Advice and tips for hiring students
Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and Everledger Founder, Leanne Kemp is a genuine global citizen with a generous Aussie accent. As she usually spends most of her time flying between countries, being grounded at home for a couple of months is a personal pivot for her. Named in the top 50 global women in tech and part …
The crisis we currently face with COVID-19 is having a major impact on business (of all sizes) across Australia. We will all need to make the best of it til life returns to ‘normal’ – whatever that will be in the future and however long it takes. Here are some more tips to help you …
For Business: How to minimise the impact of COVID-19 Read More »
With so many big corporates moving staff to work from home, we wondered what are start-ups doing? Given supply chains are so topical right now, we asked Brad Lorge, one of our good friends of Ribit, and CEO of fast-growing logistics company Premonition.io, how he has responded during this unforeseen pandemic. The 27 year-old is …
Brad’s top 5 tips for startups moving to work remotely during COVID-19 Read More »
This year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Each for Equal’. On March 8 and all-year-round there is an increasing global focus on celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility while calling out inequality. At Ribit we are passionate about highlighting the benefits of inspiring women to explore education and careers in ESTEAM (Entrepreneurship, Science, …
As many business owners find, there’s no simple way to get motivated. Even though incentivising was once widely considered a magic productivity pill by managers everywhere — it’s not. Decades of research have consistently shown it has the opposite effect. So, what do we do instead? What we know In his talk on motivation, Career …
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A recent study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, maps out the ‘personalities’ of around 3,500 jobs. It found different professions attract people with very different psychological characteristics. This research was a collaborative paper between Ribit’s research lead, Paul McCarthy, and researchers Peggy Kern from University of Melbourne and …
New map matches people’s and job’s personality traits Read More »
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, changing the way we live and how we work; it has been increasingly apparent that world leaders need to re-think the way they approach and do things in order to be successful in this new era. Welcome Industry 4.0 Competing on the Industry 4.0 global …
If you’re thinking of hiring a manager, it’s likely your company has entered a new phase. The decision may have been set into motion by a surge in business growth and the need for someone who can handle operations and mentoring in your place; there could have been an increase in pending decisions and employees …
Skills are becoming the job currency of the future. A recent Deloitte report highlighted that the future of the workplace has a very human face, and it will be people and their unique interpersonal and creative skills that will play the biggest role in workplaces of the future. The report recommended that Australian businesses embrace …
Why hiring a student is key to growing your business Read More »
From the existing annual higher education graduate employment survey data we know that where students study and what they study both have a significant influence on their employment prospects when they graduate. However, a new research report released by CSIRO Data61’s Ribit shows that beyond these factors, course-integrated work is key to improving graduate employability and …
New Research Report on the Impact of Internships Read More »
