Have you ever seen a job that you were interested in, or been approached about an opportunity, only to go to send your resume and realise that the last time you updated it was many years ago?

Have you ever read a job description and thought “wow, that sounds just like what I’ve been doing” and then had to re-write your resume because you had forgotten to include all of the important achievements and day to day tasks from your last role?

Appeared in: MyCareer
Author: Sue White
Date: July 10th 2010

When developing business networks, giving is as important as receiving.

When Jennifer Dalitz moved to the city from a small town in South Australia, it took her a while to realise there was more going on in the world of work than initially met the eye.

Returning to work after having a child/children is daunting, exciting and a shock to the system.

I remember thinking about the prospect of going back to work after 2 years at home. I was excited about having normal adult conversations, having a separate identity again even for a short period of time, and earning an income. This last point can really affect your self esteem!

For the most part when you conduct an employment reference, the answers are overall very positive, after all people generally only provide references if they know the referee has good things to say about them!

But occasionally you do conduct an employment reference that is not gleaming or packed with wonderful things about your work ethic and capabilities and with social networking playing a big part in the employment process these days your reputation and your previous references are more important than ever.