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Kurt Fearnley wins goldPosted: 18 September 2008Kurt Fearnley, recently interviewed on the Career FAQs site, has won the Gold medal in a close finish in the Paralympic Games wheelchair marathon. |
Trade OlympicsPosted: 11 July 2008Sparks fly as hundreds of hopefuls attempt to weld, hammer and whisk their way to a national title at the WorldSkills National Competition. |
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Working smart – 14-hour working day to ease commutePosted: 18 September 200814-hour working days could be the solution to global warming, traffic gridlock and work-life balance according to a new report. |
Getting paid to volunteerPosted: 11 July 2008With companies beginning to flex their social responsibility muscles, corporate volunteering is on the rise. Many employees can now earn a salary and contribute to the world outside their office. |
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IDP International Student Exhibition – life in the land down underPosted: 12 September 2008Are you an international student studying or working in Australia? Don't miss out on the IDP International Student Exhibition. |
Mining jobs to increase by 70 per cent by 2020Posted 2 July 2008‘Mining is big business with big bucks, and by 2020 it will be even easier to get a slice of the action’ |
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Tied up for Father's DayPosted: 4 September 2008According to the studies, fewer and fewer men are wearing ties, especially in the workplace. |
CareerMums We are Family campaignPosted 2 July 2008‘Kate Sykes, founder of CareerMums, is joining forces with the Westfield ‘We are family’ campaign to provide back-to-work advice for parents looking to re-enter the workforce. ’ |
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Global Career Expo – the working world is your oysterPosted: 29 August 2008The Global Career Expo is coming to town and is a must visit for those who want to take their careers out of this country. |
Pay packets on the risePosted 5 June 2008‘The 2008 Hays salary survey has revealed which states and industries are the big winners in the annual pay review.’ |
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Turn beer into a careerPosted: 22 August 2008Meet the professional beer baron featured in Career FAQs Weird & Wonderful for some tips on turning your love of beer into a solid career. |
Shannon Noll – Singer and SongwriterPosted 5 June 2008‘The whole aim of this next tour is to go back to basics, back to the venues that were so good to me initially in my career and to get that closeness with the crowd and the performance side of things.’ |
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Biennale of Sydney 18 June – 7 SeptemberPosted: 19 August 2008The 16th Biennale of Sydney has created as much art as it has controversy. And it is bound to be the talk of the town as artists and art lovers around the world gather on our shores for the biggest international art festival. |
Calling all women working in travel and tourism!Posted 5 June 2008Australian companies are being urged to nominate top female workers in travel and tourism for an international diploma. |
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Studying in Australia is working for international studentsPosted: 19 August 2008Australia is a top destination choice for both travellers and international students. Choosing to study in Australia offers an enriching experience for international students. |
SES signs up studentsPosted 5 June 2008In the wake of Mother Nature wreaking havoc across New South Wales, the next generation of SES workers are being recruited from schools under a new scheme unveiled in the state budget. |
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Rudd supports new employment initiative for Indigenous AustraliansPosted: 4 August 2008The Australian Government has announced its support for a ground breaking new initiative to place 50 000 Indigenous Australians in full-time work. |
Transport & Logistics launch a successPosted 29 May 2008The launch of the book,Transport & Logistics, in Brisbane on 6 May showed how much this book can help to offset skills shortages in the industry. |
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Hospitality and tourism internshipsPosted: 28 July 2008As part of their course, hospitality and tourism management students at Southern Cross University do on-the-job training – which is seen by many in the field as a great way to jump into management jobs. |
Sydney Writers’ Festival, 19–25 May 2008Posted 19 May 2008Writers from around Australia and the world are converging on Sydney this week to hear some of the brightest and best talk about their writing careers, the art of writing and how to get published. |
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Reinvent your CareerPosted: 23 July 2008An ageing workforce is giving Baby Boomers more power to dictate their career path. There has never been a better time to be exactly what you want to be – your career really can begin at 40! |
Congratulations to Li Cunxin!Posted 19 May 2008Li’s book, The Peasant Prince, written in collaboration with the artist and illustrator Anne Spudvilas, has just won the an award for children’s literature in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. |
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Green Power is good for jobsPosted: 17 July 2008Most of us support the transition to green energy, but what is the real cost of ditching the coal habit for good? A new study says renewable energy is great for employment opportunities. |
Quentin Bryce named the next Governor-General of Australia.Posted 13 April 2008Congratulations to Quentin Bryce on being named the next Governor-General of Australia. |
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