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Managing Your Career - Tips from career development practitioners

Compiled by Dr Ann Villiers in collaboration with the Career Development Association of Australia

These articles provide you with an introduction to the Career Development Association of Australia and the value of career development practitioners. Practical tips are then given on managing your career through various phases - from building a reputation and networking, through marketing, handling transitions, to preparing a resume, writing to selection criteria and selling yourself during a job interview.

Expect More from 2009

Another compilation by Gihan Perera offering you strategies for success from leading experts in personal and professional development.

Expect More from 2008

Compiled by Gihan Perera, an expert in leveraging expertise for profit, this ebook gives you strategies for success from leading experts in personal and professional development. Use it to set goals, identify useful ideas, expand your horizons.

101 ways to erode trust in public sector recruiting

This free ebook identifies for selection panels and managers 101 ways in which ill-informed choices can erode trust in the integrity and professionalism of public sector recruiting processes.

Public sector recruiting is meant to be based on merit, fairness, openess yet many behaviours erode perceptions that this is actually happening. The Australian Public Service Commission's State of the Service Report for 2002-03 identified that only 59% of employees agreed that their agency consistently applied merit during competitive selection processes. This figure had declined to 53% by 2004-05.

While the exact reasons for this decline are unclear, the perception may well be affected by the many micro behaviours across a recruitment process that can be seen as unprofessional or inappropriate.

Recruiting staff is a major PR exercise. When people are not trained in the relevant skills, are ill-informed and operate on hearsay and assumption, the scope for eroding trust is wide.

This ebook draws attention to these micro behaviours with a view to raising the standard of professionalism and the perception that merit is consistently applied during competitive selection processes. Talk to Dr Villiers about her program Recruiting, Selecting and Retaining Staff, a program for people on selection panels

Compiled by Gihan Perera, an expert in leveraging expertise for profit, this ebook gives you strategies for success from leading experts in personal and professional development.

Expect More gives you 57 pages of tips on confidence, happiness, authenticity, achieving goals, choice and much more.

40 Speaking Tips for Business Award Winners

Congratulations, you've won a business award.

You're glowing with pleasure at being recognised by your peers, your industry, your community.

But now you're being asked to speak at meetings, breakfasts, even conferences!

Public speaking is not your favourite pastime, but you feel obliged to front up - after all, you're an award winner.

This ebook takes you through 40 nuts and bolts elements of public speaking and provides between 5 and 9 details on what to do so you can quickly become professional, develop some skills and knowledge, and represent your award with credibility.

Enjoy your journey!