Monday, 29 September 2008
Aussies Happy to be Made Redundant if the Price is Right: Survey
With redundancies on the up, 44.3% of Australians say they would take a voluntary redundancy, according to a survey of 1,150 employees by LinkMe.com.au
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Environmental awareness on the up but employees demand still greener pastures: Survey
Over a third of Australian businesses show an extremely low degree of environmental awareness, with over half (58.7%) of employees saying that environmental issues are never discussed at their company
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Monday, 11 August 2008
Youth in the workplace have no business acumen: survey
Young people may bring fresh ideas to the workplace but it's text book knowledge with no real-world experience
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Monday, 21 July 2008
Cheapskate employers take advantage of workers' bank accounts
Over a third of employees are left short due to paying work expenses out of their own pockets
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Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Want your new employee to use their initiative and be a great leader? Then employ a Scout
LinkMe announces a new partnership with Scouts Australia that offers a dedicated online career resource tailored to suit the needs and skills of past and present members of the Scouting movement throughout Australia
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Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Candidates demand respect from recruiters
Despite the fact that Australia is enjoying the lowest rate of unemployment for 34 years, candidates throughout the land are saying that they are being treated poorly by recruiters and are not being shown the respect they deserve
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Aussie employees hounded by bosses 24/7 but too afraid to speak up
Over a third of Australian employees are being hounded by their bosses outside of working hours
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Australia offers the greatest global job prospects says the Aussie workforce
More than half of Australian employees believe that Australia offers the greatest job prospects in the current global economy
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
LinkMe expands sophisticated recruitment into Tasmanian market
LinkMe has acquired three new client companies in Tasmania demonstrating its commitment to assisting Tasmanian employers and candidates to find the perfect match
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Monday, 26 May 2008
Cyber bullies strike but bosses turn a blind eye
Almost half of victims of cyber bullying attacks in the workplace have not been taken seriously by their employers when seeking support and assistance
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Monday, 19 May 2008
Aussies searching for better paid jobs to cope...
Over forty per cent of the Australian workforce says that it needs to look for better paid employment in order to cope with the increasing cost of living
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Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Aussie employees call on government to force business...
More than half of Australian companies are turning their backs on environmentally friendly initiatives
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Friday, 14 March 2008
Aussies want to see their colleagues package
Contrary to the wishes of most employers 52% of Aussies would like to see a transparent salary policy in their workplace believing it would impact positively on their office environment
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008
LinkMe appoints New South Wales state manager to service growing demand
Australia's most innovative career building and networking site LinkMe.com.au today announced the appointment of State Manager for New South Wales, Alison Sparks
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Thursday, 7 February 2008
Aussies notice the body first
79% of Australian employees believe body language speaks louder than words especially when it comes to interpreting the boss' directions or making sense of a conversation at work
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Friday, 25 January 2008
Uni students don't care
Six out of 10 (59%) Australians believe students are entering university courses without really thinking through the potential job opportunities or salary expectations
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Monday, 14 January 2008
Gen Y fever hits the job market in 2008
Job loyalty is out the window for Aussies of all ages as the Generation Y ethos of quick money, quick success and fast promotion spreads across the Aussie workplace
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Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Bosses throw the book at Facebook
43.5% of Facebook users admit to logging onto the social networking site in secret while at work
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Friday, 14 December 2007
Thumbs up to immigrant workers
64.4% of employees say they find it really easy to work with new immigrants and 57.7% say its because they are hungry and eager to work
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Friday, 7 December 2007
Aussies urge youth to take up trades
Older Australians are urging the young and upcoming generation to take up a trade
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Friday, 30 November 2007
Aussies won't apply for a job where the salary is not advertised
85% of Aussies want to see an advertised salary before applying for a job
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Monday, 12 November 2007
LinkMe completes national coverage with the opening of its Perth office
