Are you agonising about the prospect of saying goodbye to your job? Do you feel like you are stuck in an untenable situation? Will leaving your job mean that you are a failure? Quitting your job can be a taboo subject in Australian culture but according to the Bureau of Statistics in the past...

Have you ever missed out on a job and wondered if the age-gap between you and the interviewer had anything to do with it? Well, if you’re 19-26 years old then in all probability it did. A recent study of 6,000 job seekers and HR professionals by Beyond.com shows that there is a big gap between...

Have you ever wondered why you are drawn to jobs in not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises? It’s because you want to make a difference to other people’s lives or change the world right? But why do you want to make a difference in the first place?

It’s a cliche, but no less true for that: You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Here’s three ways to make your cover letter stand out from the crowd…

Having a tough time getting a job interview? You could be committing one of the five most simple (but surprisingly still common!) mistakes that are all but sure to guarantee you missing out on that elusive interview…

It’s the worst kept secret in job-search: the closest to a “guaranteed” path to employment that you’re ever going to find. Now a new report from the US has confirmed it again with compelling empirical evidence.

This week we asked our Facebook community to tell us: “What’s the best career advice anyone ever gave you?” And what a response!

You can laugh, but that’s not a joke – that’s an actual interview question, asked of an actual candidate for a job at mining company BHP Billiton. It’s from a list of the 25 toughest questions asked at UK job interviews, compiled by careers website Glassdoor, based on...

What makes you feel good about work? There’s a crazy idea out there that what people want from work is lots of money – which is why bankers and CEOs get such big bonuses. But if you’re looking for jobs on EthicalJobs.com.au, then you’ve probably got a better idea of what...

How do you usually apply for a job? Send in your CV and a cover letter? Call up and sell your skills and experience? How about paying for a billboard ad? Or writing a song?

Ever wondered what it’s like when someone finds their dream job on EthicalJobs.com.au? Want to know how they did it? Each month we’ll interview someone who’s found THE job through us and share their story with you.

This month we chatted with Melanie Wagner who recently started as the...

We’ve reported previously on the widespread gender pay inequality in Australia, and particularly on how big that pay gap is for jobs in the community sector.

While part of the reason for this is that community sector jobs – jobs in social work, mental health, counselling, caring and...

A new year and, for many this means learning new skills or starting a new job.

If you’ve always wanted a job as an aid worker, or you’ve studied international development and you’d like to know more about how it really works, then the Red Cross’s Humanitarian Action Training...

In keeping with the ‘new year new job’ theme this week here’s some great promotional news for the youth work sector.

You may have heard of the man who in January 2012 decided he wanted to work a different job each week in order to find his dream career.

Paul...

Sustainability in the workplace has become a hot topic, and did you know it’s now one of the key deciding factors when looking for a job?

According to a recent Sustainability in the Workplace report, 73% of workers say ‘it is very important and important their employers act in a...