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Best Compact Camera for Travel

Hey Guys, Travelling overseas for a couple of years and looking for a compact camera. Currently using an IPhone 13 Mini. How would compact cameras compare? Would it be better to go with the …

Issues with Increasing Insurance Limits

Hi All, When I just finished Uni, I purchased Insurance (Life, TPD, Income Protection, Trauma etc) through a financial advisor. The initial limits were set based on my salary/wages. Since then my …

poll Importance of Company Prestige in The IT Industry

Hey Folks Currently torn between two companies - Company A: Prestigious Investment Bank working primarily with Java, C++. The technology appears to be legacy but has an extremely large …

poll Career Advice - Which Job to Choose?

Hi Everyone, I always wanted to experience a new country and hence applied for UK Roles. After a lot of applications and hard work, I am lucky to have received a job in London with a global company …

Working for Australian Company in The UK

Hey Guys, With the borders opened up, I am considering to move to the UK on the YMV. I currently work remote for my company as a PayG contractor and was thinking of asking them if I can work …

Unfair dismissal as a contractor

Hi guys, I was recently made redundant as a contractor. No reasons provided and no warning. I was doing really well too. Just provided me the notice and said off you go. What are my rights? I …

Cheap iPhone Repairs beyond Warranty

Hi Guys, So my IPhone 8 Plus appears to have died. I tried restoring it under recovery mode but it throws an error which upon googling points to a possible hardware issue. I bought the IPhone 3.5 …

Contract Work in IT

Hi all, I have an opportunity to accept a 12 month contract role in IT. I have two years experience and the pay (even considering annual and sick leave) is more than 50% of my existing pay (which …

Getting a Job in UK and London

Hi all, I am a software developer with 2-3 years of experience (full-stack), looking to get a job in the UK (specifically London). I will be eligible for the working holiday visa. As the UK is …

poll How Long Do You Travel for Work?

How long do you travel to get to work? I live in Perth and spend an average of 1.5 hours to get to work one way (a total of 3 hours a day). Is this too long?

SAP job prospects

My company has given me an opportunity to pursue a path in SAP. It will involve the largest ERP project in the country/world involving SAP. What are the job prospects in SAP? Heard that it is a very …

poll Choosing the correct IT Graduate Program

Hi all, I am currently looking at multiple graduate programs and need advise/suggestions for the recommended ones. In the long run, I want to work in Silicon Valley. IBM: I am currently working in …

Boost Mobile

Extreme Difficulty in Porting of Mobile Number to Boost

Hi all, I have been trying to port my number from ALDI to boost and it has been a nightmare. I started the porting process on Friday last week and it has still not been completed. Telstra is …

Resume - Highlighting different roles same company?

Hi all, Currently applying for a few IT positions. In my previous internship, I worked as a Data Scientist and a Product Owner. These are two completely opposite roles. Hence, in my resume how do …

Graduate Job Rejection Due to Being Overqualified?

Hi all, Recently did a final round interview for a Graduate C/C++ embedded software engineer role. I thought that the interview went well. What was surprising was that I got a call two days later …

Struggling to Get Graduate Dentistry Work

Hi, Any Dentists on the forums who can suggest to me about how to go ahead getting a graduate Dentistry role in Perth area? I am currently looking for 1-2 days of work as a Dentist. I have tried …

Short Term Stay in Melbourne

Hi all, I am looking for a short term stay accommodation in Melbourne for the month of Feb. This is for two people and I am after a fully furnished home/apartment with kitchen included and a …

poll Lack of work at Internship

Hi Folks, Currently doing internship at a large company. Unfortunately, they don’t have much work for me so I am spending a majority of my time browsing the web. They are even taking a new intern …

Living with Troublesome Roommates

Hi Guys, I am living with a few roommates that I am beginning to get annoyed with. Few problems: 1) They kick the footballs round the house a lot. As a result a lot of the appliances are …

Toyota Camry ACV36R clock

Hi Guys, I recently replaced the battery on my 2005 Toyota Camry ACV36R 4 cylinder Camry. Unfortunately, after the replacement the clock is no longer displaying. The headlights and the radio work. …

poll IBM Vs Accenture Graduate Program

Hi Guys. I am fortunate enough to be offered Graduate employment in Accenture and IBM. I was wondering which is a better company for graduates? The accenture role is in Accenture Technology …

Alternator Replacement Camry ACV36R

Hi all, My Camry started failing today (engine stalling, radio failing etc). I called up RACV and they said it is the alternator failure. The reason was that, the alternator outputs 11.8 volts and …

Braces Confusion

Hi Guys, Just a dilemma and need some suggestions. I need to have braces and jaw advancement surgery. I know the surgeon, that I would like to go with, I consulted two orthodontists and decided to …

Resume Tips/Suggestions

Hi Guys, Currently going to be applying for Graduate positions. Last year, was my first time applying and even though I submitted like 50 applications (despite strong EC and work-experience), I only …

Career Change into Engineering

HI all, I am at a bit of crossroads with my life. I failed my third year of dentistry, despite my best efforts. I am coming to the realisation that dentistry is not really my cup of tea. I no longer …

Studying Computer Science/Software Engineering in Melbourne

Hello OzB's, I find that, I am currently not interested in my course and would like to pursue computer science/software engineering. Hence I had the following questions in mind: 1) Is it …