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...
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...
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...
A typical work day (from the other side of the world)

A typical work day (from the other side of the world)

At the beginning of March I left a snow covered London for a life in New Zealand. Now I work remote, trading the view of a weird hand sculpture in the building opposite for a view of the ocean and a few volcanoes. The time difference between Auckland and London is...