LinkMe Pty Ltd, Australia's leading career building and networking site today announced the opening of its Perth office completing its national roll-out
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Females seen as the less capable employee
51% of Aussies believe women are still not treated equally in the workplace and the main reason is they are perceived as less capable than males
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Monday, 22 October 2007
LinkMe passes 100,000 members
LinkMe.com.au today announced that it has in excess of 100,000 members
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007
76% of Aussies want to be headhunted
76% of Aussies would like to be headhunted for a better job
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Tuesday, 2 October 2007
Job interviews a minefield for discrimination
60.4% of Aussies say they were questioned about their personal life during job interviews and 36% said they were discriminated against because of their answers
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007
58% of Aussies work for below the par companies
58% of Aussies say their current employer is not ideal
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007
87% of Aussies demand work changes to save the environment
87% of people believe the government should offer incentives encouraging Aussie businesses to have staff work from home
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007
41% of Aussies say colleagues are making them FAT
Aussies battling the bulge could have colleagues with sweet toothed tendencies to blame
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Thursday, 2 August 2007
Paris, Lindsay and Britney kill Aussies' A-list aspirations
Spiralling out of control Hollywood 'It Girls' have ruined the aspirations of Australians coveting the glamorous life of celebrity
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Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Workplace violence up 400%
LinkMe.com.au has found that there has been a 400% increase in work place violence since 1998
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Monday, 9 July 2007
Aussies unemployable after 50
An astounding 73% of Aussies believe that by the age of 50 finding new employment is almost impossible
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Thursday, 28 June 2007
WORKING 6 to 9 - One in five admits to getting frisky on the job!
Aussies like to keep their romantic options open whilst on the job with 20 percent of people saying they have not only been getting intimate at the office but also admit to doing 'it' during work hours
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Friday, 22 June 2007
75,000 Aussies just waiting for a new job
75,000 Aussie employees know their worth and are keen to be headhunted on LinkMe.com.au.
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Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Aussies would rather date tradies than doctors
Australian singles prefer to date tradies like carpenters, tilers and painters rather than professionals
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Thursday, 31 May 2007
Young bosses face workplace backlash
31% of Australian workers say they currently work for a boss younger than themselves and a further 29.5% are not happy taking orders form bosses that are often at least a generation younger
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Desk rage drives colleagues up the wall
Office workers with a negative attitude drive their workers up the wall
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007
One third of Aussies live pocket to mouth
34.3% of Australians say they live pocket to mouth and 24.6% say they are currently forced to look out for a job that pays more money
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Monday, 7 May 2007
Fired and furious - but do you tell?
A massive 34.3% of Australian workers say they have been fired at least once in their working lives
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Monday, 30 April 2007
Workers put life on hold
Workplace changes are not making life better for the majority of Aussies with 58% of people saying that they are not happy with their current work/life balance
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Aussie employees sabotaged by their underhanded colleagues
An astounding 51% of Aussie workers have had their professional reputation deliberately damaged by a colleague
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Moonlighting - the new Aussie way of life
With dollar signs in their eyes 76% of Australians would like to do additional paid work on top of their primary job
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Tuesday, 3 April 2007
No bangs for small bucks
Money is the greatest motivator when it comes to job performance with 85% of people admitting they would work harder if financially rewarded for each outcome
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Thursday, 1 March 2007
Aussie Companies Are Atheist At Work
Muslim, Hindu, Catholic or Jewish – regardless of the religion of the boss or the employees, it has absolutely no influence on organisational policies or culture according to 90 per cent of people surveyed. Read more
Thursday, 22 February 2007
Staff Make Themselves At Home at Work
Work is like a home away from home for Australians with 53% of workers saying that they do not change their usual behaviour when on the job.
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Thursday, 8 February 2007
No Kids More Quid
Despite employers becoming increasingly flexible with their work arrangements, government attention on child care and ongoing equal opportunities for mums or dads, a big chunk of Australians still believe that those with no kids are more likely to be more successful in the career stakes.
