With oil fields generally in remote or unstable places, Sarah Balsom feels lucky to be based in Taranaki.

People have been talking about increasing women in leadership for decades, yet little progress has been made over the past 10 years.

Auckland business Douglas Pharmaceuticals, founded in 1967 by managing director Sir Graeme Douglas, is one of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical development and manufacturing companies in the Pacific area.

With business confidence at a three-year high and demand for construction workers soaring, there may never have been a better time to get into a trade.

Last year, 70% of the approximately 34,000 NZ employees whose organisations took part in Kenexa Best Workplaces 2012 agreed that their organisation is a fun place to work.

Decisions, decisions - when you're a parent, they start early and continue, especially when it comes to education and careers for our children.

Does today's workforce "live to work", or do we "work to live" and simply go to work to pay the bills so we can enjoy our lives?

Di Humphries, the former boss of Glassons women's wear chain, is seen as a strong contender for the top job at children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch after chief executive Neil Cowie resigned this week.

Three years ago, Jonathan Davison, 32, achieved his goal to climb Mt Everest. One year later he joined Mainfreight's graduate programme.

Country music star is still waiting for Hollywood to get on board, writes Barney McDonald.

With 'jobs for life' now a rarity, more people are juggling multiple roles.

Elizabeth Marvelly became a pop opera star at the age of 18. Six years on, though, the Kiwi singer is packing it in, deciding that she no longer wants to sing the classical music that has brought her fame and money.

The first batch of new chefs has graduated from the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Wellington today, including a former MasterChef contestant who will be working for one of the world's top ranked restaurants.

Molly Ringwald is still sitting pretty, finds Barney McDonald.

More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next year.

Many people assume that sending their child to a private school will boost their academic achievement, writes Judith Nowotarski. That assumption is wrong.

Let's take a fresh look at the evolving and perennially interesting topic of corporate speak.

What’s a former All Black, TV star and multimillionaire entrepreneur doing hosting a mainstream breakfast radio show? Marc Ellis tells Alan Perrott why he can’t stand still.

Young people are overlooking the agricultural technology sector as a viable, well-paid career option, says Gallagher.

The benefit of an after-school job is far, far greater than the cash it gives teens, writes Donna McIntyre.