<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Compass Career Advisors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guiding Your Career Path Forward]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:50:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Apprenticeship Vs University]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a facts and figures sort of blog that will give you a reasonable understanding of the correct (or mostly correct) course of action, if of course your action is applying for Uni or an apprenticeship. If that sort of writing doesn't excite you, skip to the final paragraph to find a comprehensive conclusion — although this isn't recommended, as you'll miss the meaty part of this blog, the part where the most learning occurs (it might not be intentional teaching on my part, but it's...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/apprenticeship-vs-university</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab327a2d546ccce7d80fc65</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:16:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_a5a9bd5a819c415bba23b5e1d0c3d4da~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What To Do After School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big life decisions are always hard. The stress and fear of missing out is often hard to ponder through on your own, like trying to peer into the hazy fog of the future. Most people don't give this step the deep thought required. People are influenced by cultural conformity and parental pressure (parents have their own view of the world and is not always in their child's best interest). I mean it’s hard. How are you supposed to know what to do at that stage in your life?? Hell, I only...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/what-to-do-after-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa868c7657220a88276403b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_feba34358d39423eae021c7ad4f0485d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confident Enough to Fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am never sure how to start these posts. Starting with a joke seems too nonchalant; besides, then I would need to come up with jokes as well as this post. One day maybe; for now, it is in the too-hard basket (really, it’s the ‘I am allocating my time to other areas’ basket). Therefore, to begin….. I learnt what narcissistic means today. For those who are like myself and are just dipping their toes in the pool of non-fiction (I learnt this word in a non-fiction book) because they were busy...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/confident-enough-to-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f36f1df4adcfdc6dbea58</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_f0f33b80652649a0a18bee2d247a7dd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_742,h_541,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends with Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to this weekly blog, a place where the reader can enjoy (I know “enjoy” is being positive) some life drizzle and catch up on career advice that, to the unsuccessful, unemployed or unmotivated, is nectar for their career. (‘Nectar’ obviously is a metaphor for growth……. It makes sense to me.) I want to talk about failure. I know I should eventually talk about interview prep/resume writing/applications/boring shit, etc., but I can't help writing about meaningful topics. “Meaningful”...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/friends-with-failure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9605ed0125627071cffddc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_af893e5b15804175bfc4d2438a8032b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Day Teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who are the modern-day teachers? The modern day mothers, rabbis, brothers, sisters, elders, and fathers? Where are these teachers of old that helped to show us the way? Everyone occasionally needs to be shown a path. I myself listen to the wise (perceived by me) of the world every day to: Get ideas on how to better the way I live, and (this is the main reason) so I don't lose my way. If you think that every now and then you don't need the wisdom of others, then you are coo-coo. We have lost a...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/modern-day-teachers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ba28016311e2343195cae</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:50:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_edbdb6c7c7534f67af676e30eb76002a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meaning Vs Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time has come for a defining moment, a fork in the road for this blog (I’m still surprised I’m here). The first post. Will it be meaningful to the many, or will I be just another meaningless blogger who thinks they have something to say? I can’t be certain what you will take away from this (you certainly won’t learn any additional skills in grammar). Putting aside what you will take from it, I can be damn near 100 percent sure that I will find writing this blog illuminating. From the...]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/meaning-vs-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a82dc6740f3daf10ba75b18</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:17:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_86c34ee1d0d0442ead07602b6b522269~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blogging ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would come as a surprise to many that I have created a business, a website, and especially a blog. My high school English teacher at St Patrick’s Parish School, Cooma (shout-out) would probably be the most surprised. It was, after all, the bottom English class in a very small school, so you had to be well below average just to make it in. I was a student so bad that for an assignment requiring two essays, my friend and I each wrote one and then swapped, hoping the teacher wouldn’t notice....]]></description><link>https://www.compasscareeradvisors.com.au/post/blogging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bcd23bc8e587d439784fa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/586c27_0c0cb52d1c254414bf633d95c3081ace~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lachlan@Compass</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>