You probably have that friend that seems to have their headphones glued to their ears. The only time you see them take their headphones out is to give you a recommendation to a podcast you absolutely, most definitely, must listen to. I know because I’m that guy. I smile dopily on the bus to and from work to my comedy podcast of choice. I shed tears whilst cooking and pass it off like it’s just the onions and not the gripping story I’m listening to. I plug in on my lunch break to expand my knowledge. With the first season of the podcast Serial cracking a million downloads, interesting podcasts can no longer be ignored.

It can be a jungle out there. 'The Office' starring Ricky Gervais (UK) and Steve Carell (US) is a hit because its antics hit close to home for so many corporate professionals. Here are some serious tips for surviving the animal kingdom of your office

People like wine, scotch, cheese. All get better with age. But my memory never does. Couple this with the ever-increasing amount of things I want to remember and an annoyance becomes a problem. But it’s not a problem anymore. Because now I use Evernote.

Whether through late-night study sessions, or arguing with a marker over their criteria by which you got Question 28 Part A wrong, securing good marks is the main motivator for high school and undergraduate education.

IT TIPS FROM YOUR MENTORS

By Kristoff Barnowicz

How to work smarter not harder? How to work smartly in office?

We've prepared some useful tips for you. Enjoy it! 

Use Shortcuts when using Word, viewing a PDF or even a website, one of the simplest shortcuts to use is control + F (command + F in Mac). This will enable the search window (see below) which can find the information you need quickly. By typing in key words or phrases, you will clearly see where to look in the document saving you time and stress.

In the example below, I am asked to list the different components of a detailed work breakdown structure. This assessment question appears on page 39, so I would probably have to go back and reread quite a few pages before I find the answer. By using control + F, the navigation bar appears on the left; I then can type in detailed work breakdown structure. As you can see, it will search the document for that phrase and list the results. In this case, the first result is exactly what we are looking for. In less than a minute I have found my answer!

↑ Looking at the question without the search window

↑ You can see the search window on the left (Navigation) has been enabled and by typing in a phrase from the question, a list of results has appeared. The first results brings up the highlighted phrase (in yellow), in this case it is the answer we are looking for.

Please see the NSW Smart and Skilled - Requirements for details.

 

Felicity became interested in HR around the time she was studying at university. She saw a diploma as the perfect practical-based qualification to getting a job. Currently studying a Diploma of Human Resources Management (BSB50615), Felicity is looking for a direct path to employment.

 A study from the University of Sydney’s workplace research centre says “The average working week in Australia among full time employees is 44 hours. And one in five Australians work more than 50 hours a week,”

Having suitable experience to get your first job can be tricky. It’s your first job so what experience can you list on your resume?! And references? What are they? It turns out work experience isn’t the only thing employers are looking for, especially for entry-level jobs. After all those doing the hiring were once out there trying to get their first job too.

We will help you to create an entry level resume, in other words, a resume for the first job with no experience. Yes, is possible to create the perfect resume without experience.

1. If you can show you are responsible or considerate of others - your skills are in high demand!

Even better, using this strategy your experience and skills will be laid out in an easy to follow format for the person reading your resume and doing the hiring. Make sure you have your contact details on your resume on every page – in the header or footer is fine.

Also, it might be time to ditch the cute/not so cute pokemonman890@hotmail.com email address. The time for a grown up email address is now: johnsmith@gmail.com.

It should come as no surprise that more and more recruiters are using LinkedIn to search for potential candidates. Firstly it's free rather than having to pay to post on a job board. Recruiters can also search for candidates who are using LinkedIn to find a job, using keyword searches that relate to the skills they need.

Here are some personal brand tips that will help you!

You’d have to be a Diglet - under a rock, that is - to have completely missed what the whole world is currently consumed by. A franchise that started as a game on Nintendo’s Game Boy and as a TV series in the mid-1990s, the latest entry in the Pokémon franchise has caught on even more aggressively than the cards did in primary school. Pokémon Go, a game app released last week on mobile platforms, has shot to the top of the app charts, is flooding Facebook, and become everyone’s new obsession. You don’t have to go far to hear the familiar theme music piping out of someone’s phone on the street or see groups of people of all ages out at night walking around trying to nab themselves some Pokémon.

By Jay Paul - MCI Institute Mentor