By Kristen Greening
Today’s job market can be tough; it is hard to stand apart from your peers in the eyes of prospective employers. To make a good impression, some people have turned to making these hilarious mistakes on their CV.
Hilarious CV mistakes: employers reveal the worst
February 25, 2011
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The world’s weirdest businesses
February 18, 2011By The Editor
Last year on the VECCI Blog we profiled some of the world’s weirdest jobs, ranging from fortune cookie writer to professional whistler and even snake milker. Now we thought we’d take a look at some weird businesses that have carved out their own little niche in the marketplace.
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US research finds people can ‘fall in love’ with products
February 11, 2011By The Editor
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, researchers at Arizona State University in the United States have found that individuals can become so “emotionally attached” to products or possessions that it resembles, or replaces, a real human relationship.
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The Lighter Side – AUSTRALIA DAY REFLECTION The King’s Speech: Our Finest Hour
January 26, 2011By Chris James
History is full of unsung heroes, including those who help others achieve their full measure of greatness.
Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), Australian speech therapist to Britain’s wartime King George VI (Colin Firth), is a recently discovered example, and his work is chronicled, with some poetic license I suspect, in the highly uplifting movie The King’s Speech. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dogs – an employer’s best friend?
December 10, 2010By The Editor
American university students are currently researching the topic of dogs in the workplace and their effect on productivity, and the preliminary results indicate that a canine in every office could be the way of the future.
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Sorry – no brunettes allowed
November 19, 2010By The Editor
It seems the concept of equal opportunity hasn’t quite reached the European country of Lithuania yet, after a major company there recently announced plans to open a hotel resort to be run entirely by blondes.
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British jobseeker told to put bag over head to find job
November 8, 2010By Kristen Greening
A 23 year old British woman with body piercings and tattoos said she was humiliated after a job centre official suggested putting a paper bag over her face may help her find work, a British paper has reported.
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Corporate shorts – for guys who want to show some leg
October 22, 2010By Andrew Lowcock
There are many office fashions that have gone in and out of style over the years and decades, but a menswear designer wants to revolutionise the way men dress in the office, that goes way beyond Casual Friday.
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Paying more for that precious cuppa
October 1, 2010By Andrew Lowcock
For those Victorians who rely on that 9am cup of coffee to get going at the start of each workday, there’s bad news – the cost of a cuppa is rising fast.
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Everyone’s a Grand Final winner! Except for Collingwood and St Kilda…
September 27, 2010By Andrew Lowcock
Business is set to be the big winner from the AFL Grand Final no-one won, as Collingwood and St Kilda get ready to replay the premiership decider this Saturday.
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