April, 2006

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Trust you all enjoyed a restful and indulgent Easter break!  By all accounts there has been no rest for the wicked during April with many new projects and initiatives underway with our clients.  These include consulting projects in change management strategy & implementation and training design & implementation, facilitation, L&D recruitment and coaching.  Despite a quiet market in NSW in the first quarter 2006, this has now changed with the majority of instructional designers known to aCE enjoying short  to  medium contracts. Fortunately for aCE talentNET, we continue to enjoy strong relationships with our Talent Network ensuring we can continually tap into quality talent at market rates.

Some of you will remember participating in a Survey at the beginning of the year in which we promised to make a donation to the Salvation Army on behalf of everyone who participated.  I'm pleased to confirm that we have made a donation to the Salvos for $225.  So a big THANK YOU to those who participated. We gained some valuable insight into the service we provide to our clients and also some terrific ideas for how we can further improve our service offering.

Could I please also direct your attention to the web poll we are running on where you access your market intelligence.  This will allow us to ensure that our commentary, articles and monthly newsletters remain relevant to you and your interests. This will only take 30 seconds to complete.

Have a great month! 
Happy Consulting

Deirdre

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  • For something completely different, and a most interesting read at that... try "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" by Andy Warhol (available on Amazon)... his chapter on  Business especially is as relevant today as it was in 1975 when he wrote it... enjoy!

  • If your business engages workers, you need to know how to meet your tax obligations.
    Are your workers Employees or Consultants/Contractors? first of all, its important to know the status of your workers for tax purposes as you have different obligations depending on whether a worker is an Employee or a Consultant/Contractor. Find out more 
  • DEAKIN UNIVERSITY will hand the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) back to its members in a few months, according to Jo Mithen, executive director of the Institute. Click for more

  • As a little aside... Easter has risen high in the candy hierarchy over the years. It is now the second top-selling candy holiday, just barely behind the glorious ode to sugar that is Halloween. Of the estimated 8 billion pounds of candy consumed in the United States each year, Easter makes up a very large portion of the pie. We suspect Australia would follow closely behind... find out more of the very brief history of the Easter Egg.


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Consultants - to be eligible for up-coming opportunities, please use this time to complete your online Consultant profile on the website. 

  • We are delighted to welcome a number of new Consultants to aCE talentNET.
  • If you do wish to see what your details are on file, now would be a great time to visit and update as required. However, don't despair if you have lost your password, simply request a new one be sent to you!  We look forward to seeing many of you update your details soon!!!
  • And don't forget to add your CV directly into the database for ease of updating and information data access. 

The Professional Edge is aCE talentNET's means of communicating with you on a regular basis. It provides an update of activities, informative reading and professional development opportunities to enable you to expand your Consulting horizons. 

We trust you enjoyed this edition.  Happy consulting!

The Team @ aCE talentNET
ph: +61 3 8503 7598

www.acetalentnet.com.au     
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