When back at school, and thinking about a career to pursue after I left (or trying to, I realise how futile that was now), I never really pictured myself holding down a nine-to-five job, as part of a cradle-to-grave career. Actually I saw myself living life in some kind of (hedonistic) stasis such was my indecision. Fast forward to 2008, and both the "cradle to grave" career, and nine-to-five, Monday ... Read full entry

This is what we really needed to be told at high school about "planning" journeys into the unknown. Career planning becomes painful precisely because it's such an important decision and we come to understand that we have only very limited useful information. The best strategy for career planning is this: make your best guess, try it out and don't be surprised if you don't like it. But for heaven's ... Read full entry

IT consultancy ThoughtWorks Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging more girls and young women to pursue careers in technology, Girls in IT. The pivotal questions are, why are girls not interested in studying technology subjects at school, and, what can be done to motivate them to do so? Women account for less than 15% of the people working in technology in Australia, and 52% of the ... Read full entry

For many of us, when it comes to career matters, this is a question we will be asking ourselves through out our working life, in an age when "our career paths are organic and will constantly change." I sure feel like I've been asking myself that question all my life. :) I told them that even though many people will pretend they know all of the answers, the truth ... Read full entry

It is often said that staying in the same job, with the same company, for more than two to three years becomes detrimental to your long term career prospects. However those who do stay put, often assume the top job in a company far sooner than those who chop and change employers. Ms Hamori's research (with Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School in Philadelphia) looked at companies in the S&P ... Read full entry

Career decisions: The perfect job fantasy, by Megan Tough. Some interesting thoughts on the seemingly never ending quest for that holiest of grails, the perfect job. The truth is there is rarely a single outcome in the search for ideal work. A career is only a part of a lifestyle and a lifestyle encompasses all aspects of our life. Those who consider their career in isolation from the rest of ... Read full entry

The Power of Concurrent Careers by Matt Villano at Jugglezine. This is possibly something one or two bloggers could identify with: concurrent, or multiple, careers. According to the U.S. Labor Department, 5.4 percent of the workforce, or 7.9 million people, hold multiple jobs - the highest number since 1999. Many of these people juggle multiple jobs because they need the money. In special cases, however, people do it to feed ... Read full entry

Despite the name, Career Ramblings isn't a blog entirely focussed on career development, and Californian based co-producers John Anthony and Jane May, also offer an array of what they refer to as "life in general" articles. While there is all sorts of useful information on career related matters ranging from giving your CV or resume a makeover, writing cover letters, help with completing job applications, ... Read full entry

Day 37. Speed of life. Lack of speed of internet and on-line applications.The amount of time wasted waiting and waiting for something to load. I don’t know how many hours have been lost to waiting over the last few weeks. Oh well.This is another late night for me, but I am pleased to say I have launched a new project:The InterChange Desk. To use my own copy “career change ... Read full entry