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Use your retail job to launch your career
Even if it's just a part-time job while you're studying, you can use retail experience to develop new skills, give your resume substance, and demonstrate to future employers that you have initiative and a healthy work ethic.
Questions To Ask During A Job Interview
You’re preparing for an upcoming interview and have been frantically googling all the possible questions you could be asked. But have you thought about what questions you should be asking the interviewer?
3 Questions You Should Be Asking in a Job Interview
Job interviews can cause a lot of pressure, however with a little preparation, an interview can be easier to handle! It's not only important to prepare answers to questions that come your way but to have meaningful questions to ask in return.
How To Ask Someone To Be Your Mentor: An Email Template
Asking someone to be your mentor is serious stuff – but that doesn’t mean you should shy away from it. Here's how to ask someone to be your mentor - and how to convince them that it's worth their while.
How to ask for a pay rise
Asking for a pay rise is one of the more delicate conversations you'll ever have with your boss. But before you storm into the manager's office waving your latest bank statement, there are a few things you should do to prepare.
How To Ask For A Letter of Recommendation: An Email Template
If you’re looking for a new job or putting together an application to head back to school, you've got better things to worry about than how to ask for a letter of recommendation. Here’s an email template that takes the guesswork out of it.
9 Things You Should Never Say When Asking for a Raise
There are three main factors that decide whether you’ll get the pay rise you are after or not: Your boss, your value to the company, and your attitude. The
7 Questions a Job Recruiter Will Ask You
The relationship between a candidate and a recruiter is an interesting one. You both potentially have something the other one wants, but that’s not a given. This
8 Questions to Ask Your Job Recruiter
Recruiters can offer essential help to job searchers, and in some cases, they may hold the key to getting your foot into the door of the company of your dreams.
Key Questions to Ask Yourself When Job Hunting
Perhaps you’ve been made redundant, or you’re seeking to step up in your career, or you’re returning to work after taking time off to raise kids.
How To Ask Your Employer to Pay For Your MBA
There's no question, studying an MBA in Australia costs a lot. Before you give up on the idea, consider this. What about convincing work to pay? Wondering how you can get them over the line? Read how to get started
5 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Finished High School
They say hindsight is 20/20. Jo reflects on some career pointers she wishes she'd been able to give her 18-year-old self.
How To Ask For Time Off: An Email Template
Need to take some time off work but struggling to put this into an email? Use this pre-written email template to explain your situation (without going into too much detail) and to ask for personal leave.
The search for Australia's next top businesswoman
The search is on for Australia’s next top businesswoman as the 2010 Telstra Business Women's Awards open today for nominations and entries.
Five tips for cold calling about a job
Making cold calls about a job can be very daunting for many people but cold calls can be an effective way of making contacts and tapping into the hidden job market.
Job Interview Question And Answer: What Motivates You?
This question is more than just an interview question – it’s something every job seeker should ask themselves before embarking on their job quest.
Job interview question and answer: Why haven’t you used your last boss as a reference?
For whatever reason, some of you may be in the awkward position of not feeling comfortable using your last boss as a reference, and this can be a tricky issue to sidestep.
Job interview question and answer: Describe a time when your workload was heavy and how you handled it
An interviewer will ask this question if they want to find out whether or not you can work under pressure.
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Changing Careers
Not happy in your current job? You're not alone - the average person will shift careers up to seven times! It's time to make a change... but first, take in these seven important considerations.
Are you allergic to your job?
Are you having an adverse reaction to your job? Here are four symptoms that might suggest it’s time for a change.
Job Interview Question And Answer: How Have You Demonstrated Your Excellent Communication Skills?
Excellent communication skills are high on the list of sought-after qualities in employees. Here we offer advice on how to demonstrate your communication skills when asked in an interview.
How To Ace Your Job Interview
Are you going for interviews but never seem to get job offers? Here's some advice on how to stand out in an interview for all the right reasons.
Everything You Need to Know About Personality Tests When Job Hunting
Ever been asked to do a personality test when you have been on a job hunt? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone, this is a very common request from many businesses.
4 Steps to Take When You Don't Get Your Dream Job
When you’re looking for a job and lose out on the role you thought was the best fit for you, it can be difficult to deal with. When you focus on one specific dream
8 Signs You're About to Lose Your Job
Being fired doesn't usually come without any warning at all. Normally there are a few subtle (or obvious!) signs you're about to lose your job. Get the feeling your
Got A Job Interview? Read This.
Want to stick out from your job interview competition? Then you need to read this! Julia shares her top interview tips that will boost your chances of transforming that interview into a letter of offer.
9 Job Hunting Myths Busted
Are you currently on the market for a new job? Decided to embark on the almighty job hunt? To be successful you need to stop believing in these job-hunting myths
How Millennials are saving the world through business
The Deloitte Millennial Survey is out and the message is clear: business is below expectations when it comes to social impact. We speak to some social enterprisers who are successfully driving profits with purpose.
Meet Lucy. She wants a promotion.
This is Lucy. She wants to ask her boss for a promotion. Read more to find out what happens next.
9 Illegal Interview Questions to Look Out For
Job interviews: The best way to figure out a candidate's suitability for a job and assess their skills, personality and level of expertise. Sound daunting right?