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At The Interview
Having made what preparations you can, nothing remains but to make as good an impression as possible on the day. This is best achieved by the following: Dress appropriately. Extremes in fashion or very casual clothes should generally be avoided. Make sure your overall appearance is neat and clean-employers look at these details. Watch out […]
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How Do You Rate An Interview
Have you ever wondered how a personnel officer, who might see 16 to 20 applicants a day can possibly sum people up well enough to know whether he or she wants to follow up certain applicants and not others? Have you ever wondered why one applicant, whose qualifications were less than spectacular, got called back […]
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Advertising – Vibe Worker
Make your budget work for it @ Vibe Worker! www.vibe.com.au’s specialised employment page, Vibe Worker, is the smart choice when you’re looking to advertise for staff. Listing all the latest job vacancies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Vibe Worker is an interactive, content-rich section that can accommodate everything from simple job listings through […]
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Employment Contact Sheet
As your objective is to organise your job search systematically, you should make a contact sheet to record all your activities. Depending on the circumstances, a contact sheet should contain the following information: Name of employer Address Telephone number Reference – where you found out about the job Name of contact at organisation Date application […]
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A positive Attitude
Looking for a job requires a positive attitude. A positive attitude leads to positive planning. A positive attitude means: Determining the kind of work you want and are qualified to do before you start. Planning your job search systematically. Collecting and collating all the information about yourself and ensuring that it is seen by prospective […]
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Kevin Fong
Who’s Who Worker Profile: Kevin Fong As Lord Mayor of Broome and managing director of Goolarri Media Enterprises, Kevin Fong doesn’t get much time to himself. But that doesn’t bother this Broome fulla, who has a passion for fishing, family and Indigenous rights. When asked how he juggles all his responsibilities – including being a […]
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Mick Stevens
Who’s Who Worker Profile: Mick Stevens More than taking the heat There is one job like no other, a job requiring employees to be educators, counsellors, safety advisers, community workers, public speakers and instructors as well as rescuers. The job is tough ” the job is being a firefighter. But as diverse as the job […]
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Preparation For The Interview
As the interviewer will be comparing your attributes with those of other applicants, preparation is essential if you are to present yourself successfully. Prepare yourself in the following ways: Obtain background information about the organisation. Find out about: -Its structure and range of activities What products and services it offers its customers and where its […]
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Doctor Ngarie Brown
Who’s Who Worker Profile: Doctor Ngiare Brown By the time Ngiare Brown was in primary school she knew she wanted to be a doctor. No one else in Ngiare’s family had ever gone into medicine, but that didn’t stop them from getting right behind her. “I had a very supportive family and community,” says Ngiare. […]
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Job Planning
SELF – EVALUATION A process of self-evaluation can help you define your career preferences, to analyse what is important to you in a job and the organisation that employs you, and be better prepared for the interview itself. This exercise will also help you gain a greater awareness of your potential and the value of […]
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Finding Out About The Employment Situation
One of the steps in your job planning is to determine how far you are willing to travel. Are you willing to move? · Only on a daily travel basis from your present address? Anywhere in your home State? Interstate? Overseas? By answering these questions you will determine the boundaries of your job search.This, in […]
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Evaluate Your Progress – Take A Look At Yourself
Each time you look for jobs in the newspaper or hear friends discussing them, you will be working out your own suitability for that job. Whenever you write a job application (or attend an interview) you will be making an assessment of yourself and your potential. Your attempts to convince an employer of your value […]
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Job application
CONTACT EMPLOYERSWhen you have all the information about yourself and the labour market, the next step in your job search is to contact employers. This section outlines how to prepare a job application, including an introductory letter, and a statement of your qualifications and experience,which is known as a resume (pronounced rez-you-may) or curriculum vitae(CV). […]
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Example of a Resume
PERSONAL PARTICULARS NAME: May Susan PROSPER DATE OF BIRTH: 22 August 1968 ADDRESS: 300 Georgiades Street, Greenacre, Vic. 3999 TELEPHONE: 9999-1111 MARITAL STATUS: Single (Optional) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Secondary Education 1977-1986 Castleton High School, Evanrodd Higher School Certificate subjects studied: Tertiary Education 1987-1990 University of Sydbourne Subjects studied for Degree Course in Economics Degree of Bachelor […]
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