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Here we look at the latest data from Australia’s annual Skilled Occupation List.
According to the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), a vast majority of Australian employees will see their salary increase this financial year.
Check out Brian Tracy’s top time management tips that promise to improve your organisational skills and increase productivity.
ManpowerGroup has revealed that New Zealand employers have struggled to fill 50% of key vacancies in the country.
The Government of Victoria has given the all-clear for plans to create six new suburbs in Melbourne, with an estimated 100,000 people set to move there within the next thirty years.
According to the latest ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) labour force figures, employment in Australia rose for the third consecutive month in May.
New Zealand owned energy company Genesis has been given the go ahead to build a giant wind farm in Wairarapa, potentially making it the largest wind farm in Australasia.
So many new mothers go in search of a new career, and the wonderful world of personal training is waiting for them with open arms.
A recent study has brought about some really interesting results regarding the importance of accommodation arrangements when deciding on a job in the resources sector.
Over six million users of the professional social networking site LinkedIn have had their passwords stolen and posted online.
Newly released figures suggest that Australia’s economy has expanded at the fastest pace recorded in the past four and a half years.
According to a new study, social entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian economy.
New Zealand’s stable economy is a better platform for doing business than in Japan or China according to a new report. Also New Zealand is now ranked as one of the top 20 safest economies...
Out of hundreds of worldwide wineries, two small Kiwi wines have been selected for supply by a panel of British buyers who had £300 million ($600m) to play with.
An interview will go a lot smoother and further your chances of getting hired if you turn up prepared. So here is some information that you should definitely have to hand before you enter the...
Australia’s Fairfax Media is hoping to relocate the editorial production of two of Australia’s regional daily newspapers to New Zealand.
More and more people are searching LinkedIn for potential employees and partners. So let’s focus on what do you need to do to get a good profile up on LinkedIn and make it searchable.
Many job seekers believe that because their unfocused, default resume worked for them years ago, it will work for them now. Unfortunately for them they could not be more wrong.
A job-seeker recently asked, “Why is it so hard nowadays to get a job I know I’m good but no one gives me an opportunity?” – This exact question is asked by many other job-seekers...
So you’ve just been called in for an interview. But there’s a problem - you’re having second thoughts about the job. Whatever the reason, you really should think twice before you turn down that interview...
If you‘re becoming tired from your job search, your positivity could turn negative in. So to preserve your positive attitude while job-searching, it’s a good idea to include the following activities into your life.
You find that great job, you pass their tests and you go to your interview. Just when you think it‘s yours, they ask you to login to your Facebook account - what do you do?
Springboard Enterprises, a not-for-profit program made up of volunteers that wants to help start women in business, has managed to create thousands of jobs and generate as much as five billion US dollars in capital.
Job interviews can be as nerve-wracking as public speaking and going to the dentist, as there’s a lot riding on your interview performance. Here are some simple steps you can take to prepare yourself better.
Even though a recruiter can sell you to an employer based on their knowledge, it’s your resume that will be the first thing a hiring manager sees, so it’s vital that you get it right.
Often job seekers fail to secure that interview because of poor phone manner, poor voice presentation and very bad voicemails. Here are five things you can do to improve your presentation over the phone.
At first accepting a managerial position seems like an obvious decision. However before assuming power in the office, think about these five questions relating to other aspects that follow a higher title.
Failure, criticism & rejection are the feelings you must experience to become a personal & professional success, but by beating procrastination by facing your fears you will help yourself create the life & career you...
When we don’t know what we’re searching for, we become distracted by what we’re attracted to, and then we find it hard to realise that we have spent ages trying to hammer a round orange...
Obviously, there are loads of tips on how to get promoted. These are some of those that are deemed obvious and yet not practiced enough by promotion-seeking hopefuls. Putting these into practice will greatly increase...
Young Australian of the Year 2012, Marita Cheng, shall be joined on the FYA board by Tim Kenworthy, a Young Social Pioneer and the founder of Useful.
