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Angela Hunter: Opportunities needs careful plan

As the economy keeps growing steadily, many mid-market companies find themselves with an abundance of growth opportunities within New Zealand.

Director a first for Zespri

Teresa Ciprian, a former executive at French food giant Danone, is Zespri's first woman director.

Jane Kennelly: Tackling the "What are your weaknesses?" question

Designed to catch you out or trip you up, this age old interview probe can actually be taken as a positive question.

Schoolgirls targeted for careers in IT

Manukau Institute of Technology is holding a computer programming competition for schoolgirls aimed at tackling the lagging number of women working in the ICT sector.

Foreign investors: Hope for home buyers

The Govt is eyeing Australian moves against foreign property speculators amid fresh claims they are forcing Kiwi first-home buyers to the property sidelines.

New vehicle sales heading for record year

New vehicle sales reached their highest ever for November with 2014 expected to be a record year.

Career Coach: How to pursue a job lead

Joyce Russell answers reader questions about pursuing a job lead, the threat of being fired and leveraging offers.

Robyn Pearce: One tiny improvement every day will change your life

By focusing on a 1 per cent daily improvement in any area of life, you'll become more effective in a short period of time, writes Robyn Pearce. .

Surviving in the new workplace

Disruption is shaking up the existing order in today's workplaces. The aim of Frog Recruitment's final iNTRAPRENEUR breakfast for 2014 was to find out if we need to panic about the breakthrough disruptions that are reshaping the world of work.

Auckland place to find work

New Zealand's economy remains patchy and continues to give off mixed signals, says Shamubeel Eaqub, NZIER principal economist.

Brian Fallow: State's social role under scrutiny

To suspicious eyes, it starts to look as if the Govt is in ideological thrall to the 1980s dogmas that the smaller the state the better, and whatever the problem, the solution is a market, writes Brian Fallow.

Taking energy in a new direction

Driving environmental sustainability at a petrol retailer seems counterintuitive at best; at worst, being on a hiding to nothing.

Jane Kennelly: What should I expect from a recruitment agency?

Being able to identify recruitment agencies who share your enthusiasm about your career and provide a 'whole person' approach is key.

Home loans hit $4.9b

New residential mortgage lending hit $4.9 billion last month, its highest level since last March and a 7.2 per cent increase on October last year, according to the Reserve Bank.

Robyn Pearce: Multi-tasking more damaging than smoking dope

There's a common belief that women are better at multi-tasking than guys. It's only partly true.

'Name and shame' exploitative bosses

The labour watchdog says it's time for communities to take a stand against migrant workers being exploited by their bosses, as 11 Auckland restaurants have been fined for failing to provide employment records.

Good CV equals marketing magic

A Curriculum Vitae or CV is your calling card to prospective employers - it is there to attract attention so you get that all-important interview.

'Durable' NZ recovery underway

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research expects the economy to grow 3.4 per cent this year but then slow, to a moderate average rate of around 2.5 per cent over the next five....