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How to Be a Master Mingler?
Does the thought of an evening stuck with some of your work mates leave you in a less-than-happy mood? Have no fear we have some tips to ease your pain: When you arrive: scan the room for the party...
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Best Career Tips Ever!
Whether you’re just thinking about a career change or are in the middle of a major job hunt, tips from the experts are always useful. The SheSaid career guru is here to help. Brush up on your...
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Movers & Shakers – Kathy Buchanan
Our Mover and Shaker this week is Kathy Buchanan, Features Editor for B Magazine. The women who appear on this page are selected by consensus of the SheSaid editorial staff and are duly invited to...
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Get that job! Interview Dos and Don’ts
How to nail that job interview by Coco May, Careers Editor. Whether you’re just thinking about a career change or are in the middle of a major job hunt, tips from the experts are always useful....
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Career Questions and Answers
Our resident SheSaid career guru offers some professional advice. Q. I work for a large international computer company as a marketing co-ordinator. My immediate boss is due to take maternity leave in...
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10 Ways to Reach Your Professional Potential
Work those extra hours over time if it means you’ll get the job done to perfection. You’ll get the satisfaction as well as respect from your colleagues and boss. Practise discipline and be committed....
View ArticleWorking Wardrobe continued
Shirts are back in a big way and Carol pointed out an array of styles featuring ruffles, brocade, scrunches and ruching on the shirtfront and or cuffs. The sheer gypsy-style and off-the-shoulder look...
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Working Wardrobe
Spring is here and it’s time to spruce up your professional image by donning this season’s colours, lengths and styles.Make sure your ensemble says “unflappable, reliable, professional”. Do you want...
View ArticleOffice Romance Continued
No pillow talkLife can become sticky when one member of a couple is on the senior management team; is the PA to the managing director or is a member of the finance or human resources team. Co-workers...
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Office Romance
Whether office romance leads to a D&M relationship, or just a fling, research suggests 65 per cent of us will find a bit of sizzle in the office. Dr Jeff Patrick, a lecturer at the School of...
View ArticleA Bit of Friendly Competition Continued
Ok. So you admit you might have one or two evil thoughts about a co-worker or female boss – you’re secretly hoping she’ll stuff up just like the little girl in the middle playing elastics. How do you...
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Don’t be a Christmas party turkey
Repeat after me: “I have 364 nights a year to misbehave. I will not make an idiot of myself at the office Christmas party.”Getting trashed at the office bash could sink your promotion prospects as...
View ArticleResume Writing Tips Continued
Ms West says that employers taking part in the Aussie R?sum?s survey claimed that “personal” information was not used to make a final decision as to whether or not to employ the candidate.”For recent...
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Resume Writing Tips
Managing your own career is vital these days and keeping your r?sum? up-to-date and ready to roll is the very least you should be doing.However, rushing your r?sum?s update is not a good idea. This is...
View ArticleSecond interview style continued
Lines of questioning Think back to your first interview. What main areas did they concentrate on? Be prepared for the focus on these areas to be even more intensive this time around.Look at the...
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Second Interview style
Congratulations – you’ve got a second interview. Now what are you feeling? Relief, fear or maybe both? Jacky Carter of Hays Personnel provides her expert tips for clearing this final hurdle. Those...
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Second interview Style – Part 2
Second Interviews Part two Question time Asking questions shows initiative, enthusiasm and that you are interested in the position. Some that you might ask include: What am I expected to accomplish in...
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Little White lie on Your Resume
We all stretch the truth from time to time but adding a few little white lies to your resume is very risky. No matter how many anecdotes you’ve heard from people who claim to have gotten away with...
View ArticleLittle White lie on Your Resume – cont
I was told my interviewee had actually been turned down for a place on the training program but bugged the manager so much that he was finally given a chance to do some work experience and then casual...
View ArticleBully bosses bad for your health (contd)
The Australian Health Works research involved interviews with more than 325 occupational health and safety (OH&S) experts working in companies around the country. A massive 85% reported incidents...
