Breaking down the barriers to work

Breaking down the barriers to work

I often meet with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) job seekers who ask me “How can I gain local experience when I never worked locally and all the jobs I apply for ask for local experience?” Employers look for people who they think will be reliable and...
Moving beyond a new year’s resolution

Moving beyond a new year’s resolution

Around the time of my birthday, June this year, I started to scroll through in my mind the goals I had set as part of my ‘new year’s resolutions’. Everything from the usual ‘lose weight’ and ‘go to the gym’ to ‘start writing my...
There is no ‘I’ in job share

There is no ‘I’ in job share

Job sharing is a great option for women and men to enable fulfilling lives through balancing rewarding, challenging careers with family and other personal responsibilities. Personally I’ve always been intrigued around how to do this successfully, particularly at a...
A passion for tech that’s inspiring girls worldwide

A passion for tech that’s inspiring girls worldwide

Ami Pasricha chose to study engineering because of her brother. He was in the middle of a degree and suggested she give it a try. Until then, Ami had changed her mind often. She wanted to be a chef, an accountant and for a while, an actress. But the first time she...
Moving beyond a new year’s resolution

Moving beyond a new year’s resolution

Around the time of my birthday, June this year, I started to scroll through in my mind the goals I had set as part of my ‘new year’s resolutions’. Everything from the usual ‘lose weight’ and ‘go to the gym’ to ‘start writing my...