Looking for the ideal job:The big but misguided claim about work

Looking for the ideal job:The big but misguided claim about work

We are encouraged to believe that carefully selected work can provide rich rewards beyond money.

  • byJim Bright

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Fewer hours but not a spike in unemployment:RBA

Fewer hours but not a spike in unemployment:RBA

Jobs market is still strong but is starting to slow,says the Reserve Bank. But rather than a big jump in unemployment,the bank thinks hours will be cut.

  • byShane Wright
The university degrees most likely to land graduates a job

The university degrees most likely to land graduates a job

Not all undergraduate degrees are equal when it comes to finding work after university.

  • byBridie Smith
Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work,a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.

  • byHamish Hastie
Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay

Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay

There have always been good and bad aspects to part-time work. But its nature has changed significantly recently – and it’s potentially to employees’ benefit.

  • byAlan Duncan
‘Inbox zero’ is a lie we should all give up on
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Opinion

‘Inbox zero’ is a lie we should all give up on

Email has morphed into the scourge of the modern workplace.

  • byTim Duggan
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The three-step guide to getting ahead at work

The three-step guide to getting ahead at work

Follow these simple strategies and significantly improve your ability to attain your dream job.

  • byRichard Triggs
I was taken aback by this job interview question. Should I be?

I was taken aback by this job interview question. Should I be?

How the decision-makers responded to your answer can be important.

  • byJonathan Rivett
Has everyone at work lost their minds?

Has everyone at work lost their minds?

From toenail clippings on the office carpet to bathing with the office kitchen sponge,it seems as if everyone’s colleagues are dragging them down.

  • byJanay Kingsberry andSofia Andrade
Pressure on the Fed is mounting as sharemarkets spiral again

Pressure on the Fed is mounting as sharemarkets spiral again

Nearly a month ago,Wall Street plunged in response to a shock set of US job figures. Overnight,the market plunged again,in expectation of more bleak numbers this week.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘What signal does it send?’:Tech CEOs warn against student caps

‘What signal does it send?’:Tech CEOs warn against student caps

Chief executives and former international students say caps risk damaging the reputation of Australian tech education at a time when more talent,not less,is needed.

  • byPenry Buckley andDavid Swan