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Lifestyle Careers is a niche job board targeted to job seekers who are looking for more flexible work options. First launched ten months ago, Lifestyle Careers was re-launched this week on a new job board platform. A finalist in the 2009 REA Recruitment Industry Awards, the revamped job board has made it easier for job [...]
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Resume Partners have developed iResume, the only tool available on the market that helps job seekers find the ideal job by designing targeted resumes specific to the role you’re after. An award nominated tool, iResume teaches you how to think like the person recruiting for the role. Resume design or resume layout should bear the [...]
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Employment website, CareerOne.com.au today revealed its list of top 10 job hunting blunders. 1. Spelling mistakes on a CV/cover letter “The cover letter is a candidate’s first impression. It shows the commitment to the job from the very early stages,” says Gary Banks from ABT Recruitment. Andrew Brushfield of Robert Half in Australia says spelling [...]
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With baby boomers cutting back on their hours, marketing industries including PR, event management and journalism, will struggle to fill the void. “The alumni of 2009 and 2010 have large boots to fill as baby boomers start to step aside. As a result employers will be looking for graduates that ‘have it all’ and can [...]
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The health and wellness industry in Australia is booming and is now estimated to be worth $2.5 billion annually. According to the Australasian College of Natural Therapies (ACNT), this increased demand for complimentary healthcare practitioners is providing more opportunities for job-seekers beyond traditional natural and beauty therapy practice. “Australians are increasingly turning to natural therapies [...]
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Respect can never be underestimated as it is a value many of us hold dear; respect for our information, privacy, views, time, and so on. Yet one area that I increasingly hear about is a dearth of respect in and around both recruitment and redundancy. Respect as defined by Wikipedia: ‘Respect is esteem for, or [...]
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At a time when Australia’s unemployment rate sits at 5.4%, a new website for out-of-work Australians has hit the internet. JobsToDo.com.au is a free service that delivers work opportunities for the unemployed and offers cash-strapped consumers the chance to dictate the price they can pay for work they need done. The country’s jobless rate is [...]
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Indigenous school students across Australia are being encouraged to apply for a position with ANZ’s Indigenous School Based Traineeship Program for 2010. The two year Program enables Indigenous students to undertake a paid traineeship in an ANZ branch and complete a Certificate II qualification at TAFE while finishing high school. ANZ Managing Director Retail Distribution, [...]
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The AVON ladies are coming and they say they have a good news story to share. In these uncertain economic times Avon has become the answer for women in every town, city and state across Australia. AVON representatives have ding donged their way through the great depression and now they are paving the way through [...]
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