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A Healthy Dose of Reality

Last week, I had a reality check. It wasn’t pleasant. It made me feel like a real fool and hopefully made one of my friends feel like a fool. It made me feel selfish and arrogant. I would like to share it with you all in the hope that it resonates with you all as

How Would You Remunerate FIFO Workers?

Recently I read a review that was sent to me about FIFO workers and how overpaid they are in Australia. Well I beg to differ – My husband is a FIFO worker and he earns a good salary for what he does (around $140,000 per year) but to be very honest so do most accountants,

Turnover: Not Necessarily a Dirty Word

Anybody that knows me knows that I am a passionate supporter of the mighty Parramatta Eels Rugby League club. My support has never dimmed despite recent tough times (our only highlight was making the 2009 grand final where we were beaten by the Melbourne Storm. The Storm was subsequently found to have cheated the salary

The Recruitment Industry – Doing the same job, working so very differently

Recently I have started with Optimum Consulting as a graduate recruitment consultant, working through the graduate programme that Optimum provides.  This opportunity is a very exciting prospect for me, in that prior to my graduation from university, I had completed a six month internship within the recruitment sector for a different organisation.  When applying for

Some People Just “Get It”

As a person with a great deal of experience within the recruitment sector, I regularly get asked what makes a person hire somebody. What characteristics impress potential employers enough for them to hire applicants? My response is always the same; there are no set characteristics or specific competencies, I think that some people just “get

How Much Do You Earn? A Workplace Taboo.

Recently, I was watching an episode of ‘Paul Murray Live’ on Sky News. The programme is on at 9.00pm weekdays and is an hour of current topic discussions with a panel format. The host, as the name suggests, is Paul Murray from Sydney, who made his name as a radio journalist with 2UE. My ears

Thoughts From “Been There Done That”

If you are in your 30’s and still do not know what you want to be when you grow up, you are not alone. A decade or so into a career many choose as teenagers, plenty of 30-somethings are re-evaluating their professional and personal goals. The best example I can come up with on this

The Year of the Internal Promotion

The past four or so months have seen some of the biggest moves at an executive level that I have seen in years. These moves have covered both business, government and social institutions and they will have a massive impact on the global economy over the next five years. The changes that I am going

Behaviour Counts

Swimming Australia is in turmoil at the moment – there is no other way to put it. An eight month investigation into the performance of our swim team following the London Olympics has seen damning evidence released on the internal behaviours and culture of some of our elite athletes. The accusations include bullying, substance abuse