It seems that there are phrases on LinkedIn that are frowned upon, phrases that we are told to scrap from our resumes. Unfortunately for job-seekers the use of these phrases is making it harder for...
If you are unemployed, or have recently graduated, or are changing careers, your volunteer experience may amplify your most important achievements and skills.
Is finding a job a nightmare? Do you find it hard to secure that all important interview? Well it could be down to your resume. So what might you be doing wrong?
A great resume in a job search is definitely important, but it’s not necessarily all you need. A great resume cannot secure you the job of your dreams by itself – there’s still a lot...
According to Tina Law and Sam Sachdeva for Stuff.co.nz, “bankers are now just as sought after as builders in Christchurch as demand for white-collar workers soars.”
There several definite ways to blow your chances at an interview – and it’s not just the obvious things like being late! There are other factors which are just as lethal to your career.
You may have a great job, but how do you ensure you keep it?
It’s not very hard to come to the assumption that by taking a lower-level job, you are stopping your career dead in its tracks. But you really need to know that this is not the...
These are the top 5 mistakes you can make when joining a new company. You may even have experienced others making these mistakes. Just bear in mind that by committing any one of these mistakes...
Greatly increasing fruit and vegetable exports to Australia and Asia has added around $100 million to New Zealand’s income. Thats when good neighbours become good friends!
Do you want to know more about a particular job or industry? Well put the shoe on the other foot with an Informational Interview.
These days redundancy is as popular as ever, but while many sectors have to dismiss their staff others are complaining that they don’t have enough. Here are a few sectors and roles that are worth...
Are you one of the people who are struggling with your job-search? Do you need help figuring out what to do with your time? Sounds like you need a plan.
Not everyone was born to be a public speaker. So for those of you who find the thought of speaking publicly more horrifying than streaking across a football pitch, here are some tips to ease...
How much do you know about your online presence? Do you know what you need to do to make yourself seen? Or to make yourself heard? Here we have a small test to see just...
Many people who are already employed, for whatever reason, are still looking for new opportunities. However the jog-hunting process can expose a number of problems and challenges that unemployed job-seekers never have to worry about...
For a lot of people elevator speeches are becoming a very important tool. You don’t need to be a job-seeker, a business person or a gainfully employed professional, but everyone should have an effective Elevator...
Search Engine Optimization is a long process that includes on-page optimization and link building along with various other techniques. This article will inform you of the top 5 ways to easily help you improve the...
An Australian community website and an Australian business website, Freelance.com, have both taken home awards in this year’s Webby Awards, along with internet giants Pinterest and Facebook.
It seems that the Kiwis are jumping on the Fairtrade bandwagon, with sales of Fairtrade products reaching their highest totals ever!
More than 150 prominent Australians, including the likes of Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush, Jimmy Barnes and the Wiggles, are backing the campaign to ask Prime Minister Gillard to keep the government’s promise to increase foreign...
Insurance company Ansvar has confirmed its newfound partnership with Fine Green Paddock, a new emergency aid charity that will help Australians who have been affected by natural disasters.
If you want to be called for an interview then your resume needs to encourage the employer to do so. But don’t stop there, go the extra mile by writing a resume that can shape...
Do you have brains but don’t use them? Are you lazy? Do you look for the easiest way out? If you embody most of these things, you might be a Wimpy job-seeker. Read on to...
Angela Beer wanted to escape the corporate ladder but is now an entrepreneur because she loves it.
There’s no doubt the Aussies will be fuming at the reality of losing the record for dairy cow sales, a record now held by the Geddes family from Tai Tapu.
Have you ever sat back and considered how you behave at work? Do you have office etiquette? Check out the 3 essential office etiquette tips.
The $21million Earthquake Commission (EQC) payout, a payout intended for social-housing repairs, is sure to “relieve pressure” on Christchurch’s rental market.
Smart Company has revealed the latest figures suggesting that organic farming is fast becoming a blossoming industry.
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