Ethical Jobs Blog
News and views about community jobs, environmental jobs and social enterprise in Australia and around the world.
Each year, more than 6 million Australians contribute a staggering 700 million hours of voluntary services to various not-for-profit organisations around the country. It's time to say thank you!
Spending years on some university degrees could be a waste of time, according to new research from Graduate Careers Australia. GCA’s Beyond Graduation 2011 report, released a few weeks ago, surveyed graduates who completed their study at an Australian higher education institution in 2007. The report found that a significant minority of graduates from all courses did not consider their degree to be important to their main job just four years later.
Fancy $10,000 and a trip to the UK? The Realise Your Dream awards are on again, bigger and better than ever before, and they're looking for Australian creatives to throw some money at!
Did you know that there is only one major survey about Australia's community sector? The ACOSS Australian Community Sector Survey (ACSS) is an annual survey of community services across Australia, and is used extensively in the media, in advocacy, by policy makers, policy analysts and academics. It's open now - an important chance to make your voice heard!
Could you live with just $17 a day to cover your all your living expenses including food, transport and bills? That's the scary reality of life for most people on the dole, and Greens Senator Rachel Siewert spent the last week attempting to live at this level.
There's never been a better time to get a job in mental health, according to new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
It's been called "42 do's and don'ts from a dick", "egotistical", "infuriating". It's a 3,000 word, 8 page rejection letter, sent on Monday to the 900 people who applied for a job with a US environmental news site. But does it have some important lessons for job seekers?
A new list of the "world's most ethical companies" includes a manufacturer of deadly weapons and some of the world's biggest polluters. So just what does make an "ethical company" these days?
Have you considered wearing a chicken suit to work tomorrow? Sounds like a very silly question, unless you know that tomorrow is Dare to Wear Day, a super-fun fundraising day where participants wear something "different, entertaining or outrageous" to work. Wait till you see what one member of the EthicalJobs.com.au team will be wearing!
People find amazing jobs on EthicalJobs.com.au every day. In this first of a series of blog posts going behind the scenes to meet some of the people and organisations who are finding each other through EthicalJobs.com.au, Michael Gourlay talks about how he ended up in a key role in the movement creating fairer and more sustainable food systems for communities in Australia and internationally.
