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Storytelling: making an impact as a F5 Sales Operations Analyst
Megha Razdan explains why storytelling is essential to the role of a Sales Operations Analyst – and how transforming big data into stories can lead to strategic change across the company.
Debunking myths about careers in data centers: Q&A with AWS
Your first thought about working in a data center might be a cold dark room with blinking lights. But Jennifer Sims from AWS says it’s so much more!
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BHP accelerates Flexible Working as the norm
A mining giant with multiple mine sites a long way from the city is not the type of employer you typically think of when considering flexible work arrangements. Yet access to flexible work is high on the priority list for the leadership team at BHP. "In August 2016,...
Making Flexibility Work in a Consulting Environment
Myself and my team are so grateful that our customers enable us to work from where we are most productive. That to me is what flexible work is all about- it’s about finding what works best for you. Where you find you are able to do your best work- that could be from...
Without supportive employers I could never have cared for my disabled son
When I first attended an event for carers a few years ago, I was filled with feelings of gratitude. Even though I was a carer for a child with a disability, I felt lucky as I was surrounded by people whose caring responsibilities were far greater than mine. My son was...
The cost of Flexism
We’ve all heard of sexism and racism but there’s one –ism that’s not talked about much, but oh so present, Flexism. The phrase Flexism was coined back in 2013 by Carol Evans, Working Mother Media President, and describes the discrimination against people either...
National Reconciliation Week: A time to celebrate, learn and act
This week we celebrate National Reconciliation Week from 27 May – 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey - the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. This year’s theme, Don’t Keep...
Want to engage more talented women in 2018? Start by being honest.
Recruitment has changed so much in recent years and won’t be sitting still any time soon. Advances in technology and digital marketing are still changing the game. Social sharing and ‘employer reviews’ are also shifting candidate behaviors. Your talent rivals are...
Celebrating INWED18 – International Women in Engineering Day
Rising to the challenge: promising data shows women engineers are most resilient in the job market. The theme for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED 2018) is “Raising The Bar”. At WORK18, we are fortunate to meet many inspiring women working in...
5 career tips to get you back on track
Are you where you thought your career would be at this point in your life? Do you love your team but are no longer challenged? Are you wondering if you can transfer your skills towards a different career path? Hi there! I’m Linda from the Talent Acquisition team at...
It’s never been a more pressing time for progress
About the time the Australian Government decided to create a national science agency over 100 years ago, the first International Women’s Day was celebrated, commemorating the movement for women’s rights. While both have come a long way over the century, we still...