As a recent university graduate The Hot Topic over the past twelve months has no doubt been securing a graduate positon and finally putting years of hard work and study into taking the first steps along the beginnings of my career path. It is something all grads put our minds to on a daily basis
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Making The transition To Commerce
Over the past 24 months in particular and due to market demand from our clients, I have been working closely with a number of chartered accountants at all levels wanting to make the transition into commerce. I must say, I really enjoy this area and have experienced some very exciting and interesting conversations around career
Is It Time To Leave Your Comfort Zone?
Is your comfort zone at work holding you back? Is it time to break out and move forward? What better time to consider this than the start of the new Financial Year – Roll on 2015/2016. We all have up and down days but being stuck in a rut is no fun. It can be
Recruiters – Are We Afraid Of Change?
Recently I went to a seminar on the Future of Recruitment with Greg Savage as the keynote speaker. He is one of the most motivational and inspirational speakers of our industry and always speaks with passion, enthusiasm and honesty. He challenged the notion that the way we have typically recruited in the past will not
Who Is Your Real Competition?
Many businesses spend considerable time focusing on where they are placed in their specific market or markets. Market driven analytics is an industry in itself and businesses regularly like to know where they are placed against their competition. Benchmarking this is important and knowing where and what to improve becomes a key business objective in
The Importance Of Staying Relevant
At Christmas time every year we hold an Optimum staff party and enjoy a night of drinks, team achievements, dinner and dancing – partners included. Just before the clock struck 12 at our event last year, we decided to head off and hopefully catch a pumpkin (yellow cab) home. One hour, three phone calls, a
Alignment – Do You And Your Boss Want Similar Things?
What your boss wants Believe it or not, your boss probably cares about you quite a bit. Not only about your work output, but about you as a person. Many of them are not very good at showing it, but speaking to managers on a daily basis, I’m constantly reminded that managers generally want their
How Has Work Changed?
Over this Christmas break, I had the good fortune to recharge the batteries and spend some time with my family. I have to admit that I was really holding out for the break this year; by the end of 2014 I was getting a bit tired and grumpy so the break truly was a God
Stepping Up To Lead In Tough Times
It was a shame to see Australian cricket captain, Michael Clarke miss most of the final day of the first test match against India recently, especially since it was a dramatic final day with the game hanging in the balance. Clarke tore a hamstring whilst fielding and left the ground in the morning session. It