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Engineering: How to work in petroleum industry

By Alistair Jones      It's called the big crew change and it's a top priority for the petroleum industry. At issue is how to find the next generation of petroleum engineers to replace an ageing...

Engineering: Growing demand for green skills

Article from The Australian, May 2011 Businesses are becoming more environmentally aware and this is leading to a global upsurge in demand for professionals with green skills. Scientists and...

Australian Labour Market Update January 2011

  Are you looking for a job in Australia? The Australian Labour Market Update provides information on the Australian labour market on a quarterly basis. It is intended to help people interested in...

Psyched out on tests

Anthony Sibillin - BRW - April 2011 Hiring the wrong person for a job is a costly mistake. So employers will do anything to avoid making it – including, increasingly, subjecting candidates to...

Banks hunt for top candidates

By Penny McLeod Competition for the "highest calibre graduates'' is fierce in Australia, according to the ANZ's Mark Jankelson. Last year the bank received more than 7000 applications to fill about...

Behavioural interviews explained

By Kate Southam Once used to assess senior and executive candidates, behavioural interviewing is now used to assess candidates at all levels and across a range of industries. CareerOne asked...

Why not to lie on your resume

By: Cara Jenkin    A craving to get better work and stiff competition for roles is causing job hunters to talk up their skills and experience by lying on their resume. A CareerOne survey of Adelaide...

Job market reaches tipping point

February 03, 2011 By Kate Southam Newly released data shows Australia’s job market is heating up placing new demands on organisations to “sell” what they have to offer as an employer. IPA...

2011 employment outlook optimistic

By Cara Jenkin    The state's employment market is at its strongest for three years and further growth is tipped in the next 12 months, recruiters say. A CareerOne survey of five recruitment firms...

Trust more important to employees

Trustworthiness and openness have overtaken clear communication as the number one attribute workers want from their managers, a new survey finds. The ongoing Leadership, Education and Direction...