The word ‘jobs’ was trending in 2020 when hundreds of thousands of Australians were stood down at the beginning of the pandemic. With JobKeeper and an improving economy, the employment rebound was 5.3% between May and October. In 2021 ‘jobs’ is trending for more positive reasons....
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For many adolescents, the thought of choosing a career path induces stress and anxiety. The pressure can last for years as students move through their last years of high school and following without a clear path to a fulfilling career. In past years, many high school...
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Changes to the cost of some university courses could affect the study choices of students across Australia. STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) degrees will be cheaper in 2021, while the cost of humanities courses will rise sharply. Students are now considering the cost of their...
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School leavers in 2020 have endured uncertainty and setbacks. They had to contend with remote learning, not knowing if exams would proceed not to mention cancelled schoolies celebrations. But for many, the greatest disappointment is the loss of a gap year spent travelling overseas. With the...
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What lies ahead beyond education? How do you start developing effective, realistic and suitable career plans? Planning Based on Educational Attainments In the past academic attainments have been a foundation of much career decision-making. While educational success is still important subject grades are not sufficient for good career...
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What happens when people start each day facing work they believe is meaningless, and in some cases actually makes the world a worse place? They get frustrated, demoralised, angry, and even depressed. And then there’s the BIG issue of productivity! For many people, work appears to serve...
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“Gig” workers are those who work on a contingent basis, ie consulting, freelance, temporary, or casual. Their numbers have risen dramatically, and continue to do so. This is the fastest-growing category of new jobs. It offers seductive benefits to both consumers and workers. For workers advantages include...
Read MoreIn this fast changing digital world, students need reliable resources to help plan their future career. Here are our top 10 tips for successful career planning for the future of work. Keep up to date with contemporary changing work patterns. Predicting the future doesn’t have a...
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Planning your future career is tough. You need to be taken into account personal factors (eg interests, abilities, potential, values, etc), the ever changing world of work, education and training, credible decision-making models: all these and more. Just jumping into something you stumbled across is not...
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Well-being is a vital component for both happiness & work effectiveness. Below are some useful quick tips to help busy people cope with everyday stresses. (* See below when your situation is more serious.) Take a 10 minute break, preferably outside and away from work pressures. Ideally...
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