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High stakes when occupations become extinct
Opinion
Opinion

High stakes when occupations become extinct

More than jobs are lost when society chooses to abandon an occupation.

  • by Jim Bright

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There is a kinder, cheaper way to get a divorce

There is a kinder, cheaper way to get a divorce

When personal or professional relationships break down, one set of career professionals can make the split easier.

  • by Sue White
The secret quality that sets successful people apart
Opinion
Opinion

The secret quality that sets successful people apart

Many high-achievers appear to have become the master of their embarrassment. Just look at Elon Musk.

  • by Jim Bright
Try the Ted Lasso approach – embrace chaos and reap the rewards
Opinion
Opinion

Try the Ted Lasso approach – embrace chaos and reap the rewards

We need routine to organise our lives, but we need surprise to keep things fresh and vital.

  • by Jim Bright
Why women are getting on the tools

Why women are getting on the tools

Australia’s first female only pre-apprenticeship course is part of a broader push to address the gender imbalance in trades.

  • by Sue White
Why ‘mad’ passions are worth following
Opinion
Opinion

Why ‘mad’ passions are worth following

Compulsion is a frequent ingredient in finding an occupation – and that can be a good thing.

  • by Jim Bright
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Succession anyone? What it’s really like to work in a family business

Succession anyone? What it’s really like to work in a family business

There are plenty of reasons to build your career in a family business, whether it’s working for your own clan or in another family’s organisation.

  • by Sue White
Do pronoun preferences and titles matter at work? It’s complicated

Do pronoun preferences and titles matter at work? It’s complicated

Like so many other aspects of recruitment, conservative values and plain wrong thinking continue to exist in some quarters.

  • by Jim Bright
Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Vet nurses are playing a key role in caring for our native wildlife – great and small.

  • by Sue White
Tread carefully when jumping to judgment at work

Tread carefully when jumping to judgment at work

It might be fun to laugh about office ‘clowns’ but there’s not that many outright incompetents going around.

  • by Jonathan Rivett
Sweet dreams of engineering a better world

Sweet dreams of engineering a better world

Engineering qualifications can offer the chance to use your skills to help people and planet.

  • by Sue White