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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

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...

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...

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...

A crystal ball for careers

One of the trickier decisions that people have to make in life is choosing or changing their career. A new psychometric-style test, called ESP, aims to reduce the chances of making the wrong...

Follow the job money trail

Mining is not the only high-paying industry screaming for workers. Switch jobs and prosper, writes Amanda Horswill. RUNNING off to Western Australia and jumping on a bulldozer is one way to cash...

Getting a boss to listen

Question 1. Q. How can I get through to my boss? He just won't take criticism about his work systems, which are completely out of date and almost useless. I am getting sick and tired of wasting...

How to lead mates

Friends who become bosses can face a lonely road but all hope is not lost. 'Begin to carefully plan any changes you want to make - before you act. I WAS recently promoted to a manager and am now...

Mother of a dilemma - Maternity v…

Nearly 20 per cent of Australian women believe the decision to take maternity leave has damaged their career, according to a survey released yesterday. Professionals in the property industry were...

You have the right to remain branded

You, like everyone else, already has a brand name - but that brand name might not stand out without personal branding. Right now, you have the right to remain branded; anything you say can be used