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Thursday, 25 January 2007
Desperate Employers Scrounge For Staff
Australian employers are desperate for talent and are turning to extreme tactics to catch the interest of the best workers in the country Read more
Wednesday, 17 January 2007
Aussies Wake Up To Water Wastage At Work
In the height of the current drought crisis, a huge 66% of Australians believe their employers could be doing a lot more to save water at work
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Wednesday, 3 January 2007
Gen Y Aussies will travel as far as the resume reaches
70% of Y Generation Australian’s have already spent considerable time overseas and 65% intend to spend time overseas in the future
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Friday, 22 December 2006
Aussie workers turn high-paid cleaners the week before NY
Arguably the smartest workers in the country will work their way right up to the new year on their usual salary to clean their desk, organise their files and get set for the year ahead
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Friday, 15 December 2006
Aussie employees ditch work parties for their own
Australian employees have lost the office Christmas cheer this year with 29% admitting they will not attend their employers Christmas party
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Friday, 8 December 2006
Aussies on the move in the New Year
28.7% of Australians say they have worked overseas at some stage in their lives and a further 43% say working overseas is on top of the New Year's wish list
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Friday, 1 December 2006
LinkMe opens new offices to capture key growth areas
Australia's leading career building and networking site have opened the doors of two new offices in Sydney and Brisbane to capitalise on the successful growth the company has experienced in these two key markets
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Friday, 24 November 2006
Aussies demand a familiar voice when calling service providers
Australians are so outraged with their service calls being answered by overseas companies that 74% are prepared to change service providers to speak to an Australian customer service operator
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Thursday, 9 November 2006
Aussie job hunters snubbed by employers
Almost all Australians have applied for a job throughout their career and not heard a word back from the employer
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Friday, 3 November 2006
Aussies united with Thorpie on the job front
With Ian Thorpe drawing the curtains on a career he has achieved so much in, many Australians find themselves in the same position
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Thursday, 26 October 2006
Dream jobs to stay that way for Aussies
An astonishing 86% of Australians are not working in their dream job. A further 50% are not even working in the industry needed to get there
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Friday, 20 October 2006
Aussies search for greener pastures
Australian employees are on the look out for greener pastures with 29% confessing they search for jobs most days
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Thursday, 12 October 2006
Bosses get burnt while cooking the books
Staff are willing to dob in their dodgy boss with 33% of Australians admitting they would anonymously tip off the tax man if their employer was cooking the books
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Friday, 15 September 2006
Postcodes Seal The Deal For Workers
Postcodes have well and truly joined the list of workforce discrimination issues with an enormous 43% of Australian workers believing they have missed out on a job opportunity because of where they live.
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Friday, 8 September 2006
Boss Runs Company, Staff Run Boss' Life
Aussie men are proving to be the boss' crutch with 38% admitting to carrying out personal favours
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Thursday, 7 September 2006
Internet The New Addiction For Naughties Workers
Australians are relying on the internet at work to keep their life in order with 65% of employees admitting they use the internet on the job for personal use and a further 58% are willing to sacrifice their coffee fix to stay connected to the net!
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Friday, 25 August 2006
Work Dress Code Brought Down By Casual Fridays
More than one in three Australians believe that casual days have significantly brought down the level of dress in the workplace overall.
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Friday, 11 August 2006
Aussies Want Longer Work Days, Shorter Work Weeks
Australians prefer to work like dogs during the day in exchange for a longer weekend
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Friday, 11 August 2006
Suited, booted and going commando
What's on the outside does matter to the majority of workers, with 60% saying that not only is dress something they notice at work
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Thursday, 3 August 2006
50000 People Link-up With LinkMe.com.au
Linkme.com.au, Australia's leading career building and networking site today announced that it has quadrupled its member base since December 2005 and is now connecting over 50,000 registered members to 1,219 employers and almost 40% of recruiters.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2006
Blokes Addicted To Their Portable Member
More than 1 in 4 men consider themselves addicted to their portable communication device, such as a blackberry, with 49% even taking it on holidays and 30% bringing it along to dates!
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Wednesday, 19 July 2006
Work Worsens With Winter... Survey
As the degrees drop in winter, so too does worker motivation according to a survey of 498 people by Australia's leading career building and networking site, Linkme.com.au.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2006
Workers Short Changed On Company Expenses
Interest fees charged on late credit card payments are being picked up by employees because of late reimbursement of work expenses.
