Career Communiqué Blog

Have you recently received a knock-back which has left you shaken, battered and questioning your self-worth?
Perhaps you spent countless hours developing your résumé only to have been greeted by a ‘Thank you, but-you-were-unsuccessful-at-this-time’ letter? Or, after sharing your wealth of experience and achievements with the interviewer for [...]

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It was during my conversations with several colleagues and the specific comments they made that sparked the topic for this issue’s article. It seemed that even though they had set their short- and long-term goals for the year, for all intent and purposes they were just not making any real progress. [...]

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Are you ready to make 2010 your best year ever?
Statistics have shown that approximately three per cent of people dedicate time to write out their goals and take the necessary steps to achieve their goals. Ten per cent of people only think about the goals – not writing them down nor proactively working towards them, [...]

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With the countdown to Christmas well and truly in progress I’d imagine that many of you are looking forward to a well-deserved holiday.

So many people go from one year to another without much thought to their goals and plans for the next 12 months. Most people spend more time [...]

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This fortnight’s question comes from Jodie F, when she asks
Dear Annemarie:
I was in Public Relations for seven years and then transitioned into Human Resources Management. How can I incorporate that experience with my Human Resources experience? If I list every job, my resume will be three pages or more. Also, no one wants to see [...]

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This week on Career Success Radio, I interviewed Kate Southam from CareerOne.com.au on must-do strategies that enable women to succeed in the corporate sector.
The strategies Kate shared on the show were very good, so I thought I’d summarise while adding a few of my own tips. These are relevant across both genders, so if [...]

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It’s pleasing to hear that many people are now recognising the importance of building and nurturing their networks not only when actively seeking new job opportunities, but as a long-term and integral career management strategy.
Your contact list (your ‘circle of influence’ as I like to call it) is worth far more than gold and should [...]

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Recently through my one of networks, I was introduced to a person who required some assistance with his resume and cover letter. I was quite happy to provide this person with some practical advice and scheduled to meet him at a local café. It wasn’t long after we had finished the introductions that I wondered [...]

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Recently, I attended a career fair at one of our local universities with many of the career development educators and industry representatives sharing some interesting and critical information that all graduates and current students should be aware of.
Employers are now more than ever placing greater emphasis on a candidate’s employability skills than they are on [...]

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… by leveraging your circle of influence.
Does the thought of ‘active’ networking scare you? If networking is not a major part of your job search plan, then you could potentially be missing out on 70-80% of job opportunities that will never be advertised. Learn how you can begin putting yourself in front of key decision [...]

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