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Dates for interviews for Medicine degrees Australia
I am sharing an updated list of dates for the interviews for applicants to courses in medicine around Australia. I have had very recent success working with a surgeon who was applying for a medical fellowship. We prepared for his interview thoroughly over a period of a few weeks. It was conducted online, which added […]
Looking for work during Covid-19
If you are looking for work during Covid-19, I’m sure you know you are not alone in this. There are a lot of people seeking income support and employment alternatives. I have been approached by a few who are now unemployed, or have been laid-off for the time being. It is confronting, I know. It […]
Careers Counsellor Services
Parents of year 12 students seeking careers counsellor services can obtain the following careers services from me at Karen Your Career Coach. My professional careers counselling services are affordable, progressive and confidential. Careers counselling is highly skilled work carried out by professional counsellors, qualified to post-graduate level in Career Development. Counselling incorporates psychological assessment and […]
Online Career Coaching
Online career coaching can work very well with most people in the technological age, as we do so much of our communication, learning and training online. Young students at school and in higher education settings can listen to lectures online, and in my own personal development there are an increasing number of sessions carried out […]
Parents worry their kids will be worse off than they are.
Are you one of the 7 in 10 parents who worries that their kids will be worse off than they are? That’s 70% of you! According to journalist Eryk Bagshaw, “we’re a miserable lot” in Australia. More pessimistic than many other nationalities, with “negative sentiment (surging) by 16% in the past 4 years”.(Bagshaw, 2017, The […]
Looking for a job?
Is your child or young adult looking for a job? Gaining employment is increasingly difficult in light of current trends. For example, automation is taking jobs from youth groups: We pay at an automated teller at the supermarket more frequently that queue and pay a young employee. More of the “human” roles are being taken over […]
Work Experience Placement
Going back to high school after the long Summer holidays brings on thoughts of having to get up in the morning, wondering if something has been growing in the bottom of your schoolbag, and whether your mum is going to have to move the hem on your shorts/skirt (first day back detention on […]