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Tuesday, 4 July 2006
Aussies Swap Cash For Security...Poll
Australian workers would swap cash for job security according to a poll by Australia's leading career building and networking site, Linkme.com.au.
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Monday, 26 June 2006
World Cup Brings On Workmates
Footy fanaticism will bring together workmates durng the World Cup, particularly when Australia plays Brazil at 2am Monday morning.
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Monday, 19 June 2006
Aussies Working Harder Than Ever... Weekend Jobs... Overtime And Bosses Expect It
One third of the Australian working population say they are working so hard they feel like they are doing two jobs according to a survey conducted by Australia's leading career networking site, LinkMe.
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Monday, 12 June 2006
Workers Flirt With Fire - Survey
When in desperate need of an outcome at work, over 40% of Australians will bat their eyelids, bite their lip and engage in other forms of flirtatious behaviour to get what they want
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Monday, 5 June 2006
LinkMe Launches Personal Assessment Tool for Workers
Workers can find out how they stack up against their peers, the opposite sex or how others perceive them thanks to the launch of AssessMe Platinum, a personal assessment tool
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Friday, 26 May 2006
Polar Generations Make Icy Workplace
The opinions of Generation Y and Baby Boomers are at polar ends when it comes to age and the workplace
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006
C.E.O = S.E.X
Being CEO can be the quickest route to sex according to 1 in 4 Australians, who believe the title would simply make them irresistible.
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Friday, 19 May 2006
Personality Over Performance
Workers put personality over performance when making a hire
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Monday, 15 May 2006
Poll Shows Loyalty Is Dead
Loyal workers are a dying breed
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Friday, 12 May 2006
Employers Hone In On Location, Location, Location
Employers and recruiters can now search LinkMe.com.au’s the 40,000 plus candidate database by location, with the launch of the latest feature upgrades on Australia’s leading career building and networking site.
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Friday, 5 May 2006
Online Search Finds a New Purpose
Recruiters are increasingly looking for a more targeted method of finding quality candidates, sparking a revolution in online based searches according to a key note address by recruitment elder statesman, Geoff Morgan at an RCSA breakfast in Sydney this morning.
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Tuesday, 11 April 2006
Egocentric Workers Want To Be Headhunted
Australians loathe the long waits, fierce competition and rejection letters that come with applying to advertised jobs, with 90% of workers saying they far prefer to be headhunted
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Monday, 10 April 2006
LinkMe Ups The Thrill And Simplifies The Chase
Melbourne, 10th of April 2006 - Linkme.com.au, Australia's leading career building and networking site, today announced a simpler, more targeted search tool for recruiters and employers, that puts them in touch with tens of thousands of prospects for less than the cost of one online job ad.
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Saturday, 1 April 2006
Survey Shows Employees Forced to Work Through Sickness
31 percent of employees confess that they have been made to work through an illness, even when they've felt like dying
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Sunday, 19 March 2006
LinkMe Links LinkMe To Its Own Latest Recruits
Linkme.com.au took a dose of its own medicine and found its latest two recruits, new marketing communications whizz, Kathy Angelone and sales guru David Kenyon
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Sunday, 19 March 2006
Workers In Love, But Not With Their Bosses: Survey
2006 may well be remembered as the year of the work love-in with 63% of Australians saying they love their jobs
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Sunday, 19 March 2006
Cashing In On A New Start!
LinkMe is pleased to announce that the $5K Cash in on a New Career promotion has been awarded to a member* from WA. This lucky member stated the prize couldn't have come at a better time. Working in IT, he is looking to take his career to the next level and find a more challenging role in the industry.
