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Thinking of a career change? This article explains some valuable career advice for mining engineers thinking about changing careers and how investing in a professional...

I wrote this blog about the Hidden Job market more than 4 years ago, but having reviewed it, I see that the information is still...

How To Write a Career Plan “Failing to plan, is planning to fail” Alan Lakein. Creating a career plan is the first step to success....

Are you the candidate that recruiters turn to when a dream job comes up? Do you get a phone call from time to time to...

While the world is on the verge of a talent crisis, business leaders seem to be unaware of the challenges ahead and concentrate on technology...

Australia’s’ been having issues with the labour market for a while now. To force firms to increase wages we need the unemployment rate to go...

Traditionally analysts would look at how many job advertisements are listed to report vacancies in the work force, but increasingly job measures and vacancies aren’t...

The traditional full-time career as we know it, is becoming obsolete. For the first time in recorded history, less than half of Australian workers are...

How to Write a Cover Letter – Do’s and Don’ts I’ve seen a lot of cover letters throughout my career – the good and the...

As someone who has used LinkedIn since 2007, I’ve learnt the value of using it. Having a great LinkedIn profile can help enormously when you’re...

Considering a new job?  I received a resume from an engineer (whom I’ll call Ali) a few days ago. His story is like many people who come to...

I met up with a boss from a previous company that I worked with a number of years ago. He has moved on to bigger...