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Tom O'Neil: Online vs offline personal branding
The authentic you We all know those people... The ones who present a positive "brand" during working hours, then turn into a completely
The authentic you We all know those people... The ones who present a positive "brand" during working hours, then turn into a completely
You've got your pay-slip, but are you also privy to the detailed calculations involved to reach your wage figure? Even if you are
COMMENT: Through a plumbing apprenticeship young people are setting themselves up for a career where there is huge demand for their skills.
The Labour Party is by no means alone in worrying what to do about 74,000 young people who are in neither employment, education or training.
Labour will offer six months full-time work in community or environmental areas to under-24s who are unemployed for more than six months.
COMMENT: This week's jobs figures look fantastic, but they disguise flat real GDP per hour worked and an essentially stagnant economy.
Labour has proposed a raft of changes including allowing beneficiaries to do voluntary work instead of looking for a paid job and removing work testing for single parents.
Labour is considering a 'training levy' on businesses that rely on migrant labour without providing training for New Zealand workers.
Labour is set to outline plans to offer free re-training to workers whose jobs are overtaken by technological advances - on top of its 3-years free tertiary education plan.
Chanelle Haffenden has been overwhelmed with job offers after she appeared in the Herald with a "hire me" sign.
Are you starting to wonder where all the outstanding leaders are in the world? And why it's so hard to find them in public office
Employers are going to need to work harder to engage staff rather than just "retain them" and there will be even greater need to develop
Some big brand employers have got behind a campaign to get 500 young people into jobs in 50 days.
Chanelle Haffenden is fed up with firing off CVs to faceless human resources managers and is trying a more direct approach.
New Zealand's unemployment rate fell below 5 per cent for the first time since December 2008.
A woman has been awarded $13,500 after being found to have been unjustifiably dismissed due to her health issues.
Recent debates were like the job interview in the presidential race, with plenty of lessons - try these tips.
It doesn't have the most glamorous duties in the world, but here's why nearly 10,000 people are vying for this job.
An Auckland personal trainer has received $48,000 after falling 2.7m from a fire escape in September 2015.
COMMENT: Boards may make better decisions if directors have some understanding of the psychology of decision-making.
COMMENT: Same old approach won't solve the big issues, says author.
A review has recommended a new law to govern police vetting systems because of the broad range of information being released by police to employers.
Who's winning the "class struggle" between business and workers?
As a specialist in personal branding, I'm continually amazed that many people don't take full advantage of their LinkedIn account
A branch of McDonald's in Sydney threw a party this week to mark the 30th anniversary of one staff member's first day on the job.
The owners of an Auckland motel say they are the victims of a dirty trick after they were accused by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters of advertising for cheap, illegal labour.
The chairman of an Australian mental health foundation has called for CEOs' bonuses to be partially tied to the mental wellbeing of their staff.
Walk along Auckland's Queen St any weekday lunchtime and you could be fooled into thinking you were in one of the many bustling cities
The recent Colin Craig debacle is a cautionary tale of reputation gone awry. We all know the details; rich minor-party politician