- Happy in your work? Does it feel like the ‘right fit’ or are you feeling ‘there has to be more than this?!’
- Need help securing the job of your dreams? What if you can’t interpret the dream?
- Wanting to present yourself in the best possible light for a Performance Review or Promotion opportunity?

In turbulent economic times job security can falter. Phoenix Managing Director Jenny Durno addresses the question of how to handle this.

We are on the coal face - read more to hear where the market is right now.

If you are fed up with being told - 'another candidate's skills met the client's criteria more closely, read on...

If this heading takes your eye you may have felt the pain of redundancy, or even been responsible for choosing which jobs have to go. This is a guide to help employees through the grief process with practical tips to build for the future.

A skill short market is a buyer’s market for candidates. When you have the skills employers want you can work out what you want in life and demand a pleasant environment in which to do it. But the credit crunch has changed all that.

Want to know what is happening but don't want to be a pest? Getting twitchy that your consultant hasn't been in touch, or getting frustrated that you don't know where you are going wrong?

Applying for a job has never been easier, a couple of clicks of the mouse and you can send your application off to as many jobs as you like

Many of the candidates we meet are not used to being in competition for a job. Why haven't I got an interview yet? Why hasn't the employer come back to me? What do you mean, there are no other options for me?

CPA Australia – The global accountancy designation for today’s strategic business leaders.

For many people finding themselves in the job market is an uncomfortable place to be, particularly if this situation has been forced upon you by, for example redundancy, or if you haven’t been in a position of having to look for a job for a long time (and for some people this is their first time).

Can you work a computer? Prove it!

Local interest rates are proving remarkably stubborn. But then so too are our spending habits and lack of productivity. But these things will change. Interest rates are now at high levels, even if old timers like me still grapple with this description, and a return to average will occur. As is typically the case, timing is all important, writes economist Anthony Byett, of fxmatters.co.nz.

Some people hate their work. Some like it, but seek to balance it with life. For others, work and play are one. I imagine the third group is happiest and healthiest, but I’d like to know.

Muesli: it’s hard enough to eat; how hard is it to make? Here’s a quick small business owner’s guide. The story is true. And the muesli is delicious.

From the time we are at school, we are segregated into socially separate groups according to our ages, and this makes sense as we grow through various life experiences. Our family are still there of course but we all remember a time when Mum and Dad just ‘don’t get it.’

Sustainability is the buzzword at the moment and here at Phoenix we are keen to do our bit.

Don't you hate going to a meeting and coming out feeling it was a waste of time? Or have you found yourself still sitting at the computer at 6.30 pm because ‘stuff’ happened to stop you getting on with more important work?

A new law offering flexible working arrangements to employees has come into effect.

A former Phoenix consultant, who many clients may remember, has driven off in a new direction by launching a unique car buying service for women.

Every month we are profiling people in our team to let you know more about Phoenix. This month: Andy McCormack.

It is down to us. That has always been the case but Dr Cullen’s ninth Budget put more onus on us, the private sector, to make the best choices: choices about consumption now or consumption later; choices about how to deal with higher energy and food prices; choices about more or less work. Anthony Byett of fxmatters has more.

Have a look around your team. Have you ever thought about them in terms of which generation they belong to? Without being ageist, do you make decisions differently based on whether someone is a Baby Boomer, a Gen X or a Gen Y?

A candidate values survey has given some insight into what it takes to attract new staff.

People looking for work through Phoenix can turn to a charter to understand how they will be treated and what to expect from the company.

With a plethora of social and environmental issues facing us, there is increasing discussion about the role that all types of organisations, from businesses to government to non-profits, can and are playing in maintaining healthy communities.

A team of chiropractors can help corporate people in Auckland cope with the postural issues and problems relating to busy lives and desk-bound jobs.

We hear plenty about the brain drain of experienced New Zealand professionals who head overseas to further their careers. But what about people who are considering moving here?

Millions wiped off the value of our shares in the space of a day. Unreal. Anthony Byett, of fxmatters, takes us inside the minds of economists when the financial world appears to go haywire.

The ten-second Rule

How long will the average employer spend reading your CV or Resume? Minutes? Try a matter of seconds to make an impact.

As an accountant approaching a career move, your thoughts will inevitably turn to interviews and how to approach them. The first thing to remember is that the interview is your opportunity to sell yourself. If you were promoting a product to 200 people you would be prepared and you would have practised your presentation. Just because there is only one person in your audience does not mean you should prepare less.

A recipe for success in business has been drawn up by a New Zealand-based international sports coach who believes self discipline is the key.

The tired old stereotype of accountants as boring number crunchers could be about to change with the help of a book about Australia’s most eligible bachelors.

Employers often overlook footcare when they consider health and safety in the workplace. But workers should also take repsonsibility for their feet.

I am a qualified New Zealand accountant and have been working in the industry for five years. I came here from China 11 years ago. I want to work in an international corporation where I can use my Mandarin language and business skills, not only accounting. What steps should I take?

A question from a candidate:
A person in our organisation is up for a promotion. I am privy to some information about them that I believe makes them unsuitable for the position and that the company is unaware of. Is it appropriate for me to tell someone? If so, who should I tell and how do I go about it?

Only two months ago I was writing that New Zealand bank deposits do not come with a money-back guarantee. Today they do, says Anthony Byett of fxmatters.