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Acquiring business administration skills can be useful for working professionals looking to update their current skill set but also for anyone who might be starting a business, changing careers or re-entering the workforce after an extended period away. Find out how a certificate in business administration can help expand your career opportunities.

Looking to make a career change or choosing a career path for the first time? Here are some tips to help you choose a career that suits your personality.

Well, let's start with the fact that Social Media Managers are also some of the most highly paid social media professionals out there.

Writing a business plan? Business professional, David Lang shares his expertise to help you succeed.

Learning how to write a business proposal is an important first step for anyone starting a business.

Ready to grow your career? Here are some vital first steps to take in your professional journey.

Being well-prepared will make it easier to explain to your employer why you deserve more.

Recognise one of the following signs? It might be time to make some changes.

Here's 6 smart steps to take to resign from your employer on a positive note.

A great reference letter can improve your job prospects. Here's how to get a glowing one.

Need expert job advice? Get 4 modern resume tips from established career counsellors.

The cover letter is generally the first thing prospective employers see. Are you getting it right?

Is a day in the life of a zookeeper as exciting as it sounds? Get the inside scoop from Zookeeper and Manager, Paul Whitehorn.

Although the days of scrawling out manuscripts with a quill pen on yellowed parchment are far behind us, many writers still swear by a simple notebook and pen to record their ideas and observations.

Did you know that your body language can reveal much more about you than what you say in a job interview? 

Did you know that few of us actually end up doing the same thing for the rest of our lives?

Considering a career in zookeeping or wildlife management? How does the Certificate III differ from the Certificate IV?

Some common questions about what it's like to have a career in zookeeping.

Matching your career to your personality could make you not only a happier worker but a more successful one too.

Every time you write something new, you’re learning and evolving.

Considering that most of us will spend more than 40 years of our lives in employment, it’s not hard to see why a satisfying career is so important to our overall sense of wellbeing.

We chat to Program Manager for Animal Care, Chris Hoskings about his exciting career with captive animals. 

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a simple formula you could follow to ensure that your upcoming novel would sell out? While it will never be quite as easy that, researchers from Stony Brook University in New York believe they’ve developed an algorithm that can predict whether or not a book will be successful.

Romance is one of the most popular genres of fiction, so it’s not surprising that many aspiring writers try their hand at it at some point during their career.

Are you thinking of pursuing a career in hospitality and tourism? Here are five of the most important things to consider.

An idiom is an expression or phrase that has a figurative rather than a literal meaning. 

It's important to ensure your outward appearance will send the right message.

Once you’ve come up with a brilliant idea for an article, the next step is to pitch it to editors who can help you get the visibility you’re looking for.

Very few writers are actually able to spend their every waking moment doing what they love most.

Writing, like most other skills, can only be strengthened with time and effort.

Ever wanted to say something but couldn't find the right word?

What do you think of some of these wacky methods?

Recruiters can make up their mind about a resume in just 6 seconds.

Characters can make or break your whole story.

Did you know the average worker is only productive for 3 hours a day?

It's important for writers to know the meaning of the words they're using.

What can you do when you make a mistake?

A few ideas to help you improve your chances of getting the job.

Find your writing niche

Know what to research before your interview.

Social media is a great tool for writers.

Are you using social media for job hunting?

Find out how you can boost your productivity when working from home.

Phone interviews are becoming an increasingly popular way for employers to screen candidates.

Every story no matter what the genre needs some suspense, and even a good romance novel will keep readers guessing with a few twists and turns.

Copy editing and proofreading tend to be thought of as the same thing, and although the two often go hand in hand, there are some significant differences. 

What’s the difference between a mediocre travel piece and the sort of narrative that makes you want to drop everything and get on a plane tomorrow?

Whether you're writing a novel, short story or magazine article, the title is one of the best tools you have at your disposal to hook editors and readers. So how do you find a title that personifies what you're writing and captures your audience's attention?

Good writing uses words sparingly, and if you’ve ever read a book or article that seemed poorly written but couldn’t work out what the problem was, there’s a good chance that it contained too much padding.

Web writing and print writing are similar, yet are also very different skills. Find out how to tweak your writing to work both online and offline.

Writer’s block is a problem that every writer will run into at some point during their career. It can be caused by any number of things, from a lack of motivation or inspiration to feeling pressured or stressed.

Everyone faces rejection at some point in their career, and most successful writers and authors had to overcome more than just a few rejections before they finally made it big.

Twitter has come a long way since its release in 2006, and according to a recent survey of 14 countries, nearly 60% of journalists now use it for everything from developing new stories to verifying facts and finding sources.

Although most apps will never be able to replace professional photo editing software, the fact remains that these days we take the majority of photos with our phones, simply because they are always easily accessible.

Smartphones and compact digital cameras have drastically changed the way news and other content is produced, distributed, and consumed. Anyone who happens to be in the right place at the right time can obtain photographic evidence of things that would otherwise never make it into the public eye.

There are some things in life that can only be learned through trial and error, but fortunately, most things can be learned from those who have gone before us.

Believe it or not, there is no magic formula for writing great content; it requires a lot of hard work, a little bit of know-how, plenty of research, and, of course, a knack for putting the right words together.