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5 Tips to dress for work
Career Path Planning

5 Tips to dress for work

Most people early on in their career experience some uncertainty about what to wear to work. It’s an issue that can be particularly troubling if …

Tedious meetings are wasting time
Career Coaching & Guidance

Tedious meetings are wasting time

I’ve just joined a company and our boss loves really long meetings to rehash everything. I’ve figured out that these plus follow-up reports, take up two days …

Initiative can reap rewards
Career Coaching & Guidance

Initiative can reap rewards

I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I have been looking for an entry-level analyst position in the finance sector for over a year now without success.

Choose your path and stick to it
Career Coaching & Guidance

Choose your path and stick to it

I am 28 years old and have been working as a financial journalist for two years. Before this, I worked for a year providing marketing services for financial derivatives to investment banks.

Food for thought in marketing shift
Career Coaching & Guidance

Food for thought in marketing shift

After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.

Accrue experience to land finance position
Career Coaching & Guidance

Accrue experience to land finance position

How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.

Sound advice can help you decide your future
Career Coaching & Guidance

Sound advice can help you decide your future

Contemplating a complete career change? Mark Enticott, the latest panellist to join the Classified Post’s team of Career Doctors, can help you make the change as he shares his personal experience in …

Social media’s job frontier
Career Coaching & Guidance

Social media’s job frontier

Whether you’re a fresh graduate or in the early stages of your career, social media can play an important role in your …

The secret of punctuality is planning
Career Coaching & Guidance

The secret of punctuality is planning

Getting to work on time is more important than most people think. Despite popular belief, your boss is aware of what time you arrive in the morning and leave …