The Changing Face of Workplace Diversity

The changing face of workplace diversity is a sensitive but necessary topic that all businesses need to discuss when they are considering employing new staff. Workplaces look significantly different now when compared to a decade or so ago,...


The Advantages of Learning Human Resources Management Online

Anne M. Mulcahy, the former head of Xerox Corporation, famously said that “employees are an organisation’s greatest asset. Human resources management is all about taking care of the organisation’s greatest asset: its’ people.” So what is human resources...


The Advantages of Learning Project Management Online

Project management is an excellent career option that comes with many benefits. But what is project management exactly and what kinds of duties does it involve? Here, we’ll take a closer look at the importance of project management...


Why Continual Learning is the Key to Career Progression

Not everyone links learning with an adult lifestyle. But more and more people are realising the benefits of continual learning, even after school has finished. Here, we’ll look at the benefits of continual learning for career progression. We’ll...


A Guide to Returning to Work

There are many reasons why people return to work after spending time away. You may have had a new baby join your family, needed to care for a family member, taken time out to attend to your health,...


How to Stay Job Ready if you get Injured at Work

Getting injured at work can be an upsetting and stressful experience for yourself, your family and your colleagues. It can often mean extended periods of leave, time at home, and a potential loss of income or mobility. After...


What are the Core Workplace Skills you need?

Soft skills like communication, leadership, and conflict resolution, are all critical in an office environment. However, they are not the only important skills a candidate will need to succeed. Having the following practical and technical skills will be...


Tips for a Successful Startup

The Startup culture has seen exponential growth around the world in the last decade. Those in the startup world see it differently to other more traditional new businesses. To quote CEO and founder Neil Blumenthal, “A startup is...


Best Ways to Work Remotely for Work and Study

Are you keen to understand how to work remotely? Work and study environments are not the same conventional structure they used to be in the past. Businesses are now hiring people who are looking for flexible workspaces. These...


How to Get a Promotion to Support Rising Living Costs

The average Australian will agree that living costs are continuing to rise. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that in 2018, the cost of living rose by over 2%, which is the highest recorded growth for almost...


How to Have it All with Flexible Study

We are all familiar with the saying, ‘you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience without a job’. Then, once you’ve got a ‘foot in the door’, the next thing to consider is the...


Make You and Your Job Redundancy Proof

Currently, 711,500 Australians are in the process of looking for work.That’s the highest number of jobless Australians since August 2018. Nearly twice that number are ‘underemployed’ or looking for more work. Even though the Reserve Bank considers a...


The Economy and your Career – Should you be worried? What you can do to stay ahead:

This year Australian markets have seen growth and taken beatings. Through it all, many industries continue to flourish. Let’s look at the current economy in light of your career strategy. The economy and your career The Australian Stock...


The Advantages of Studying Business Administration

This blog highlights why people with a business administration qualification are in such high demand. If you’re looking to become more employable and further your career, business administration may just be the right course for you. What is...


These Skills Will Help You Get Ahead at Work

Success in your career requires a solid education and training of the specific role as well as a foundation of interpersonal skills. These are commonly referred to as ‘soft skills’, although there is nothing soft about how impactful...


Decision Fatigue – Simple Changes to Decrease Stress

Every day we are forced to make hundreds of decisions from food, to clothes, how to balance our time and workplace negotiations. It often seems like we have to spend so much time deciding what to do… that...


Improve Productivity in your Business or Study with these Automations

Balancing all the repetitive tasks handed to us each day in the modern world can be challenging and frustrating. Between work, study, and everyday life, it’s not unusual to need help improving daily productivity. Several clever programs exist...


Tips for Creating a Positive Workplace Environment

Creating a positive workplace environment is important in that it helps you maintain a good working vibe, love, and harmony among employees. With the high expectations that prevailing business trends have placed on business owners and admins, you...


How Important are Computer Technical/Digital Skills in Different Industries?

In the current age of technology, it is reasonable for employers to expect a high level of digital skill from the people they employ. Technical skills in most industries are incredibly important and crucial to productive work. Competent...


Study Success Guide: How to Study when you have no Time

If you want to study but lack of time is holding you back, this study success guide is here for you. The good news is that study time doesn’t have to involve locking yourself away in a room...


10 Job Interview Do’s and Dont’s

You’ve hit send and just like that, your CV and cover letter have been sent off into a virtual land to meet with hundreds of other CVs and cover letters. But something amazing has happened – your CV...


SMARTER Goals will Change your Life

SMART goals are a familiar concept, but have you heard of SMARTA or SMARTER goals? Let’s look at how applying this structure to your goal setting can make a difference to your journey and your destination. When setting...


How to Create the Best Work Study Environment for your Phase of Life

Just as with learning processes, everyone studies differently. Creating the best work study environment for you is crucial. Factors that create the perfect study space, include lighting, sound, and smells. What works best for you may vary depending...


Top 11 Negotiating Strategies for Contracts in Purchasing

Before signing any business contract or agreement, you will most likely need to negotiate. That is – sit down and discuss the details of the contract. Your job in purchasing will put you in the negotiating hot seat...


How to Form Positive Supplier Relationships

Happy Suppliers leads to Happy Customers In the purchasing industry, suppliers are one of the most important parts of supply chain management. Without them, businesses can miss out on vital inventory, leaving customers disappointed and losing sales. Therefore,...


Profession Pathways to a Career in Quality Auditing

We live in a time when profession pathways are the career norm rather than the exception. In any profession, there are times when the day-to-day can become mundane. That’s often the time you’ll begin to search for new...


The Ins and Outs of Studying a Diploma

Whether you are looking to continue your study or you are returning to education after some time off, there are lots of things you may want to know about studying a diploma. These include: How long will you...


Is your career on track? EOFY Career Stocktake Tips

With the end of the financial year upon us, it’s a great time to take stock of the past six to twelve months. Compiling receipts and preparing tax returns might be the focus for some. For others, it’s...


How to Start your Own Business as a Tradie

When you are starting your own business as a tradie, there are lots of things to consider, from funding to competition and plenty more. When every detail, no matter how small, is not considered, we see small businesses...


9 Key Questions to Ask that Engage and Empower Employees

The nine questions to initiate engagement that all managers need to know. Be an engaging coach, not a boring boss Every good manager wants tips to engage and empower employees. Managers of all kinds are redefining their traditional...