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Engineering In Defence How To Progress Without Leaving The Sector

Engineering in Defence: How to Progress Without Leaving the Sector

If you already work as an engineer in defence, progression is rarely about working harder or waiting for a title change. It is about being deliberate with the experience you build and the timing of...

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Hiring A New Employee? Here Are Your Security Clearance Must-Knows

​In the Australian defence industry, where access to sensitive information is the norm rather than the exception, the clearance sponsorship process is not a back-office ‘tick-and-flick’. It is a st...

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Cracking into the Civvy Workforce How to Make the Most of Your Job Search

Cracking into the Civvy Workforce: How to Make the Most of Your Job Search

​The prospect of what you will do when you leave your role in the Australian Defence Force can be daunting, but it shouldn’t be. The experience you have is an asset to many jobs and businesses acro...

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How to Select a Referee for Your Security Clearance

How to Select a Referee for Your Security Clearance

​We’ve all needed to rely on a referee before – to support an application for a new job, to secure housing, or to support an application to join an association or club… and securing your security c...

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How to Transition from Permanent to Contract Work: a Toolkit

​Here at Kinexus we often get questions from permanent employees about exploring the world of contracting. With its inherent flexibility, higher earning potential, and exposure to diverse projects,...

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How To Secure The Promotion You Deserve

​Even the most stellar careers feature periods of stagnation, which require strategy, patience and perseverance to push through.While the defence industry offers workers an array of fantastic caree...

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The Rise of Cloud and Cyber Technologies In Defence Industry | Kinexus Blog Image

The Rise of Cloud and Cyber Technologies in Defence Industry

​Australia’s defence sector is undergoing a transformative technological upgrade, as the nation bolsters its infrastructure capabilities within the fast evolving global digital sphere.The Federal G...

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Kinexus Celebrates 20 Years: Key Business Lessons From The Founder

​Kinexus turns 20 this year. A lot has changed since we began. We started with two desks in a shared office and we now have 45 people across four offices. Change is the only constant over the last ...

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Land Forces 2021: What We Learned

It was with much excitement and anticipation that last week the Defence community finally welcomed back large-scale face-to-face industry expos. Land Forces kicked off in Brisbane last Tuesday and ...

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Defence Industry Hiring Intentions And Workforce Report

​While COVID-19 re-defined the Australian business and social landscape, the defence industry’s unprecedented peace-time growth trajectory has remained undiminished.​Under the Federal Government’s ...

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Defence Industry Networking: Why You Need To Nail It

Defence Industry Networking: Why You Need To Nail It

Networking is important for all career pathways, and in the tightly knit defence industry, it’s crucial. With a relatively small workforce considering its strategic significance and close ties to t...

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Mentoring Success: Women Leaders in The Defence Industry

Mentoring Success: Women Leaders In The Defence Industry

Strong mentor-mentee relationships can have transformative impacts on careers, workplaces, and industries as a whole.It’s for this reason that Kinexus founded The Future Through Collaboration (TFTC...

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Defence Industry Salary Slowdown. How Does Your State And Skill Set Stack Up?

Unique state and territory capabilities and requirements, along with the ever-changing project landscape, contribute to fluctuations in defence industry salary trends both state-wide and nationally...

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The Current State Of Play In Defence Industry - A Breakdown By Sector

​​Whether you are new to the industry or a defence industry veteran, Kinexus’ Defence Industry Insights provides valuable information about what’s going on across the plethora of acquisition and su...

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How To Professionally Manage Multiple Job Offers

How To Professionally Manage Multiple Job Offers

BLUFTake time to consider your optionsKeep prospective employers informed When declining, do so promptly and tactfully The beginning of the new financial year can be a busy period in the job market...

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What Additional Benefits Do Gen X Want Compared To Gen Z?

​Gen X: born between 1965 and 1980Millennials: born between 1981 and 1996Gen Z: born between 1997 and 2012We’ve all heard the lazy generational stereotypes; millennials are self-entitled job-hop...

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