Overcome Workplace Discrimination - Barack Obama style

As Lisa O'Brien writes, "Workplace discrimination is not acceptable in this day and age but unfortunately discrimination it is alive and well in our workplaces, schools and communities." But as Barack Obama proved, the times are changing.

Reinvent Your Career : Quiz | Answers

Are you in the right job? Or is it time to reinvent your career? Take our fast quiz to find out. Lisa O'Brien picks your brain to find out exactly what make you tick - and whether or not you are in the right place!

How To Recession Proof Your Career

Are you worried about your career and the stability of your current job? Unemployment rates have already risen and will continue to do so. But don't panic, as we have assembled a few simple steps to "recession proof" your career.

Overcoming Career Obstacles

Nothing is more disheartening than being faced with a career obstacle, especially when you are working hard in your career. Next time you are faced with a nasty career obstacle don't panic. Simply use the following steps.

Refine Your Career - Quiz

How long is it since you took the time to take a good look at your career and to refine your career goals. If it has been a while, then perhaps you should take our CareersCoach career quiz.

Green Computing

The shower might use about 200kwh (that’s 3kW, 10 minutes a day), whereas your electron-gobbling PC can use up to 350kwh (that’s 150w for 5-6 hours a day). Even if you leave it switched off, it can be using as much as 15w on standby, making a staggering 130kWh per year.

Paid Maternity Leave – The Stats

Currently Australia is one of only two developed countries that do not offer paid maternity leave. It’s a real shame that Australia is so lagging so far behind the rest of the world in legislating and financing paid maternity leave.

Jobx

JobX is the new Jobs portal on the block. Searchable across a broad range of parameters and loaded with thousands of job opportunities. Something new to try if looking for that ideal career move or if starting in the workplace for the first time. Stacked with features, guides and career / job information. Worth a try.

Teaching Jobs

Right now, there's more than one type of drought affecting Australia's future. A severe drop in the number of local teachers in Australian schools has been getting gradually worse over the past few years.

Space Hotel: The Future of Tourism

The phrase "dining with the stars" will take on a whole new meaning if an American hotel mogul succeeds where NASA has failed. The Las Vegas hotel tycoon is spending half a billion dollars to test and potentially build a hotel that floats in space, and which would also need a brand new space ship to ferry customers more than 100km above the Earth's oceans.

Careers Made Easy : Are You Ready For A Change?

One of the most common feelings people will encounter in their lives is dissatisfaction with their jobs. If only it was easier to find a job that was not only suited to you - but you would enjoy - thankfully, those worries are over thanks to the new wave of online job search engines. Click here for the full story.

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