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GUEST RESEARCH:  Resorting to extreme measures to beat rising living costs and property prices, one in 10 Australian white-collar workers are performing multiple full-time jobs, according to a new survey by global job site, Indeed. 

New data from job site Indeed reveals Aussies as “overwhelmingly fearless” when it comes to the adoption of AI in the workplace.

RMIT University has unveiled a new dedicated space for learners participating in the Apple Foundation Program at the university.

La Trobe University and Deloitte Australia have announced a partnership aimed at addressing the shortage of digital and technology skills in Australia, and more specifically regional Australia.

Demand for executives positions in Australia had its largest fall in six months according to the latest monthly report on the availability of jobs for middle Australia by the EL Group HR consulting firm, which also forecasts a “big fallout” in jobs heading into 2024.

Employment demand for executives across many industry sectors fell in March with the IT sector hit hard and experiencing a larger than expected 23% drop, according to the latest report from executive search firm EL Consult.

The Tasmanian Government has announced that it will support ReadyTech’s Centre of Excellence in Tasmania, enabling the growth of a modern technology hub in downtown Launceston.

New jobs for Australian executives slid 18 per cent in November as continuous interest rate rises feed domestic and international uncertainty, according to the E.L. Executive Demand Index.

Three quarters of Australian workers feel they’re prevented from taking annual leave due to the cost-of-living pressures and demanding workloads, according to the latest industry research from software company ELMO.

The vast majority of cyber security professionals (91%) reported experiencing mental health challenges over the past two years, and only 11% reported they hadn’t experienced burn out due to their job, according to a new whitepaper by cyber security and digital resiliency solutions provider Sekuro.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has supported digital apprenticeships, reforms to skills, training and immigration arrangements, and a greater focus on supporting women to take up tech jobs as key proposals to be discussed at the Jobs and Skills Summit.

Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.

GUEST OPINION: The pandemic has greatly impacted the global workforce and many speak of the ‘great resignation’ where people re-assess their career and its direction. For jobseekers this means vast opportunities of open positions, but who should you contact when starting your job search and who are the people who will work with you and contact you? At Paxus, we can aid you in navigating this sometimes confusing and complex journey.

Freelancing, crowdsourcing ad online job marketplace Freelancer.com has released its quarterly Fast 50 index for Q1 2022 which reveals that based on data from 351,000 jobs posted on its website during quarter one, jobs for NFTs were the leading growth category, seeing a 37% increase from 2,045 to 2,814 jobs in total. 

Technology sector body the Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has welcomed the commitment by the Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese and Labor to support the Council’s goal of achieving 1.2 million people employed in tech jobs by 2030.

Every year, on International Women's Day, there is a spate of articles about how good it is to have women in various professions and the extent of their contribution to various industries. The next day everything is back to normal: the men dominate the coverage.

The Australian market saw a slight downturn in job growth in the period between October to December 2021, as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spread across the country, according to a new report from global recruitment software solutions provider JobAdder.

Consultancy services giant Deloitte and Salesforce have teamed up to develop a national talent development program aimed at boosting diversity in the technology industry and help close a growing skills gap in Australia.

Coles plans to hire more than 70 digital professionals to join its eCommerce business, in a move the retail giant says will help to drive rapid digital transformation and shape the future of Australian retail.

Australia’s national science agency the CSIRO has opened applications for a new program for small to medium businesses working in the space sector, drawing on its more than 75 years’ space experience, to accelerate growth in Australia’s burgeoning space industry.