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Like it or not, hiring managers often make assumptions about your career and possible current work situation when reviewing your resume and cover letter. So when you lodge your application for a role that you are clearly well qualified for, there’s a chance you may be in question as to ‘why?’ Some hiring managers may …

While we all have different goals and strengths and weaknesses when it comes to money, many of us find ourselves in the same dilemma of setting saving goals, being that we set big expectations for ourselves and fall short!  Our habits and behaviour patterns in relation to money get in the way of our good …

                          Casual employment, put simply, is when your employer has no firm future commitment about the length of your employment, or even the days (or hours) you will work. For instance, roster changes or extra shifts on a need basis, which you may …

                        Did you know there are 2.1 million Australians of working age with disability? Of these, just over 1 million are employed and another 114,900 are looking for work. So, as perceptions of what a disability ‘looks like’ are changing, there are still challenges …

Have you been out of work for some time and are struggling to get that next job? Then the simple answer to your question would be the best time is now. However, if you are still at a job and not sure if it’s still a place you want to work at anymore, then, it’s …

Ten disability employment service (DES) job seekers recently graduated from a special pilot program – ‘The Power of You’ – run by the The Phoenix Experience in Lilydale, Victoria. The facilitator, Daniel Burgess, has been running inspiring, life-coaching courses for three years following his self-willed recovery to walk and live fully again after a tragic …

Things can get a little tense in the office mid footy season, and with the fever pitch rising for the State of Origin final, the colours blue and maroon take on more meaning than ever. However the final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup on Sunday July 14 is also a great sporting event that …

With the final season of Game of Thrones having now aired, the ‘Winter is Coming’ gag is about to get old… yet here it is, bringing with it the iciest of mornings and often dreariest of days. It’s well documented that people receive less Vitamin D over the winter months, which impacts our overall vitality, …

The Fair Work Commission is responsible for reviewing and setting minimum wages for employees in the national workplace relations system. The Commission has handed down its Annual Wage Review 2018-19 Decision which is operative from 1 July 2019. The National Minimum Wage and award wage rates will increase by 3 per cent from the first …

Do you find weekly meal planning and cooking stressful and expensive? Find out how to make the most of your budget and please the whole family with these tips below: Set your budget and stick to it Planning is key here. For $100 you can feed a family of 4-5. In saying that – you …