What lies ahead beyond education? How do you start developing effective, realistic and suitable career plans? Planning Based on Educational Attainments In the past academic attainments have been a foundation of much career decision-making. While educational success is still important subject grades are not sufficient for good career...
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What happens when people start each day facing work they believe is meaningless, and in some cases actually makes the world a worse place? They get frustrated, demoralised, angry, and even depressed. And then there’s the BIG issue of productivity! For many people, work appears to serve...
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“Gig” workers are those who work on a contingent basis, ie consulting, freelance, temporary, or casual. Their numbers have risen dramatically, and continue to do so. This is the fastest-growing category of new jobs. It offers seductive benefits to both consumers and workers. For workers advantages include...
Read MoreIn this fast changing digital world, students need reliable resources to help plan their future career. Here are our top 10 tips for successful career planning for the future of work. Keep up to date with contemporary changing work patterns. Predicting the future doesn’t have a...
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Planning your future career is tough. You need to be taken into account personal factors (eg interests, abilities, potential, values, etc), the ever changing world of work, education and training, credible decision-making models: all these and more. Just jumping into something you stumbled across is not...
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Well-being is a vital component for both happiness & work effectiveness. Below are some useful quick tips to help busy people cope with everyday stresses. (* See below when your situation is more serious.) Take a 10 minute break, preferably outside and away from work pressures. Ideally...
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What are the actual career outcomes for new tertiary graduates? And which degrees provide the best opportunities using interests and skills learned? Here are some useful pieces of information provided by the recently released 2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS). Overall results look positive with 72.9 per cent of...
Read MoreFootball & Ballet What do they have in common? A lot more than you may think! AFL football and ballet haven't traditionally had much in common, but as players look to extreme measures to shake off persistent injuries, ballet is being used to help save some football careers. "A...
Read MorePlanning a Career in the Tech Industry? The technology sector is progressing at such a rapid pace that it can be difficult for those in the business world to keep up. However, the industry is worth trillions if one combines the worth of its top companies (Apple,...
Read More“How can I make future plans when I feel so anxious?” That’s a dilemma faced by many people. To make it worse, lack of career plans often increase anxiety, thus leading to a downward spiral. Don’t slide into negativity. You’re better than that! Start taking realistic action...
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