Archive for January 2009
So, what do you do?,
The SMH’s Josephine Tovey has written a piece about deciding what you want to be, taking a gap year and the generational differences between baby-boomers and recent young graduates.
In Woody Allen’s latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the twentysomething Cristina, played by his latest muse, Scarlett Johansson, gives a surprising answer to the ubiquitous question “So, what do you do?”
Recently finished college and showing no inclination towards a career, Cristina simply replies: “I’m at liberty.”
Job hunting in a shrinking economy – Campbell Live
“So if you are one of the unlucky ones caught by the credit crunch, how do you get noticed in a now crowded market? And how frustrating is it when you notice some jobs are advertised more than once?”
“I always go in wanting the job at the end of the day, even if you don’t want it you can decide later, you come across better if you go in thinking you want this job,” says Ms Barker.
“Everybody is afraid of rejection but if you really believe in yourself and believe you are right for the job then pick up that phone.”
Earn and Travel…Teach English Overseas!
Teaching English overseas is the perfect way to experience an entirely foreign culture, travel and still make money!
CareerHub has many vacancies advertised for doing just this in South Korea RIGHT NOW. Teaching experience is often not required, you just need to be a native English speaker and hold a bachelor’s degree! The salary is good, the hours flexible and housing and flights can be included!
So if you want to get out of your comfort zone and see the world, teach English overseas!
For more information visit CareerHub to browse the jobs currently available or have a look around on the following websites:
footprintsrecruiting.com
teach-english-korea.com/
and jetprogramme.org for teaching English in Japan (applications usually taken at the end of each year).
Risky jobs in 2009
A report by a research firm has drawn up a list of Australia’s 10 most vulnerable industries for 2009, and New Zealanders in some of those industries agree there are parallels here.
Topping the list were tyre manufacturing, car retailing, international airlines and real estate. Investment banking and brokerage jobs came seventh.
Neil Paviour-Smith, managing director of brokerage Forsyth Barr, estimates 40 to 50 local investment bankers, analysts and office staff were retrenched last year as overseas-owned firms cut back.
He has also seen a “huge increase” in the number of returning Kiwis from London and New York trying to find finance sector work back home.
“You’re going to see unemployment affected by the return-home factor from people in those areas,” he said.
Full article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4813119a13.html
The School of Success
TV One is launching an exciting new three-part reality show titled, ‘The School of Success’ on January 13, at 9.30pm, that follows a number of students all with quite different personality traits in their quest to become materially successful. They range from a millionaire to a real-estate agent and a hypnotherapist.
Three ‘experts’ (the teachers) fronting the series include Marc Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Victoria University along with Tony Falkenstein from the business sector and John Wall in the motivation and communication area.
“The problem with success is that it is really ambiguous. For someone, it might be about money, or a career; for someone else, it’s about having a close-knit, tight family, or pushing themselves to run a marathon” – Marc Wilson.
Gain some tips on becoming successful! Don’t miss out!
