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The over 50′s have the money! It’s taken marketers and advertising agencies a long time to get over their obsession with the “youth” as being the main target market. Now the attention is shifting to where the dollars really are – the “grey dollar”.   There is a lot of interest, too, in the longer-te

Finding and applying for vacant positions in Australia has never been easier, with the use of online job agencies. In a traditional setting, a job agency will have a physical office that you need to visit with your resume, and attend an interview there. During the interview you would talk about your

When an employer advertises a position, they will often include selection criteria in the job advertisement. While smaller businesses may not follow this protocol, if you are applying for a position with the Australian government, the selection criteria will be an essential part of the employment pr

Australians should expect to change career at some point in their lives. There are many reasons for this, and common reasons include a desire for new challenges or a more versatile lifestyle. We don’t stay in the one job for most of our lives, like we did in past decades, and to change career is [..

Working from home running your own business has many benefits, and you can probably name a few yourself.   Benefits of Working from homeWorking from home is often cheaper. Depending where you live, you may need to travel great distances for suitable employment, and this comes at a cost as you’ll spe

Job interviews can be very daunting, and some of the most important meetings of your life. Getting it right is essential for success, and even if you are nervous or not confident, you can still use some simple strategies to prepare for a job interview, and give the best impression possible. Many peo

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It’s often a hard decision to make the break from your current position to find a new job or career path. The New Year is often a time of contemplation that leads to numerous resignations, especially in the early months of the year, as people revaluate their career goals. This could provide you with

To get the job offer, you must prove that you can identify, prevent and solve problems in a specific area of “technical” expertise. We often have job seekers ask us why they don’t’ get the job offer they are applying for. They are confused as to why they apply for so many jobs, yet they [...]