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Australians
are against working set office hours according to research conducted by Morgan
& Banks, a division of TMP Worldwide.
PREGNANT PAUSE MEANS HALT TO CAREERS
A massive 54% of women believe that their careers have been affected by taking maternity leave according to a survey by Morgan & Banks (TMP Worldwide)...
A special question formulated for the TMP (formerly Morgan & Banks) Job Index shows that Australian employers (32.4%) prefer hiring people who have gained some professional experience...
ADVANCING YOUR CAREER
MOTIVATION, MENTORS AND NETWORKS
Think an MBA or law degree will advance your career? Think twice. Experts say
the best way to advance is by having a trusted and powerful mentor. A mentor is...
In the world of work, networking is, indeed, a very big deal -- even the Wall Street Journal reported two years ago that 94% of successful job seekers claimed that networking had made all the difference for them. Networking comes in many ...
PRESCRIPTION FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESUME
1.Don't be vague, and be sure to customise your resume for each employer. The inability to do this on-line accounts for some of the low return rate on-line applications. Anytime...
HIRING RIGHT
By Rebecca Richards
There is no doubt that business today is different from 20 years ago. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the broad area of employee relations, from hiring to firing and all points in between.
WHEN SHOULD YOU MAKE A CAREER
MOVE
By Barbara Woodward
There is no correct or incorrect answer to this question. Timing your career move will depend on your preparedness and this will not eventuate unless you have a career movement plan.
16 TIPS
FOR HANDLING MY CAREER EFFECTIVELY
By Paul Stevens
Consider the following 16 tips. Choose at least four to focus on improving over the next six months...
HOW
CAN I HANDLE THE LATEST ROUND OF RESTRUCTURING ANXIETY?
By Barbara Woodward
Many have been through restructure after restructure. All of us cope with this type of change in varying ways. Some seem to thrive on the restructuring wave. Others find the constant upheaval exhausting.
CAREER PLANNING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
The quest for satisfaction in worklife is far from new. Yet to arrive at a point where the unique characteristics of a person are comfortably matched with a particular occupation is a complex aspect of one's journey through life.
WHO IS STANDING ON THE 'GLASS CEILING'?
By Barbara Woodward
In conversations with women and men in management, it is evident that the concept of the corporate 'glass ceiling' is well entrenched. For some women it has become a self fulfilling prophecy leading them to a no-win destination. Like a tightly fixed canopy, 'the ceiling' prevents ...ALCHEMY: TRANSLATE YOUR WORDS INTO GOLD
By Cam Barber
COST-EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIONS IN MEDIUM SIZE FIRMS
By Paul Stevens
The pace of change at work is accelerating and commercial competition intensifying. 'Re-engineering' and changing technology are causing constant upheaval in the workplace. Organisations are in a recurring state of flux trying to survive and succeed amidst this change. Human resource functions have been downsized in number of staff but have not experienced a commensurate reduction in expectations of performance outcomes.
HOW TO BATTLE BACK FROM BURNOUT
By Paul Stevens
Now that we have matured in our attitudes towards our careers and accept that self-assessment and self-help are better than depending on employers for our good feelings, we are faced with a formidable array of problems to tackle. What do we have to deal with next to attain career contentment and the inner well-being that career writers exhort us to strive for?
WHAT
ARE YOU GOOD AT? YOU MAY NOT BE THE BEST PERSON TO ASK!
By Peter Vogt
DISPELLING SEVEN COMMON CAREER MYTHS
OR HOW TO TAKE THE FEAR OUT OF CAREER
By Michelle Tullier
What's scarier than The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project and the Sixth Sense put together? For some students, it's the thought of choosing a career, finding a job, and working fifty-odd weeks a year for the rest of their lives. To exercise the demons from this business of work, I've taken seven of the most common fears that plague university students and broken their magic spells.
By Bradley Richardson
Summary
Don't answer immediately
Always get the offer in writing
Seek the advice of people whom you respect in the industry
Why do you really want this position?
YOU'VE GOT THE JOB! WHAT'S NEXT?
By Bradley Richardson
Summary
Keep in touch with your employer
Ask your employer if there is anything that you should look at, read, or do to prepare for your position.
Relax and get energised so you can start your new job with a bang.
EFFECTIVELY NEGOTIATING SALARY PACKAGES
Part of the job search process can include salary negotiation. With a basic knowledge of negotiation, your anxiety will be reduced and your success rate for negotiating will increase. There are several ways to make the process of salary negotiating effective.
Experience has shown that informal networking is a very rich source of job leads and information about unpublished job opportunities. Successful networking requires that you have as many contacts as possible hear your story, so they realize you are in the job market.
During the course of a given day, you have many opportunities to learn from
people about their careers or jobs. You will find most people more than willing
to talk about the subject at hand-themselves. The process of talking to people
who have jobs that interest you is called informational interviewing. The
following guidelines will help you with an informational interview.
RESEARCHING EMPLOYERS - WHY RESEARCH INFORMATION ON EMPLOYERS?
There are two basic reasons to research employers: 1) to aid you in your job search; and 2) to help prepare you for your interview.
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