Why it’s worth giving graduates a go
GRADUATES straight out of university may not have experience but there is plenty they bring to a team — and research shows they are far more loyal than the Milennial stereotype would suggest.
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Doctor’s excuse for decapitating baby
A BABY was decapitated on her watch. Now, this doctor has told a tribunal she’s “sorry it did not come out the way I meant it”. WARNING: Graphic and disturbing content
$346,000 job ‘must stay empty’
IT’S a plum job that pays $340,000 a year, but some are now arguing it “fulfils no function” and must be left empty.
How to be a young success story
From Einstein to Marie Curie, Atlassian to the Kardashians, there are many examples of young people skipping the corporate ladder and finding success sooner.
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Why you need to be a shameless self-promoter
CONSIDER this your official permission to be an obnoxious and in-your-face self-promoter. Because without it, you won’t get anywhere in life.
Employers give up on hiring staff
LABOURERS, drivers, sales reps and tradies are among the jobs employers are finding the hardest to fill, but few bosses are willing to take on untrained staff.
Ghostwriter: Why it’s easy to cheat at uni
IT’S easy to get away with cheating at university, according to a ghostwriter who took to completing other people’s essays to survive during the GFC.
Schoolboy earning $100,000 a year
A BOY started earning extra cash in high school by selling mobile accessories on eBay. By the time he left school his annual turnover was $100,000.
Why women really work
JACINTA Tynan cried as she drove to work for weeks after her babies were born. But there’s a good reason she persisted and it was so worth it.
‘Why I resent being told to find a good job’
EDWARD Makepeace has a great reason to resent being told to get a ‘good job’, and he couldn’t be more furious with Joe Hockey’s out of touch comment.
Harvard graduate’s massive gift
THE world’s most prestigious university just received a massive boost. Harvard graduate and Wall Street billionaire John Paulson has stunned everyone.
‘Kill all white men’: Storm over tweet
A UNIVERISTY ‘diversity officer’ who tweeted ‘kill all white men’ is not exactly repentant. But she will keep her job despite a fierce backlash.
The biggest lies told in interviews
HOW far would you stretch the truth to land that dream job? Half of all employers believe candidates lie on their resumes. Here are the worst ones.
Inside the mind of a hitman
PEOPLE who kill strangers for money have a common trait. This is how paid assassins do their job while still managing to sleep at night.
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