The number of job vacancies nationwide rose last year in a further sign the Australian economy is strengthening after the global financial crisis.
Job agency IPA Recruitment said the number of job vacancies rose 3.2 per cent in 2010 compared to 2009, with food, transport and logistics experiencing strong demand. Read more
SOFI LAWSONUnion officials fought to ensure the more than 500 workers didn’t face unemployment after being contracted to construct the $500 million power station at the refinery. Read more
By Kim Kind – SMH
Winston Churchill once said: ‘‘Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.’’
It is sage advice for anyone building a career, for precious few have achieved their goals in work or life without experiencing rejection along the way. Resilience is essential for a happy and fulfilled life and for avoiding the downward spiral that can otherwise be caused by too many rejection letters. Read more
By Jim Bright for SMH – Ensure the brightest part of your CV isn’t a staple, writes Jim Bright.
Charmaine from Caulfield has sent me her CV to critique. I’ll start with a first impression – it is not good.
The accompanying cover letter is a generic delete-as-applicable template – I don’t like this approach because it encourages a cookie-cutter, impersonal letter. Read more
Rachel Hills – Expecting total sacrifice to the workplace ignores changes in gender roles.
REGARDLESS of whether Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott is declared prime minister at the conclusion of the most protracted federal election result in history, one thing is for certain: come January, Australia will finally have a paid parental leave scheme.
It’s a victory that is 40 years in the making, and one that will make a real difference to many young families. But the more important changes for equality, in the workplace and at home, are still to come. Read more
Lucinda Schmidt, Sunday Life – Many women are still worried about how a pregnancy announcement will affect their careers. Photo: LOUISE KENNERLEY
Laws supposedly protect pregnant working women from getting a raw deal, but the reality can be different.
When Amber De Vries was six weeks pregnant with her first child, the human resources manager at her work asked her if she was expecting. She was shocked and embarrassed by the question, but felt a duty to be honest. A few days later, at a meeting with her boss and the HR manager, she was told that as she had been with the Melbourne-based uniform manufacturer for less than three months as an account manager, her employment status would be changed from permanent to casual and her job could not be guaranteed post-baby. Two weeks later, she was sacked for “making too many mistakes”. Read more
Australian employment growth slowed in July. Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in July. 24,600 more people were out of work according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Australian Bureau of Statistics said unemployment was a seasonally adjusted 5.3% in July, up from 5.1% in June. Analysts had expected 20,100 new jobs to be supplementary in July.
The number of full-time jobs declined 4,200 in July report showed. “The unemployment rate is still fairly close to full employment and I still think that it’s a fairly enviable position said Annette Beacher, senior strategist. Experts said the surprise rise may somewhat be due to revised population figures.
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By Amelia Grevis-James – From: mX. Promotions, payrises and big offices don’t always lead to worker happiness, an expert says. Source: Supplied
HAPPINESS at work has nothing to do with promotions, pay rises or sitting in the corner office.
Srikumar Rao, a Columbia University professor and author of Happiness at Work, said the exact attributes we look for in a career do not exist in any job. Read more
CHRIS ZAPPONE
The pace of jobs ads growth slowed in July but the outlook for the labour market remains positive with the gauge posting its third consecutive monthly increase.
The ANZ job advertisements index rose 1.3 per cent in July to an average 171,685 newspaper and internet jobs per week, the highest level in 18 months. The July increase compared with an upwardly revised 2.8 per cent increase in June. Read more
Ensure the brightest part of your CV isn’t a staple, writes Jim Bright - The Sydney Morning Herald
Charmaine from Caulfield has sent me her CV to critique. I’ll start with a first impression – it is not good.
The accompanying cover letter is a generic delete-as-applicable template – I don’t like this approach because it encourages a cookie-cutter, impersonal letter. Read more
