Thanks to the wretched pandemic, the most recent official unemployment rate - released at the end of May - was 13.1 per cent. However, as JobKeeper continues and many people stop looking for work, that rate may be very misleading. The true portion of Australians out...
The pandemic has made life more difficult for everyone. For those fortunate enough to stay employed, the health risks and financial uncertainty has added to the feelings of stress and exhaustion. Unfortunately, restrictions and closures have also put many people out of work. For those people fortunate enough...
After two whirlwind years, Blended is still going better and stronger than ever. What started out as a single-employee business in a tiny office in Fortitude Valley has grown into one of Australia's most exciting new businesses. Here are a few of our proudest achievements from our...
You don't need to be a rugby league diehard to know the Brisbane Broncos aren't very good. Their 30-12 trouncing at home to the Titans on Saturday night was a new low for the once proud club. https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1276793269653917696?s=20 For anyone who grew up watching footy in the...
One of the seemingly limitless downsides of the pandemic is that it's forced us to stay inside more often. With all manner of creature comforts at home and in the office, the prospect of long periods indoors perhaps doesn't seem as grim as it would have...
Throughout a 40-year career in sales, you'll hear thousands of tips and tricks, some of which will be more useful than others. Some pieces of advice will be unique to dealing with a particular client, while others will last a lifetime. The need to be human is...
In the digital age we live in, it's never been harder to disconnect from our work lives. The days of the 40-hour, nine to five, Monday to Friday work week are well and truly over. Work now follows us out of the office onto our commutes...
Three months of living in a COVID-affected world has given us a new perspective on work habits. After endlessly worrying about deadlines and KPIs, we suddenly realised our very livelihoods were at stake. Had things spiralled out of control, overflowing hospitals and an even more severe recession...
Every once in a while, we reach a point in our careers when we know it’s time to move on. Knowing it’s time to leave and actually leaving are two very different things, however. Some bosses will try a range of tactics from the desperate to the...
After all the doom and gloom of this year, there’s a generally pessimistic attitude about the jobs market and recruitment. At the height of lockdown restrictions, it was certainly difficult to find work anywhere. We all felt like bears instead of bulls, cutting losses and reducing...