How to get Promoted: Break the Rules December 15, 2011 Being good at what you do is an asset to your career, and it fosters a great attitude and a solid self-esteem boost. But, unfortunately its not enoug.. Read More

Urgent action needed on skills shortage November 8, 2011 Industries in the firing line of the skills shortage are being urged to take preventative measures to safeguard their supply of workers, and according.. Read More

Search everywhere for staff November 8, 2011 BUSINESSES should turn to the internet, retirees and students to boost their workforce skills shortage. That's according to a report from professiona.. Read More

Report warns of skilled worker shortage November 8, 2011 A new report on Australia's skill shortages warns there will be a dramatic drop of skilled workers over the next five years. Deloitte's 'Where is You.. Read More

Govt removes age limit on super guarantee contributions, scraps tax on super contribution for low income earnings November 8, 2011 The Government has announced plans to scrap the age limit on superannuation contributions, amid concerns of a skills shortage, workforce participation.. Read More

Australian fund attempts to address skills shortages October 9, 2011 The Australian Critical Skills Investment Fund (CSIF) looks set to address skills shortages among thousands of workers in the nation. Employees in th.. Read More

BHP tips jobs bonanza October 9, 2011 BHP Billiton has predicted Australia's resources industry will need an extra 170,000 workers in the next five years, underlining the jobs bonanza set .. Read More

Julia Gillard opens jobs forum on upbeat note October 9, 2011   UPDATE 11.51am: EMPLOYMENT is growing on the back of an expansion in the mining and construction sectors, Prime Minister Julia Gillard.. Read More

Unions to release ‘jobs action plan’ October 9, 2011 Unions will release an action plan at Thursday's jobs forum to guide the government, industry and workers through future economic challenges. Austral.. Read More

Gillard backs Australians to fill skills shortage October 8, 2011 Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will not fill the skills shortage with immigration if there are Australian workers who can be trained.. Read More

IT salaries to rise October 8, 2011 It's still a seller's market for those with the right skills. Economic uncertainty has pushed the IT sector back into contract and salaries up as ind.. Read More

SKILLED MIGRANT NUMBERS TIPPED TO RISE October 8, 2011 Four in five WA companies are planning to hire overseas workers in the next 12 months, according to audit firm KPMG. The KPMG study said the influx o.. Read More

Skills shortage no hurdle for BHP’s Pilbara expansion October 8, 2011 BHP Billiton is well positioned to combat the skills shortage and the increasing costs associated with working in the Pilbara. And, the company will .. Read More

Skills shortage worries bosses October 8, 2011 Australian employers' biggest headache in the future may be where to find new skilled workers. The chief executive of financial services provider Del.. Read More

Aussie dollar strong for foreseeable future: PM October 8, 2011 Australias dollar will remain strong for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday, warning that exchange rates would continu.. Read More

Government backs Aussie jobs on big projects October 8, 2011 BUSINESSES receiving billions of dollars in grants for government projects will need to make an effort to use Australian products and services, under .. Read More

Govt not passive on job creation October 8, 2011   Prime Minister Julia Gillard has given an assurance the federal government is not passive on jobs creation as the economy goes through.. Read More

How To: Land a Job at Google September 29, 2011 Google is having a big hiring year its biggest ever, in fact. This week we spoke with Bryan Power, a people operations manager at Google, for advice .. Read More

Retail slows but jobs grow September 29, 2011 Australian retailers added almost 17,000 jobs in the year to August despite the woes that have hit the sector, new data shows. The 1.4 per cent incre.. Read More

Apprentices look set for pay rise September 29, 2011 APPRENTICESHIP wages are set to rise, with the Gillard government to recommend a substantial trainee pay boost to lift completion rates and address sk.. Read More

Chris Evans turns skills broker September 29, 2011 A FAST-TRACKED government agency to help employers recruit and train workers and a push to raise apprenticeship pay rates are part of the Gillard gove.. Read More

Miners offer big pay rises to keep staff September 9, 2011   Some mining companies are having to offer pay increases in excess of five per cent and more attractive work hours to retain skilled wo.. Read More

Firstness a key factor in entitlement September 9, 2011 'FIRSTNESS' is emerging as the critical market design issue for vocational training, with indications that Western Australia could adopt a modified ve.. Read More

Successful Reinvention Story – from Animal Trainer to Paramedic September 9, 2011 Jo Fenney, Paramedic, Harden Station Whilst studying science agriculture at university in 1990, I saw an ad looking for animal handlers on a small .. Read More

Successful Reinvention Story – from Mechanic to Paramedic September 9, 2011 Peter Dawson, Paramedic, Bankstown Station "I am a paramedic, currently based at Bankstown. I have also worked at Taree and for a short while at Ba.. Read More

Apprentices look set for pay rise September 9, 2011 APPRENTICESHIP wages are set to rise, with the Gillard government to recommend a substantial trainee pay boost to lift completion rates and address sk.. Read More

