My neighbours by Zhiping Qi (from China)
A beautiful story of volunteering from one of my Chinese students When I retired in 2015, after many years as an agricultural researcher,...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
ARE YOU MAKING AN IMPRESSION AT YOUR ONLINE MEETINGS?
Covid-19 isolation has led us to review our ways of networking and conducting business meetings and interviews. We may not be able to...
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- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
SEVEN TIPS FOR NETWORKING SUCCESS
Why do we network? To form friendships To achieve our goals/business To get business referrals To navigate everyday life It sounds easy...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
‘SILLY SEASON' HAS ARRIVED
When I first came back to Australia and started working in the corporate sector, two words stood out – ‘silly season’. If you are a...
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- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Is this your first Australian Christmas? Is it different from what you thought Christmas is celebrated? Does it seem different from what...
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- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
BROADENING YOUR NETWORK
I was recently asked "How is it that someone from a financial sector background ended up as a judge at the Australian International...
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- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANZAC DAY
Newly arrived migrants might be wondering what Anzac Day is all about? What is the significance of Anzac Day? Why is it a holiday? For...
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- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING
What is volunteering and why should you think about doing it? Volunteering is about giving back to your community without expecting...
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- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
SAFE SWIMMING TIPS : FOR MIGRANTS
It was a beautiful sunny summer day. A group of International students, including me, were visiting Coffs Harbour in northern NSW. As...
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- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
SWIMMING OR SURVIVING
It was a beautiful sunny Summer day. A group of International students including myself were visiting Coffs Harbour. As part of the...
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- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
HOW TO LIVE WITH NEIGHBOURS IN HARMONY
When I first started living in an apartment block in Sydney, my elderly neighbour knocked on my door. “Did you cook any seafood?” she...
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- May 7, 2019
- 2 min
HANDLING TEAM MEETINGS
A skilled migrant arrived in Sydney and joined the corporate sector. She was invited to a Team Meeting. What’s that? She had no idea of...
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 3 min
LOST IN TRANSLATION
Recently, the unit doors in our apartment block were replaced. My elderly neighbour, let’s call him Jim, was outside speaking to the...
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- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
COMMUNAL DINING : DO's AND DON'Ts
Communal dining is fun - a food ritual to share as many dishes as possible. A while back, at a conference, 10 of us went to a Chinese...
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- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
JUST ARRIVED : FIRST DAY AT WORK
You’ve arrived at your new workplace on the first day. You are being taken around to meet people and shown where you are going to be...
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