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If you want to make 2025 a great year, a MAP can help show you how to get there

Want to have a great year at work? You just need a map

There’s a simple way to set yourself up for your best work year yet – and ironically, it involves focusing on your life outside work.

  • Tim Duggan

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Searching for a job day and night is one thing. Being answerable to a robot is another thing entirely.

I knew finding a job wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t expect to come up against so many robots

After a few painful months of job hunting, I understood why Sarah Connor wanted to destroy all AI in Terminator 2.

  • Samantha Allemann
’Tis the season for resolutions, but recent studies have shown setting specific goals is less effective than just...trying your best.

Forget big, bold new year goals. Instead, just do your best

Recent studies have shown setting specific goals is less effective than just trying your best.

  • Jim Bright
Moving up in the world of work takes a bit of persistence, and might make you a bit unfcomfortable.

Three ways to help you climb the career ladder faster

Following these simple strategies will significantly improve your ability to achieve your dream job and have a rich and fulfilling career.

  • Richard Triggs
AstraZeneca staff Penny George and Geraldine Murphy at the firm’s Sydney production plant.

Where Sydney’s million new jobs will come from

Five industries will drive Sydney’s economic growth – but there’s a catch.

  • Matt Wade
Planning a holiday can be more stressful if workplaces don’t have clear guidelines on how leave is approved.

My co-worker went on holiday, while my leave was denied. Is that fair?

A lack of clear process has caused a big problem here, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
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Co-owner of Melbourne’s EvoBuilt, builder Robby Kruyer

Gen Z on the tools: How times are changing for Australian tradies

Within a decade, thousands of Baby Boomers running trade businesses will have hung up their workbooks, paving the way for a new way of doing things.

  • Sue White
A promotion with better pay is often highly sought after, but it may not be all it seems.

Higher pay, better title – but do promotions actually help your career?

Getting a promotion – more responsibility, more pay – is often sought after in our workplaces. But they might be doing us more harm than good.

  • Tim Duggan

‘Every wrinkle is celebrated’: The women using age to their career advantage

Returning to work after taking years – or even decades – away? For some women, the benefits far outweigh the challenges.

  • Dilvin Yasa
An exit interview can be a useful way for both you and the company to reflect on your employment.

How to quit a job with dignity (even if you don’t want to)

On average, we’ll leave jobs 12 times over the course of our lives. Here are some simple rules to follow to make the process easier.

  • Tim Duggan

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/careers-645