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interview

Oct 10, 2011 Coaching

Looking for work? Here’s how to stand out

Fiona Wainrit knows what bosses are looking for. Fiona has many years’ experience in recruiting, training and mentoring staff, along with Psychology and HR qualifications. She has an extensive background in recruitment with a deep understanding of workplace dynamics. Now with her own successful career coaching agency, Finetuned Coaching, Fiona has put together some honest [...]

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Jun 7, 2011 Interviews

Sarah Stein and her amazing work at home journey. From corporate high flyer to Work At Home Mum

by Leah Gibbs

I recently interviewed Sarah Stein, of Miss Efficiency Bookkeeping. Sarah launched her business model with the intention of working from home and having a baby. There have been many changes since launching in 2002 – starting out solo, hiring staff, moving to commercial premises, developing the franchise. Business has now come full circle and Sarah [...]

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Feb 25, 2011 Interviews

Get That Job! 5 Great Tips to Ace the Interview

by Leah Gibbs

With all of the challenges the current economy is throwing at us, more and more people find themselves looking for new jobs. Many people perform great in the initial screening process only to find themselves being passed over after the in-person interview. Here are five job interview tips that you can use to increase the [...]

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Feb 15, 2011 In the Media

Lifestyle Careers Questions and Answers 1 for Sunshine Coast Daily

by Leah Gibbs

How does Lifestyle Careers help people work from home? Lifestyle Careers is an online recruitment job board designed for people seeking opportunities to work flexibly with a strong focus on telecommuting and working from home.

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Aug 2, 2010 Interviews

Why job interviews are like first dates. Seven signs you’ll be seeing each other again

by Karalyn Brown

Sometimes you walk out of a job interview and you just know you’ve hit it off with the interviewer. You have that sense of warmth like the job is a good fit. You can only think good things about the job, the interview and the employer. A job interview that’s gone well is almost like [...]

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Apr 30, 2010 Interviews

Karina Pengelly – The Australian Home Study Institute

by Leah Gibbs

Karina Pengelly, Director of the Australian Home Study Institute talks to Your Balance about being a work at home mum and working part time. She obviously has a super power, running a busy family with her husband Jay and family of four kids – she still gets time to read a book, go to the [...]

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Apr 23, 2010 Opinion

Smooth Interview – Thanks to my botox

by Sally-Anne Blanshard

I was amazed to hear on the news the other day that some people are getting botox in their quest for a more youthful appearance and ultimately a new employment contract. With the rise in unemployment globally, largely due to redundancies, more and more individuals are looking for the same jobs and there is an [...]

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Feb 20, 2010 Interviews

Lucia Van Gerwin, Interior Decorator, opens her curtains

by Leah Gibbs

In spite of her father’s advice, Lucia Van Gerwin found her way into interior decorating early in her career. She is has been the Managing Director of More Than Curtains for over 20 years.

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Feb 8, 2010 Interviews

Freelance Writer Sharon Thompson Tells it Like it is

by Leah Gibbs

An interview with Queensland based Freelance Writer Sharon Thompson. Sharon has worked in news, features, real estate writing, column writing, media liaison, media training, web text and more.

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Feb 3, 2010 Interviews

Bring Your Own Kids: Leah Squires Builds a Business

by Leah Gibbs

Leah Squires runs her own travel business specialising in family travel. In this interview she shares with Your Balance the ups and downs of her journey and what keeps her going.

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Jan 19, 2010 Interviews