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Sport Knowledge Australia - Sports Education Resource

Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)  is running the Athlete & Career Development Advanced Programme from the 15-17 June 2009. For information on this and other programs/services, please visit their website www.sportedu.org.
Some information about SKA:
Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA) was established in 2004 with the assistance of the Australian Government to become Australia’s International Centre of Excellence in [...]

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Sports CAREER FAQs - Employment Resource

Thought I would share another good resource with you - CAREER FAQs. These guys have plenty of employment news and views, with some good insights into industry specific salary expectations, resume and cover letter writing and much more.
They also have a specific Sporting Careers section.
Will monitor this site in coming months and keep you up [...]

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Ben Southall - Winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’

Congratulations to Ben Southall who has just been announced as the winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’.
Incredibly, Ben was selected from an initial pool of 34,000 candidates.
Tourism QLD spent almost 4 months and $1.7 million in promoting and selecting the appropriate candidate.
This is Ben’s official biography:
According to Ben Southall from Southern England: “The [...]

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Business Resources - Smart Company & Crikey

If you are an entrepreneur, business manager or run your own small or medium sized business, then you will most likely have already stumbled upon www.smartcompany.com.au. If not, then you should consider subscribing to their FREE daily newsletter. Here is a summary for you:
Every Monday to Friday, SmartCompany.com.au posts a daily news briefing, a round-up [...]

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Sports Coach - Are you a ‘Dream Stealer’?

“Half of the world’s misery comes from ignorance. The other half comes from intelligence.” (Baslo)
Becoming an elite athlete in any sport is very difficult. In most instances sporting success comes from years of personal sacrifice and commitment, there are no short-cuts.
But what drives a young child to strive to be the best - well ultimately [...]

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Best Job in the World - 14 Days to GO!!

With 14 Days to go, things are hotting up with Tourism QLD’s global search (marketing campaign) to find the perfect  applicant for the “Best Job in the World”.
What merely started as a “pie in the sky” concept, has snowballed into one of the most innovative employment and marketing campaigns ever implemented. It is estimated that [...]

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SPORTJOBS ON HOLIDAYS - HAPPY EASTER!!

Just advising that due to the holiday period, SportJobs will be conducting minimal updates between Friday 10th April and Monday 20th April.
However, if urgent please note in your relevant email correspondence and we can still assist if required.
Have a great Easter!!

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Island Dream Caretaker Job - All the latest news

Wow, if you have been following this story, this is getting interesting. Here is a summary of recent news snippets from around the traps:
March 11 - Race around the world “Student goes global for dream reef job”. News.com.au
March 17 - One applicant already promotes the Australian Environment through books such as “Karma SEAtra - Secrets [...]

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Australian Virtual Careers Fair

Following on from our recent article with respect to a Virtual Careers Fair in the USA, we have been advised that an organisation here in Australia is conducting a similar event.
Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) is currently holding its own 2009 Virtual Careers Fair from 23 March - 9 April.
By registering you will be able to “chat [...]

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