You’re one of a kind if Monday’s your favourite day of the week. Most of us enjoy the end of a working week and, even better, a long weekend. But what happens if you genuinely dread Mondays? And Tuesday. And Wednesday. What if you spend mornings staring at the clock,...
Even if we love a job, working without recognition can leave us feeling disengaged and lowers our self-esteem. Contributing to a vision that doesn’t feel like it includes you is discouraging at best. At worst, it’s a reason to quit your job and find a role with a...
I’ve written, recently, about 2021’s talent shortage. Despite all of our fears this time last year, the market is saturated with jobs – a dream situation! It’s a chance for talent to take advantage. No searching job boards without any result. No sending applications...
It's a talent-short market. If you think your prospects of landing a new position are low at the moment, think again – the current job market belongs to talent. There’s a steady stream of amazing roles up for grabs and a lack of (suitable) applicants. If you’re ready...
As we approach, with starts and stops, the light at the end of the COVID tunnel, it’s fun to imagine the open borders, the (partial) return to the office and never having to check whether you have a mask on you. Unfortunately, none of the coronavirus vaccines address...
A vent over a coffee is a pastime across industries for a reason. There’s plenty of studies researching the benefits of work friends, but it’s a no-brainer that you end up at the cafe together. Five days a week gives you a lot of time to make friends and plenty of...
I’ve stressed before that you should never ‘apply to apply’. It wastes your time. It wastes HR’s time. When it’s clear that you’re not a fit, sending in your CV is more likely to permanently shut doors. The company will see your application, not as a genuine...
Most LinkedIn users are just floating in a sea of inactive and ineffective accounts: profiles without pictures. Profiles that haven’t been updated in years. Profiles which only list Microsoft Office as a skill. The site has made networking easier than ever, but that...
For all of last year’s changes, some things are set in stone. Commutes may be largely nonexistent and water coolers might have gathered a thick layer of dust, but we still have many of the same concerns; do our coworkers like us? Did we just send that private message...
It’s finally 2021, which means that, somehow, we’re all sitting on the other side of one hell of a year. Unfortunately, the clocks ticking over into midnight didn’t reopen borders for this year’s vacations. COVID is still here, restrictions still exist, and many of us...
After a year primarily viewed from windows and computer screens, Australians are looking forward to more freedom (I’m knocking on wood as I type this). But while social restrictions are lifting, our offices will probably remain dusty — at least for now. This means...
2020, as a year, has been synonymous with sacrifice. Australians, and Melbournians in particular, have given up family visits, weddings and birthday dinners. Vacations are indefinitely on hold, and so many parents have spent the larger chunk of their year indoors with...