As chief toy tester and buyer for Farmers, the 31-year-old has a big role choosing which toys will be hot at Christmas.

My mother had clinical depression. As a consequence, I experienced difficult and upsetting moments in my childhood - none more so than when she was absent from home, residing in a psychiatric hospital.

As the end of the year approaches, deadlines get closer and the pressure starts to mount. It's easy to find ourselves working long coffee-fuelled hours and feeling near the end of our tether.

Steve Saunders' initial exposure to the horticultural innovation that has been a hallmark of his career came in the 1990s.

Holidays. They should be a time to recharge, relax and enjoy a change of pace. But the hardest part can be the unwinding, breaking the routine ... and turning the mobile phone off.

How many accountants will soon be out of a job because they are not tech-oriented, or open to redesigning their business?

Only 20 per cent of people near retirement surveyed passed a quiz about the basics of retirement planning.

Designed to catch you out or trip you up, this age old interview probe can actually be taken as a positive question.

He's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.

Joyce Russell answers reader questions about pursuing a job lead, the threat of being fired and leveraging offers.

By focusing on a 1 per cent daily improvement in any area of life, you'll become more effective in a short period of time, writes Robyn Pearce. .

Disruption is shaking up the existing order in today's workplaces. The aim of Frog Recruitment's final iNTRAPRENEUR breakfast for 2014 was to find out if we need to panic about the breakthrough disruptions that are reshaping the world of work.

An unhappy and miserable boss can be infectious and rub off on employees. New Massey University research found leaders who reported they were depressed were more likely to have unhappy staff.

Auckland is what academics call the super-diverse category, when more than 100 nationalities are represented.

Being able to identify recruitment agencies who share your enthusiasm about your career and provide a 'whole person' approach is key.

There's a common belief that women are better at multi-tasking than guys. It's only partly true.

As a rule, the Maori Court at Auckland Museum is a quiet place. Except during the popular Maori kapahaka performances, a reverential stillness always seems to reign.

A Curriculum Vitae or CV is your calling card to prospective employers - it is there to attract attention so you get that all-important interview.

Jim Moffatt, chief executive of Deloitte Consulting, talks about his long career at Deloitte and whether the world has too many consultants.

An increasing number of Kiwi firms are trying to keep staff healthy by shouting breakfast or fruit, running exercise or weight loss challenges.

The funny thing is, most marketing activity is highly... incorrectly... focused.

Rob Jeffrey was an understandably proud parent when he joined sons Grant and Craig and their team as they picked up the top award for family-owned company Kiwifruitz.

Gull has launched an investigation into claims petrol station attendants wages were docked when customers drive off without paying.