Welcome to the first online edition of Career Edge.
July 2009

You will perhaps be more familiar with the annual hardcopy format. We will now be producing this newsletter online, every second month. We will feature information and articles on a variety of topics as well as providing you with relevant employment, career and financial/lifestyle benefit news from Chifley Search & Selection, Chifley Business School and Member Advantage. However we want to hear from you too. If you have an idea, a story to tell or would like to contribute an article please contact marketing@apesma.asn.au. Enjoy!

Contents
	Dealing with difficult people For young professionals, dealing with difficult people in the work place is a reality.
	Australians and their cars in the 21st century Let’s face it: we Australians have loved our cars for decades.
	2009 budget for young professionals – how will it affect you? First Home Owners Grant; Taxation; Low income tax offset; Health; Paid parental leave; Changes to employee share ownership schemes; superannuation
	Careers – Performance and salary reviews Performance reviews involve the regular, systematic and formal assessment of how staff are performing in their jobs. Often they will be linked with salary reviews or incentive schemes of one form or another.
	What’s on the web – Health in the workplace Plants ‘good’ for healthier offices; Workers work even when sick; Computer injuries on the rise
	Employment news – Clean energy job map The Climate Institute has published a specially-designed Google map that shows the location of existing clean energy projects and those that are underway or proposed in Australia.
	Education update – Chifley Business School Where do you stand in the rat race? We can’t ignore the economic situation we are in and it’s not helping that many are painting a bleaker picture.
	Member Advantage benefits and savings Access many financial and lifestyle benefits and save through Member Advantage including the APESMA Credit Card and APESMA AMP Home Loan.
	Young Professionals Job Update Providing you with a list of graduate and permanent roles in your industries.
	Scholarships & Competitions Future Climate Photography Competition