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We support best practice and innovation in the delivery of careers programs and promote career education as a professional and recognised field of endeavour.

May 2, 2019

Federal Election Watch: Careers

Promises around careers and jobs could play a big role in determining which way voters lean.

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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Albert Einstein

July 18, 2018

How to advise a budding entrepreneur

Despite the shifting nature of the working world, the role of career advisers hasn’t changed much in recent years.

Tags: career change / careers counselling

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July 18, 2018

Why do we all work so hard?

Back in 1930, John Maynard Keynes was the world’s best economist – but let’s not pretend that he was much of a fortune-teller.

Tags: personal reflection / LinkedIn / career exploration / careers counselling / mentoring / australian career service

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July 18, 2018

School Career Practitioners Need More Time to Assist Students Make Well-Informed Decisions

There are set to be almost 800,000 school graduates in the next three years, and equipping them to make well-informed decisions about their next chapter of life is front of mind for school based career practitioners.

Tags: careers counselling / research / CICA / McCrindle / career resources / school

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July 18, 2018

Five reasons you should have LinkedIn

The transformation of LinkedIn from ‘Facebook for professionals’ to mandatory career tool has changed networking for job seekers around the world.

Tags: Australian Careers Service / Networking / Personal Reflection / Career Tools / Professional Development / LinkedIn / Industry

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A ship in a harbour is safe - but that is not what ships are built for.

John Shedd

July 18, 2018

Mentors: Why they’re important and where to find them

  To prosper in the workplace, in your studies, and even life, a mentor can be vital.

Tags: networking / careers counselling / mentoring / future workforce

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July 18, 2018

Have your say on the future of education and career resources

If you haven't already heard, the Good Education Group released the inaugural Good Careers Guide in May 2016 — the substitute resource for the unfunded Federal Government publication, Job Guide.

Tags: Job Guide / employment information / career exploration / The Good Careers Guide / member focus / education

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July 18, 2018

Good Careers Guide — available now!

The Good Careers Guide is now available for purchase after selling out in record time following its May launch.

Tags: The Good Careers Guide / school

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