Advice

Finished university and found your very first proper corporate job? Before you tackle the challenges that await you in the workplace there are some essential do’s and don’ts for managing your first job successfully.

We ran a story yesterday that suggested Generation Y or the Millennials (the generation of people born between 1980 and 2000) were being unfairly branded as lazy.

Question: Can I please get your advice on whether I need a career plan? I have been all right so far without one but people keep telling me I need one.

We woke up to the horror of the Boston Marathon bombings yesterday.

Over the years we have conducted many surveys of Australian employees, each attracting thousands of responses.

Most working parents dread the school holidays at this time of year.

Whether you’re planning an immediate career move or not it is worthwhile investing some time to spring clean, or do a quick audit of, your CV.

It was all a bit emperor’s new clothes to me.

In her final speech as prime minister Julia Gillard said her gender “doesn’t explain everything, it doesn’t explain nothing, it explains some things.

Yesterday I caught up for coffee with a female executive who is keen to take responsibility for the women’s agenda in her workplace.

Got a burning question about your career, leadership, balance or how to create the success you are after? Send your questions, along with your first name, role and industry, to contact@womensagenda.

Following the news of Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday night, I immediately checked the comments in my twitter feed to gauge sentiment.