Contents
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9 Traits of outstanding employees
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Star Candidate
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1 in 20 Australians seeking help turned away
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Temps for Melbourne
Cup Day
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5 Mobile workforce predictions for
2011
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Up-skilling your fundraisers
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Offices – pop art to Dickens revisited
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8 blunders to avoid on your resume
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Petrol price ripoff
Fiscal Fundamentals
Windsor is taking Expressions of Interest now
from organisations with the foresight to register their Board members for
individually customised financial up-skilling.
Since the Centro 8 case,
relatively high levels of financial acumen are mandatory for all Directors.
Call Dylys today to find out how
we can help your Directors gain
these skills speedily and smoothly.
Coming to a workplace near you?
A recent study by the US-based Telework Coalition indicated that: 89 of the top 100 US companies
offer telecommuting; 58% of companies consider themselves a virtual workplace
with only an average of 9% of employees working at headquarters; 67% of all workers use mobile & wireless
computing.
I spy with my little eye…
Two alleged burglars are behind
bars after being spotted from the air - by the man whose house was being
robbed.
Steven Lynn, from Arkansas was in his
friend’s Cessna when he spotted two men allegedly breaking into his house.
Calling police from his mobile,
he described the exact route taken by the robbers as he tracked them from the
air.
French farmer advertises against ads
Reuters reports that a French
organic farmer has paid 3000 euros ($4200) to hire 25 billboards so he could
denounce the evils of advertising.
The giant ads in the town of Agen
this week show a human brain stuffed with advertising images with the slogan
"Advertising is manipulating you - React!"
Pierre Kung, 56, explained that
he was implementing the martial arts technique of ‘using the strength of the
adversary to floor him’.
Women on Boards
The latest WOB survey indicates
50% support for legislated gender quotas for ASX companies.
In addition:
- 70% believe all Boards need gender
targets
- 76% agree ASX Boards need targets
- 48% believe focus on gender diversity in
leadership teams has increased
recently
Read media release www.womenonboards.org.news/media 110912.htm
Do you know where we are?
Windsor
Recruitment is on the 4th level of the lovely old Queensland Government
Centre's heritage building at 232
Adelaide Street in the CBD.
Right alongside Anzac Square,
this is convenient to Central Station, buses and parking at Kings Post Office Square
complex.
The phone number for Windsor Recruitment is 07 3211 0001.
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9 traits
that make great employees outstanding
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‘Surround yourself with the best people’ is a theme that Windsor has promoted
for a very long time. But what are the traits that make some employees
stand out above the rest. Business owner turned best-selling author Jeff
Haden gives his view.
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A
star candidate for your consideration
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Executive Assistant
With 20+ years of working in support of company
directors in the health care, education and government sectors.
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A
true career professional
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Exemplary
skills
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Delightful
personality
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Gracious
and unruffled
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Seeking
new challenge
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Excellent
references
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Expecting
$60K ++
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One
in twenty Australians seeking help turned away
By Ryan Witcombe
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Australian
community and social service organisations are unable to meet the demand
for their services as more people turn to them for help, according to the
Australian Community Sector Survey.
The results of the survey –
which shows a 12% increase in assistance provided by Australia’s community services and welfare
sector - raise questions over Australia’s post-GFC economic
recovery.
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Not
(quite) everyone downs tools for the Melbourne Cup!
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It’s an accepted tradition for many
business operations to come to a full stop on Melbourne Cup Day. Others just take a
welcome short break from routine to get together for some lunch and social
distractions.
But however you like spend your MCD, just bear in
mind that this year may not be a good one to be completely out of touch.
Enjoy your day and have complete
peace of mind by calling Zonda on the Windsor Temp desk now on 07 3211-0001.
Once you organise temporary staff to
cover all your bases on Melbourne Cup Day, you can plan away to your
heart’s content.
We have terrific teams of
professionals, proficient in all types of office support roles, who will
keep the wheels rolling so you can give your full attention to the gallops.
But do it now – Windsor
temps are always in demand – and never more so than on Melbourne Cup Day.
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5
mobile workforce predictions for 2011: iPass Mobile peers into
their crystal Ball
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Mobility is one of the defining
trends of today’s workforce. More and more people are working on the
go, outside of ‘normal’ office hours, and from an increasing array of
different kinds of mobile devices.
The
iPass Mobile Workforce Report, Year End Review
and 2011 Predictions outlines 5 trends from the past
year and makes 5 predictions for next year. In this thought provoking blog,
veteran IT techie and entrepreneur Alec Saunders reviews the review.
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Up-Skilling
your fundraisers
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As
changing times bring bigger financial demands, many fundraisers have moved
up to become a crucial part of the executive team at forward-thinking
non-profits.
But not all of these
professionals have had the opportunity to train for this higher role.
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Office
Style: Pop Art to Dickens revisited
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La guerre des Post-it (the Post-it wars) aka the Great French Post-it War of 2011 is racing
through Europe to pepper thousands of
offices with huge, wall and window sized icons made out of coloured post-it
notes. Offices even of top tier
organisations are adorned with giant Marios,
Space Invaders, Pacman, Donald Duck, Marilyn
Monroe and Casper
the Friendly Ghost.
But, it
seems it’s unlikely to catch on in Australia where mining giant
BHP Billiton has issued a Dickensian charter that includes the removal of
each individual (correctly used) Post-it note from monitors and keyboards
at the end of the working day.
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8 blunders to avoid on your
resume
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Sooner or later,
most people want to move jobs. And to do that – or even to apply for an
advertised Board position - you’re probably going to need an up-to-date resume. Now this may be something you’ve rarely
needed to do in your career – or perhaps you just haven’t tackled such a
task in a long, long time?
But perhaps you need to think about
it. Lately, some of the CV documents submitted by senior people are falling
well below contemporary benchmarks.
Here are a few fast and easy ways
for you to ensure your resume is just what a prospective new employer is
looking for.
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Petrol price ripoff
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Have you ever wondered why the price of petrol rises and
falls and have you ever had a sense of unease about how it all works?
On Monday unleaded
petrol in my local service station was $1.42 per litre.
I began to wonder what makes up this price. Why does it vary and how is it
connected to the wider world?
Just why is it that the price of petrol shoots up just before long
weekends and holidays?
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One to ponder
‘The greatest mistake you can make in life is to
be continually fearing you will make one’
Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915)
Dylys
Bertelsen
CEO Windsor Recruitment
You can visit our Windsor website on
www.windsor-recruitment.com
Or, better still why not ring us
now on 07 3211 0001 and tell us what we can do for you.
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