itsmeacupoftea
Joined 5 years ago
Joined 5 years ago
The directors had reduced expenses, had been seeking further investment, to increase revenue, and finally to sell the assets of the business, before voluntarily ceasing to trade. They executed their power and duties in good faith, with the care and diligence a reasonable person in their situation would have. It's not a crime to have a business fail.
Contributions to open source projects and building concept apps can be a great way to develop your resume and portfolio before you successfully break in.
Just remember that hope isn't lost and everyone moves at their own pace. I was a labourer until my mid-20s and dropped out of school in year 9, struggling with autism, adhd, anxiety and a speech impediment. I tanked every interview regardless of the industry or position. Once I'd built a stronger portfolio, I found that calling out my poor communication skills at the start of an interview bought me a lot of leeway.
Over the last 2 years I've interviewed at multiple universities for Level A (Associate Lecturer) and they all had similar requirements that I've summarized below:
> you must have completed a PHD. > You must propose and perform original research, assist in upper level academics research, and publish X times per year. > you must participate in fundraising, complete your own grant applications and assist upper level academics in their fundraising & applications. > you must supervise and advise X number of postgraduate students thesis/dissertations. > you must teach both undergraduate and graduate level classes across 3 trimesters. > the position is fixed term for 12 months, rather than ongoing/permanent, with no job security and you are required to reapply each year.
Most current academics I know from Level A to Level E, say they don't particularly want to teach, and just wish they could focus on their research and fundraising to support their research. I met other applicants at networking and alumni events like myself who would like a teaching focus, rather than a research focus. There's a supply of "specialists", but an insistence on "generalists". As the fixed term aspect tends to apply to research fellows as well, the risk from the lack of security combined with the extremely low pay makes it very difficult to enter, and remain, in academia. I can afford to live on $65k a year, but the possibility that every year I may be faced with periods of unemployment and the requirement to relocate thousands of km away makes it a challenging prospect.
Optus has been a basket case for many years, and was only made worse by appointing a number of ex banking executives whom don't understand the role Optus' products play in their customers lives.