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Divine Signs: How to Spot an Employer That’s Truly Worth Your Time
Creating a great first impression at interviews is a skill! Get expert interview advice from hiring pros to help you confidently go from ‘hello’ to ‘hired.’
From hello to hired: Mastering positive first impressions at your next interview
Creating a great first impression at interviews is a skill! Get expert interview advice from hiring pros to help you confidently go from ‘hello’ to ‘hired.’
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Storytelling in STEMM: Women engineers, Disney fairytales & Alstom
Can changing the narrative (finally) give women a voice in STEMM? Based on our recent conversation with Yvette Griggs, Senior Signalling Engineer for Alstom, we think – yes! Growing up in regional Queensland, Yvette has worked in various engineering fields in mining,...
How to be an authentic and successful leader at Freightliner
Do you ever feel as though your work persona and your life persona are worlds apart? Louise Ward, Safety and Sustainability Director at Freightliner, credits being her true self at work as one of the secrets to her success. In a fast-paced, high-hazard – and often...
5 ways Okta supports women in STEMM
For women in STEMM, choosing the right organization to support your career development is one of the most important decisions you can make. The best organizations nurture a culture of support for women by addressing employment barriers and challenging gender...
Women in tech: The power of support, mentors and community
If you’re focused on developing your career, honing your technical and job-related skills is a fantastic way to progress. But, even if you’re excelling in your role, you might find yourself struggling to take the next step or move up the ladder, especially as a woman...
Careers in technology: Unifying people and technology
When you’re building a career in technology, the success of your product hinges on keeping one critical group front of mind: your customers! “We’re customer-obsessed,” says Tatjana Pandurevic, Enterprise Sales Manager for Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We have a single...
Travel, culture & other perks of working in a global company
One of the perks of working in a global company is that you get to interact with people from different regions. And sometimes even, travel! Lily Bridgwood has first-hand experience with this, having lived and worked around the world in New York, Shanghai, Edinburgh,...
10 reasons to launch your tech career at Rheinmetall
Carlie Strawbridge has worked at Rheinmetall for five years and during that time she has seen her career take off in a whole new direction. Now, as a Manager of Electronic Solutions, based in Adelaide, she leads a highly technical engineering and training management...
Our International Women’s Day 2022 commitment
How is WORK180 going to #BreakTheBias? Our International Women’s Day 2022 commitment and contribution to #BreakTheBias is to benchmark our Endorsed Employers against the 10 standards that have the biggest impact on driving workplace equity. Our core belief is that by...
Women at top at LV=GI
Hailey Franklin-Burchell is the Head of Pricing Operations at Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group (LV=GI). She’s been with LV=GI for almost ten years and has progressed through the business to a senior role showing that women in pricing can reach the stars! But...