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It’s your first day of your internship or “real” job, in a real office. You don’t have to wear a uniform or a name tag, this is serious. You’ve been given real work to do.

In this dawn of social media, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to learn that more and more HR Professionals are turning to the Internet to seek out additional candidate information.

At Readygrad we strongly believe that everyone can benefit from having a mentor. So before you come up with a reason to say “no”, consider these four reasons why you should say “yes” to having a mentor.

Setting a goal is easy, but have you spent much time really thinking about achievable ways to smash your goals? This article will provide you with a few tips on how you can reach for the stars with a realistic approach.

Most interns overestimate their work-readiness at the beginning of their internships. How do we know this? Because we collected research from 280 employers and 500 interns that showed us that at the beginning of the internship 30% of employers rated their intern’s work-readiness as good, compared to 41% of interns ranking themselves as great.

Have you thought about what it would be like to have experience putting your skills from University into practice before graduating? Have you dreaded the idea of attending interviews for a full time job?

We rounded up the three biggest myths about what hiring managers seek out in potential recruits. 

In the Australian workplace there are a number of unspoken rules. Nobody ever says them, but somehow everyone seems to know. We’ve compiled a list of the most common rules most workplaces follow.

There are some things about Australian work environments that international workers can find surprising, confusing or even shocking - if they are not prepared.

Whether you are a Professional Year (PY) student or a candidate undertaking a WIL (Work Integrated Learning) placement, it is crucial to take your WIL placement seriously and treat the entire process as if you are going for a full-time job.

During this time of year in Australia, most locals are getting excited to put up their Christmas tree, exchange gifts and celebrate the end of another year with a few drinks. However, as our workplaces are becoming more and more diverse, it is important to remember all cultures, and how differently some people might (or might not!) celebrate.

While many people look forward to the Holiday Period at this time of year, for others, it can be a stressful time. The added expense of buying gifts for loved ones, attending celebrations as the year wraps up, or travelling back home to see family can be a massive burden on some. However, it is also important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. So, with conflicting priorities between your work and your personal life, how do we achieve this balance?

Carving out some time to take care of yourself will put you in a better mental position to do what you need to do, and achieve your goals. Find out how my 15 favourite techniques help to recharge myself in the hope some will work for you!

The true key to happiness is to stop comparing yourself to others especially when it comes down to your career. Comparing ourselves to others is a habit that most of us fall into quite easily, and so it is important to consciously make an effort to cease that behaviour.

Networking and meeting new people is never easy but I learnt that as much as it is a little daunting, it is also extremely rewarding and not so intimidating after all.