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Head out of the books key to career success
HIGH school. University. Grad scheme. Job. Yawn. There are plenty of different ways to achieve career success, but is it best to play it straight or go the more unconventional route?
Fewer jobs advertised in June
JOB advertisements have declined for a fourth consecutive month, with Western Australia the hardest hit as the mining boom slows down.
Lonely souls work at home
WORKING from home in pyjamas might be good for the work/life balance but it is also creating legion of lonely souls.
The time to apply for a new job is now
CAST your eye around the office this morning. Chances are your early bird colleagues could be applying for work as a new study shows job applications peak on Monday morning.
Internships: The Aussie experience
RITE of passage or free labour? As a wave of lawsuits puts internships in the spotlight, three young interns tell us about their experience.
How to hate your boss and still quit with class
YOU might be tempted to tell your boss exactly where to go when you move on, but it might not have the happy ending you're after. Here's how go out in style.
Job hopping: How often is too often?
THE stereotype that employees are "disloyal" is getting tired. But people do move between jobs more often than they used to. Will it come back to bite us?
The industries set to boom this year
WANT to know where the money will be flowing this year? These are the five industries set to boom in 2013/14, and the ones set to suffer.
Home workers get more done
STAFF who work from home spend an extra month at their desks every year, research has found, but they are still treated with suspicion by colleagues.
Mums-to-be fired, denied paid leave
BOSSES are sacking pregnant women to stop them from accessing paid parental leave, submissions to a national review reveal.
No service for shopper on mobile
A SUPERMARKET worker has sparked plenty of debate for refusing to serve a customer having a convo on her mobile phone.
Over your boring job? Check out a brewer's life
AS YOU sit down to open up Outlook for the millionth time, take a look at how craft brewer Richard Adamson is starting his typical workday.
Ex-CEO sings about corporate life
GROUPON'S quirky former CEO Andrew Mason has been working hard on a new album, Hardly Workin', since he was ousted.
Pharrell Williams suing Will.i.am
WHAT do Pharrell Williams, Will.i.am and Dr Seuss have in common? All three are involved in a legal battle over the trademark phrase "I am."
Live organ donors to get $3,600
PEOPLE who donate live organs will be able to access paid leave for the first time, of six weeks at the minimum wage or up to $3,600.
Young retail workers may get pay boost
THOUSANDS of younger retail workers across the country could be paid almost $2 an hour extra if the Fair Work Commission finds in their favour this week.
Careers advice system 'failing kids'
CONFUSED kids are falling victim to a "patchy'' careers advice system and parents who are scared to offer a dose of reality.
On the job with Gen Y
JOBS for life are a thing of the past, with the average Gen Y worker holding four positions before they're 30.
Farming pigs ... and carbon
EDWINA and Michael Beveridge used to just farm pigs. Now they farm pigs - and carbon.
Home loan rates to stay low
INTEREST rates have lingered at historically-low levels and experts believe homeowners have plenty of time yet to enjoy cheap rates.
What's next for Julia Gillard?
SHE will leave The Lodge with a $200,000 pension and private driver for life, but at 51 she is far from retirement. Where to for Gillard?
Staff forced to spend wages on brands' clothes
EXCLUSIVE: Australian retailers are breaking the law by making their employees pay for the brand clothing and jewellery they are required to wear at work.
Want a job? Solve this unsolvable puzzle
THE Royal Australian Air Force asked engineers to solve a complicated maths problem to find the contact number for a job application, only it didn't quite go to plan.
When nightmare bosses return
WHEN a nightmare boss returns, employees need to think of the long-term before handing in their resignation.
Big offices 'make people less honest'
HAVING that big corner office can make people more dishonest, researchers have found.
Bad managers breeding bullies
ROTTEN behaviour and office bullying will only flourish in a climate of bad management, fuelled by three types of dysfunction.
Google admits: Those questions were rubbish
HOW many golf balls can you fit in an aeroplane? How many petrol stations are there in Manhattan? Google has ditched notoriously tough interview questions in favour of a new approach.
Labor to launch super attack on Abbott
ELECTRICIANS, bricklayers and truck drivers will be $100,000 or more better off in retirement thanks to a boost to the compulsory superannuation guarantee.
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Tips for reinventing your career
MAKING the decision to change jobs or step off the corporate ladder can be tough, but a few simple changes to your mindset will make the process much easier.
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