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Thursday, 16 March 2006
More Aussies would love it if they did it right
If Aussies did it right, they'd make more money and have a greater chance at landing the best job
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Sunday, 26 February 2006
Workers Count On Penny Pinching For Future Financial Support
One in four Australians will rely on penny pinching from partners in the future to sustain their current lifestyle
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Sunday, 19 February 2006
High Salaries Earn Respect
Highly paid individuals are commanding high respect because of the belief that salary is the great measure of worth
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Sunday, 12 February 2006
Night Time Networking Nets Terrifying Success
Thirty percent of people say they find the prospect of networking absolutely terrifying
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Sunday, 5 February 2006
LinkMe Hots Up Australian Employment Scene
Cool Australian career building and networking site,
LinkMe.com.au has reached a sizzling 25,000 registered candidates and 1,100 active employers and recruiters at tyre burning speed.
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Thursday, 19 January 2006
Workers Make Money Out Of New Mates
60% of Australians think about how to make money out of people they first meet socially
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Thursday, 12 January 2006
Mentor As Anything
Getting your own mentor is not only the latest must have work accessory, but it's a speeding bullet to success
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Monday, 19 December 2005
New Year Promises Mass Resignations
34% of A survey of 520 workers by Australia's leading career building and networking site, Linkme.com.au has found that 69% of workers have resolved to pack up their desk knickknacks, take their stapler and quit their job!
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Monday, 19 December 2005
Employers stressing over lack of business or too much of it
Employers have been losing sleep and it’s not from all the Christmas parties! Australian workers say that the top two issues their employers are seriously stressed about are not enough business (21%) or too much of it (14%)
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Thursday, 8 December 2005
Australians Prefer To Walk Out Than Put Up With Jerks
Eighty two percent of Australian workers have experienced working for a big jerk
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Monday, 5 December 2005
Stingy Bosses Spread Christmas Cheer Thinly At Silly Seasons Do's
34% of Aussie workers say their bosses simply wont fork out anywhere near enough money to make the Christmas function worthwhile and a huge 53% say their employers will spend only enough to make a Christmas party look impressive
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Saturday, 19 November 2005
Crimes Of Grime Create Kitchen Nazis In The Workplace
Grubby staff bring out the kitchen nazi in the office
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Saturday, 19 November 2005
Office Gossips Upset Work Colleagues But Sucking Up To The Boss Takes The Cake
37% of Australian workers say colleagues gossiping behind their backs makes their worklife a misery
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Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Guilt: The Internal Hurdle For Women In Busness
Four of Australia’s thought leaders on women and employment issues today told an audience of 130 attendees at a LinkMe breakfast seminar on The Guilt Ceiling, that the key to not feeling guilt is to be honest about goals and priorities, and learn to say no.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Campbell Sallabank Appointed CEO Of LinkMe.com.au
Geoff Morgan is pleased to announce Campbell Sallabank as the CEO of
LinkMe.com.au, Australia¹s first networking and career building site and joint venture between Morgan and Banks Investments and Sensis.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Poorly Dressed Bosses Deter Job Applicants
Poorly or unfashionably dressed bosses are deterring job applicants from accepting jobs
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Thursday, 25 August 2005
It's a dog's life getting pet sick leave
18% of Australian workers say they would be allowed to take sick leave in order to care for an ill pet
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Friday, 19 August 2005
Sensis And MBI Launch Game Changing Career Networking Site
Sensis, a leading Australian advertising and information company, and Morgan and Banks Investments (MBI) today announced the launch of LinkMe, an innovative online career networking site set to change the traditional employment market in Australia. With a unique candidate focus, LinkMe offers job hunters, employers, networkers and recruiters' distinctive benefits provided by no other web site in Australia.
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Friday, 19 August 2005
Office Busybodies Know How Much Their Colleagues Earn
Despite confidentiality which surrounds salary packages, a massive 41% of Australian employees say they know the salary ranges of their co-workers
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Friday, 19 August 2005
The Internet Has Created A Fickle Workforce
With 85% of the workforce believing that a job for life no longer exists and 23% of employees staying in their current positions for only one year, bosses are facing an enormous problem as they struggle to keep up with employee churn.
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Friday, 19 August 2005
Condoleeza Rice Syndrome Alive And Well In Australia
Condoleeza Rice, National Security Advisor, US maintains that President George W Bush is her work husband.
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Friday, 19 August 2005
Zero Degrees Of Separation
More than 60%, of all positions are filled through referrals from personal connections
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