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Graduate Destination Survey

Graduate employment opportunities have grown over recent years according to Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) Graduate Destination Survey statistics. Within four months of completing their studies,...

New Workplace Watchdog in Victoria

The Office of the Workplace Rights Advocate was launched recently by the Victorian government. It aims to help both employees and employers with questions about their rights under the federal...

Definitions of the generations

Federation (Golden oldies): 1901-1924 The Depression generation: 1925-1942 Baby boomers: 1943-1960 Generation X: 1961-1981 Generation Y/ the Net generation: 1982-2001 Millenials:...

Global trends in the workplace

Employees seek, expect, demand personal attention. Their attitudes will drive employers to correct their deficiencies. We will see this shift from groups, teams, and classes of people in all aspects...

2020 Vision, The Manager of the 21st Century

Executives will balance more interests, under greater scrutiny and be required to achieve good returns for shareholders. *Results based on how well shareholder needs are met. *The end of the...

Required Skill Sets for Australian Executives in 2020

Major changes: three generations in the workplace Gen X and Y needs different from baby boomers More complex management environment Labour shortages leading to more flexible workplaces *Flexibility...

Leadership Scholarships for La Trobe Students

The Future Environmental Leaders Program (FEL) is a scholarship open to all La Trobe undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as recent graduatesinterested in developing leadership and...

It's all about attitude!

Where employees fail : 26% Coachability - Their inability to accept and implement feedback. 23% Emotional Intelligence - The inability to understand and manage their own emotions and accurately assess...

Employment outlook

The median starting salary for new graduates was $40,000, up $2,000 from the previous year. Employmenthas grown by 3.7% in the last year and unemployment is at 5%, the lowest point for thirty...

Graduate recruitment: successful and growing

The size of an organisation has an impact on the number of applications received and also on the calibre of the applicants. Of graduate employers in larger organisations, 855 rated the number of...