Generation Gap in Public Workforce September 6, 2011 The landscape of the Australian workforce is changing as the country’s baby boomers to make way for Generation Y. Changes to industrial relations a.. Read More

A quick guide to getting headhunted August 9, 2011 Getting that call from a headhunter is a great feeling. Sometimes its fluke, but usually its validation that you have done a good job or someone value.. Read More

Resources Commentary: Uncertain company operations and the investor August 9, 2011   Despite the turbulence in the Australian and global share markets this week, mining companies around the world are still facing indust.. Read More

Report highlights skills shortage in resource sector August 9, 2011   The Skills Australia 2011 Interim Report on Resource Sector Skills Needs has estimated that strong projected growth in the resources s.. Read More

Skills shortage with bosses too August 9, 2011 While technical areas and trade skills are widely acknowledged as critical areas of skills shortage in Australia and New Zealand, new data from the Le.. Read More

Strategic Networking or is it Serendipity? July 14, 2011 Jane Jackson Some people believe Serendipity is luck, or chance or accidental.  I dont.  When it happens, it is meant to happen at that moment, rig.. Read More

New directions and how to find them July 14, 2011 Look around your workplace and ask yourself where you would like to be. If the answer is definitely somewhere else, then the question is, where? Ther.. Read More

Helping to renew childrens lives July 14, 2011 Kaylene Unitt had been through many jobs before finding herself working part-time in administration at Berry Street, Morwell.She was soon full-time an.. Read More

Multi-dimensional careers in justice July 14, 2011 The work of a prison officer is often misrepresented in the media and the plethora of popular crime shows. Yes, it involves supervision and security,.. Read More

Taking the worry out of travelling July 13, 2011 Too many people think they can organise their own travel, only to be disappointed in the experience. Travel costs a lot of money, especially from Aus.. Read More

Targeted training for industry needs July 13, 2011 You dont have to take on tertiary study in order to pursue a new career. Many people coming to the expo will know the general field they hope to enter.. Read More

Skills shortage issue re-emerges July 13, 2011 As the mining industry slowly recovers from the global financial crisis with new mining projects being initiated and existing projects expanded, the s.. Read More

Time for a sea change? Try volunteering overseas July 13, 2011 While many of us dream of volunteering overseas, few of us actually make the commitment to follow through with the idea.  But if its time for a chang.. Read More

How To Choose The Right Franchise June 14, 2011 Nick James Franchise Consultant/Advisor FRANCHISE CENTRAL | www.franchisecentral.com.au One of the great things about franchising is that franchise.. Read More

Networking June 14, 2011 Don’t worry for many people networking is not an easy skill. To some people networking might appear to be a process where you are exploiting the sit.. Read More

Entering the bright world of franchising? June 14, 2011 Franchising can offer a fantastic means of running your own business while also having the security of proven business model attached to a well-recogn.. Read More

Few Aussies worry about losing their job June 14, 2011 Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent June 30, 2011 - 12:19PM AAP Australians are among the most optimistic in the world about finding .. Read More

Opening the door to a real estate career June 14, 2011 If youre a good communicator, then youll probably succeed in sales. But you have to believe in what youre selling and match the product to the buyer, .. Read More

Australia: Government gives green light to mega project skills shortage solution April 14, 2011 13 April 2011 Article by Allan Drake-Brockman and Lenny Leerdam   The Minister for Education Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evan.. Read More

How to maintain momentum during your job search campaign March 14, 2011 Anyone who has experienced a redundancy or a change in employment circumstances that was not of their choice will agree that it can be a stressful tim.. Read More

Step out of your job box March 14, 2011 OPTIONS ABOUND: Reinvent Your Career Expo managing director Nicholas Ricciuti. Source: The Courier-Mail IF YOU are stuck in a job you hate, are bored.. Read More

A bad job that asks too much without giving back enough is just as stressful as having no job at all, a big Australian study has found. March 14, 2011 Researchers from the Centre for Mental Health at the Australian National University analysed surveys of more than 7000 Australians over seven years to.. Read More

Your career spans a lifetime it represents your work experience, your skills and your passions. February 14, 2011 The Australian Government recognises the importance of supporting mature age Australians to make successful career transitions.  The labour market is.. Read More

Canberra, Australias Capital City February 14, 2011  A great Place for a fresh start Canberra offers a fresh start in more ways than one. Ours is a beautiful city of wide open spaces, fresh air, comm.. Read More

Older Women Go Back to Work January 14, 2011 Kirsty Needham January 18, 2011 WOMEN aged over 45 have increased their workforce participation from 47 per cent to 78 per cent in three decades, m.. Read More

How to Address Key Selection Criteria January 14, 2011 As a career coach I have had many clients ask me how to approach an application for a role in the public service. They find it a little daunting, as a.. Read More

Reinvent Your Career: Don’t Throw Out the Baby With the Bath Water! January 14, 2011 Shortly before giving birth to my first child, I decided I wanted to leave my job as a Director of Human Resources and find a more lifestyle-friendly .. Read More