Recently I have had the pleasure of using my time away from the office to expand my work experience. This work experience is not like the type I would generally list on my CV. Instead it is the experience that I would discuss when asked what I do with my time ‘outside of work’. Working outside of a traditional office has enabled me to pull upon the resource of skills I have learnt through my Temping career, with the strengths learnt to me through great Managers, who I am fortunate...

As a fairly newcomer to Social Media I have noticed a difference of audience between those posting Emoji's and those who post text messages.

When posting a text message in reply to a post, whether it be in support or opposition to the topic, the written post can have no reaction from viewers or it can cause either division or allies between sides. Should the written post have an Emoji as a reply, I have noticed the post may end for that person without further need for discussion.

As a new employee, the door into a company may afford other options when first starting out in work. Whether self employed or you choose to work for an existing business, the order of the ways we experience these doors may be in the above order. How one manages to negotiate these doors may be learnt through hindsight, regardless of age.

The In Door is often the first contact you have with a company. You may be greeted by a receptionist, or an automated sign in. Either of these options g...

I have experienced the frustration of knowing there is a fault in a circuit, but not knowing how or where to pinpoint it. To do so takes time, that is well worth the effort.

Living on a 6-acre block of land in South Auckland means that noise is not as easy to recognise as it was when living on a block of concrete in Auckland city. Generally, if there is a fault in the services you receive in the city, you can phone a business to report this fault and a fault finder or technician will be...

How often do we read articles as adults that tell us when we have reached our goal, we will be rewarded for our efforts. Whatever the reward may be, these articles tell us that after reaching our goals, we should lay down our tools and bask in the riches of success, and repeat the same steps to ensure ongoing success should we start another venture. However goal setting and success can be defined by understanding what it is that distinguishes our life's purpose from our fleetin...

Temping - The Adaptability to Change

In my early observations as a new employee to the workforce, I likened business to be

organic in that it grows when work is plentiful and diminishes when it is slow. It was with

this observation that I noticed how the relationship between staff and business was a delicate

balance of adaptability to change. Hence m...

Since it’s invention, the office has changed in both appearance and form.

From a humble briefcase to the walled in think-tank of today, here is quick look at the adapting needs of the office.

In its early day, the office was a place of work, where mostly women worked in a shared space, with the incessant clacking of typewriter keys.

Recently I have had the pleasure of accompanying my children to the local boat wharf. Not just to admire the view and apply sunscreen, but also to enjoy the past time (pastime, time well spent) of fishing.

I wouldn't describe fishing as a past time, as it is in the present that my children and I are participating in. The first time we visited the wharf, the tide was turning to go out. There was no wind, the conditions we were told were 'perfect' for fishing. There was a Grandfather with...

Writing with a fountain pen was always one of my favourite memories of school. I could change the pressure on the nib to enable me to write thinner or thicker, I could change the ink to colour the mood and I could add a delicate or hard full stop at the end of a sentence to show how I felt. I was always intrigued with the power the pen gave to me. By using a particular style of writing I was able to either bring the reader in alliance with my message or create a debate. I could write in a S...