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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

What did I do wrong? How to ask for feedback

If you’ve got job interview rejection letters piling up in a corner of your lounge room and you’re continually left feeling frustrated, jobless and penniless, wondering ‘what did I do wrong!?’ – it’s about time you did something about it.

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.

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 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

The Most Important Questions To Ask Yourself When You’re Looking For A Job

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If you can stand the heat, get into the kitchen

With the success of shows such as MasterChef and My Restaurant Rules, the hospitality industry has been put under the spotlight – and it seems that people like what they see.

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.

Get your creative juices flowing and unleash your inner artist

If you’ve always dreamt of becoming a writer or wish you could take your drawing skills further than just doodles on office memos, now is the perfect time to realise your dreams and your potential.

Should I Get An MBA?

With so many postgraduate course options out there, how do you know whether getting an MBA is the right career move? If you’re considering an MBA, ask yourself the following questions.

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.

MBA or Masters - What's Right For You?

MBA v Masters? Are they the same? And which should you choose? Such sensible questions you ask! The MBA Vs Masters debate has been causing quite a stir in our waters, so we thought we’d dispel the rumours and deliver you the facts on each.

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.

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?

Small Talk Tips That'll Make Your Interviewer Instantly Warm To You

“So, how ‘bout the weather this morning?” Building rapport with your interviewer with small talk can give you an edge over other candidates... but chatting

Telephone interview tips

Here are some tips on how to ace a telephone interview.

The etiquette of rejection

It’s easy to be gracious when you’ve successfully applied and interviewed for a job, but what about when you’re not successful? The rules of etiquette still apply.

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

The Curiosity Quotient - What Is It and How Do I Get Me Some?

The unique, important industry management and leadership quality in the world today is a high curiosity quotient (CQ). Individuals with higher CQ prefer to deal