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Bully bosses bad for your health
Bully bosses could be sending the blood pressure of staff members soaring, increasing their risk of heart attack or stroke, according to new British research.The release of the UK study coincides with...
View ArticleJob Working conditions Round-up (contd)
Not so great was a national nuclear science agency ordered to pay a manager $35,000 for failing to offer her part time work options when she returned from maternity leave.Australian Industry Group...
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Job Working Conditions Round-up
As the job market picks up and the skills gap widens, employers will have to do more to retain good staff. To that end, I’ll keep all you She Said readers up to speed with what’s happening out there...
View ArticleWomen in Finance (contd)
“The survey results indicate an attitude that pre-judges women and helps maintain a glass ceiling at the executive level,” she said.”There is something real and palpable, even if invisible, which is...
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Women in Finance
There are now more women than men staffing finance departments within Australian companies according to a new survey. Conducted for recruitment firm Robert Half Finance & Accounting, the survey...
View ArticleOffice Party Etiquette (contd)
The Tag-Along If it hasn’t been made clear if partners are invited, ask! How embarrassing to turn up at your work party with your spouse/partner in tow, to find that everyone else has come alone.Leave...
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Office Party Etiquette
Gina Luca has these top tips for surviving the party season. Whatever you do, don’t sit on your boss’s lap at the Christmas party…Eat Some food in your stomach will avoid over-effects of any alcohol...
View ArticleThe right (wo)man for the job (contd)
Beware of negative people”Never accept someone’s negative opinion of you because it will drain you of your strength,” warns Sarina. “Have the positive attitude that whatever they say about you it is...
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What men and women do for fun
What men and women do for funIn the first-ever nationwide online Australian Pleasure Survey, 2,443 respondents answered what they enjoyed doing for summer, if their employer appreciated them, and how...
View ArticleGroup interviews – part 2 (Contd)
It’s important you make a contribution to the group. Even if another member of the group is the first to provide an answer to a question, if you agree with that answer, then express your support....
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Group interviews – part two
How to prepare When you are contacted about your selection for a group interview, Ms Whyatt advises candidates to ask for a job description. CareerOne would add that you should pose any other...
View ArticleIBM leads on family support (contd)
Other workplace initiatives include:Men at Work A two-day program for male staff, this Federal Government initiative was developed by a Macquarie University academic. The program seeks to educate men...
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How to get a pay rise…
Basically a performance review should look at: Whether you have met and or exceeded expectations in your role and whether your manager has done his or her job in terms of providing the support and...
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How To Beat The Back-At-Work Blues
Back at work, but wish you were still on holidays? Suffering from a serious case of Mondayitis? Leading workplace psychology expert Dr. Mary Casey, author of How to Deal with Master Manipulators...
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7 High-Flying Women Share Their Secrets to Success
Are you despairing of ever smashing through that metaphorical glass ceiling and rising to the top of your chosen profession? SheSaid has persuaded real-life women who are scaling the heights of seven...
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How To Have A Life Aside Work and Study
I’ve recently started a job which requires me to work three full days. But of course considering Sydney’s layout and traffic it ends up consuming a 7am-7pm frame. On my two other days in the week I am...
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Q&A With Dragon’s Den Success Story Skinny Tan
Two Australian stay-at-home mums have gained international success with the invention of their new beauty product Skinny Tan which tans but also reduces the appearance of cellulite! The two...
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Top Tips For Mumpreneurs Starting a Business
Starting a new business, especially as a mum, can be extremely tough. But it can also very rewarding – just ask Caroline Monet who celebrated 10 years in business this September with her company...
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How To Earn A 6-Figure Salary – In Mining
Most of us have heard that the mining industry, in Australia, is booming. The only thing is, when people want to apply, they often hit a brick wall. This perplexing issue sends many people packing and...
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Inspirational Women: Violeta Ayala
Each week, SHESAID features an inspiring woman who has been kind enough to share her story with our readers. She might be a leader in her chosen field, someone still on their own path striving to make...
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