best qualification

Students must not rely on the current skills shortage to kick-start their careers but instead gain industry exposure to impress prospective employers. This is the advice handed down by Paul...

Remedy for rural docs

Doctors have turned up their noses at lucrative taxpayer-funded incentives to attract them to work in rural and regional areas, and are instead remaining in cities. In Queensland for example,...

Multi-talented PAs are top earners

The stars are in alignment for executive and personal assistants. Their salaries in Australia now reflect the multi-faceted roles they perform. They earn an average salary of $75,000 a year -...

Law an altogether different animal

Getting more animal law courses on the books at Australian universities is the aim of a new network of student societies. Animal rights group Voiceless has set up a network of law student...

Global demand for young Aussie…

Australian chartered accountants are reaping the benefits of globalization and taking advantage of the growing number of opportunities to work overseas and gain international experience....

Adaptability will breed content

Businesses that factor in regional differences and adapt their products to suit local tastes will invariably have a higher chance of succeeding in the cut-throat corporate world. That's the...