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By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:26+00:00 October 13th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Hearing such a statement would make you feel astonished, yes? The first time I was told this at the end of an interview virtually left me speechless. I [...]

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    Soft Skills Hard-Wired to Maintain an Edge in Your Job

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Soft Skills Hard-Wired to Maintain an Edge in Your Job

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:27+00:00 October 8th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Soft skills are essential for career success according to Caroline Smith - Why Soft Skills Matter - Making Sure Your Hard Skills Shine : Soft skills are increasingly becoming the [...]

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Soft Skills Hard-Wired for the Job Market

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:28+00:00 October 6th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Despite how educated and qualified our youth may be they currently struggle to attain employment. Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the unemployment rate for 15 [...]

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You’re Fired!

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:30+00:00 September 29th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Hearing those words would make many a heart sink. Fired, sacked, made redundant, let go, discharged, retrenched – no matter it is put - isn't what we want to hear [...]

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Putting a Positive Spin On

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:31+00:00 September 25th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha Many negative or adverse workplace situations can be spun around to the positive, if you have an [...]

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The Art of Office Politics

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:32+00:00 August 19th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Standing back and away from office politics is common practice, however, it may not be the best way to go. Like with any work situation there are [...]

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Resiliency means? Reside In Yourself?

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:33+00:00 August 9th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe No matter how you define success, you will need to be resilient, empowered, authentic, and limber to get there. ― Joanie Connell, ‘Flying Without a Helicopter: How [...]

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Is the real issue youth employment or youth unemployment?

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:34+00:00 July 29th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe Source:Flickr Think for a moment about the two sides of the same coin. Youth employment equates to being skilled and capable for a job with the assumption [...]

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Work Habits – make them work for you

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:35+00:00 July 26th, 2015|Uncategorized|

by Peter Luscombe The Work Habit  series has encompassed: The need to examine work habits The nature of habits both in life and at work The efficacy of making change [...]

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Work Habits – Meeting deadly deadlines [Part 2]

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:36+00:00 July 22nd, 2015|Uncategorized|

This is the second in a two-part article by Career Actually contributor Peter Luscombe. Read Part 1 here. Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese [...]

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