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Baby boomers: Our new age

You've heard of Xs and Ys, now get ready for Generation Z and an age of self control and responsibility Sharon Labi reports.

Men be warned, it’s the…

The colour of a man's tie can determine alot about his personality, a recent study has found.

Email can be a trap for the unwary

The ease and spontaneity of emails can land an employee in hot water.

Memo all: bosses don’t rate…

Dedication and loyalty were once valuable job attributes, but recent research shows an employee's tenure is irrelevant in determining how devoted they will be in their job.

Employers have got it good

In the grand scheme of things, Australian bosses are lucky in their staff but there's a twist in the tail.

Chit-chat in the office is a…

A survey of employees in 15 countries by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has found that talkative colleagues are the most "time-consuming distraction at work" in Australia.

Kitchen Criminals

CareerOne.com.au hit the city streets to track down the victims of kitchen crime and identify the criminals.

Bosses want pre-nups for office…

A new era for workplace relations is beginning with workers being asked to sign "love contracts" rather than AWAs. Employment lawyer Stephen Tedesco told the US website ABC News the love contracts

Charity begins at work

The top end of town is giving back to society's charities. Senior executives are seeking out unpaid positions on charity boards in a growing trend towards financially successful individuals...

Part-timers fail at work, home

Part-time employment has failed to deliver either at home or in the office, with large numbers of white-collar workers suffering career burnout and family stress. Those hit hardest are women...

Teacher image needs makeover

Australia's teacher shortage is reaching dire levels as school-leavers and undergraduates look to move into what they perceive as more lucrative careers. According to Australian Council for...

Teachers on learning curve

Technology is changing the way we learn. That is a given as school students - the ubiquitous digital natives - come to class equipped with skills and expectations unparalleled in schools 20 years...

Carving out a stellar career

Gone are the days when people used to read the daily horoscopes section of a newspaper for the sole purpose of testing the accuracy of them. Instead, new research shows one in every five young...

Enduring joy of temping

Whether you call it temping, contracting or consulting, many employees swear by it. Imagine a job that allowed you to work when you wanted, for whom you wanted, and to renegotiate your salary...

Talent clicks off weak web

"Boring" company websites are costing employers five-star candidates. A recent The Courier-Mail Careerone survey found that most people who read about a job vacancy will go straight to the...

No workplace as busy as home

Businesswoman Jane Shelton says she still gets the odd disparaging comment about her decision to work from home "Some people still see it as unprofessional, the poor cousin of someone working in...

Nurturing the bright stars of…

Getting the right advice can be as simple as asking someone you respect for it. Business can be brutal. In the melee of external competitors, internal boardroom politics and ambitious co-working...

Networking your way to success

The idea of being headhunted for your next job is a luxury many people can only dream of. But with the current tight labour market, an increasing number of Australians are being offered a bundle...

Use commuting for personal advantage

Sydney commuters love to complain about their transport system. And it's little wonder - we have plenty of time to ponder its problems. The average journey time for Sydney residents is nearly 33...

Australians work for free

.    Almost all Australians work overtime .    The majority of workers don't get paid .    An average 10hours/week is worked overtime Australians are...

Employees are an unhappy lot

Australians are dissatisfied with their jobs and are working longer hours with little or no compensation, according to new research. A survey jointly conducted by CareerOne.com.au and Coredata...

Small blessing

For Natalie Harding, being made redundant after the collapse of Ansett was a blessing in disguise. The collapse forced her out of a job she no longer enjoyed and into nursing. "Getting up in the...

Harness your vocal powers

Hollywood actor Robin Williams, cricket commentator Richie Benaud and American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan know all about the importance and power of the human voice. The trio have not only become

Key to leadership is learning to…

The perception that Generation Y are fussy job-hoppers who will not be amenable to staying with one employer for life, as was common in previous generations, is widespread. Managing this...

Teams turn to new tunes

Companies love team building, but what was good years ago is out of favour today. You're standing next to a river, wet, bedraggled and embarrassed in front of your work colleagues. You've just...

More bosses demanding sick notes

Patients are asking time-pressured GPs to write twice as many medical certificates as a decade ago to meet employers' demands, a survey has found. The demand for sick notes is so great that...

Learn to gain is catchcry for New…

Learning is the new black in training fashion. Everyone will be wearing that particular cap this year. School students across Queensland are being encouraged to take on a traineeship to solve dire

Workers have the advantage

Gone are the days when bosses had the upper hand in the workplace and could afford the luxury of spending a week mulling over the qualifications of potential candidates. As the skills shortage and

Most dreaming of a better job

For more than one in four workers, the New Year brings with it a big, and scary, resolution: to look for a new job. Half of all workers are looking for greater job satisfaction, and more than 65...

Ho ho ho no-no’s

Is it people getting into the Christmas spirit or just into the spirits at the end-of-year office party that sees some employees arrive at work the next morning with sore heads and bruised egos?...