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<i>Kate Ross:</i> The problem with social networking sites
Recruitment specialist Kate Ross shares the reservations she has about websites like Facebook and Twitter.
Self promotion key to getting work
Facebook and other social networking websites have become the hottest tools in the tech-savvy job-seeker's kit in this recession.
Email rules in the quest for work
Recruiter Michele Olney was horrified when she heard someone advocating good old-fashioned doorknocking as the way to get a job.
Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes
NZ's dole queue has shrunk for the first time this year, raising hopes that employment might pick up sooner than expected.
Bus drivers dispute set to cause chaos on Thursday
Hundreds of Auckland buses are likely to be running late as bus drivers work-to-rule on Thursday.
Parliamentary staff stop work over pay
Parliamentary staff will stop work for an hour today to protest a pay freeze and changes to their redundancy provisions.
Icepak director pleads guilty over fatal coolstore blast
Wayne Grattan pleads guilty over the Hamilton coolstore explosion which killed one firefighter and injured seven.
Bus drivers in pay row to work-to-rule
Hundreds of Auckland buses could be late as bus drivers work-to-rule on Thursday.
Confidence lowest for Auckland businesses
Most small to medium-sized companies are optimistic about the future but confidence in Auckland remains lower than in the rest of NZ, a survey has found.
Dads striving for balance
Many fathers find it a struggle to juggle parenting with work demands, says Gill South.
Worker confidence in job market returns - survey
Workers are feeling more upbeat about their jobs in the wake of better than expected economic news, according to a bank survey.