Career stories, inspiration & guidance
Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your own career, after first person perspectives from our Endorsed Employer employees, or seeking DEI knowledge and guidance, we’ve got it all right here on our blog. You can use our search bar if you’re after something specific or simply explore our featured articles below.
Featured articles
From humanitarian migrant to accountant – a career story of hope, resilience, and possibility
When resilience meets opportunity, the possibility can become reality. Read Husna’s amazing story and how her employer kept her possibilities growing.
How her skills in writing & communication led to a technical career
She wanted to be a writer when she grew up, now she’s a Senior Engineering Manager at DCE. Discover why she still loves her work – and why they love her!
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Why a little patience creates great milestones – nbn
While we don’t like to play favorites, we must say we’re truly grateful to have nbn on the WORK180 platform as one of our key Endorsed Employers for the last five years. In July, they achieved #1 popularity in the IT industry on our platform. This is a growth from #12...
The path to CEO as a single mum – British Business Bank
At many organizations, the gender balance starts out strong in lower levels of employment. But by the time you reach executive level the average is barely more than 20% women. But British Business Bank is bucking the trend – they have an executive committee that is...
Diversity and innovation in mining – BHP
With a background in aviation, Rachel Menkens transitioned into the mining industry on a Supervisor Development Program at BHP. She’s now the Superintendent of Mine Services at Goonyella Riverside. Not just lip service WORK180 are incredibly proud to have BHP as one...
Meet Jillian Nikic | Second Year Apprentice at WesTrac
Jillian’s enthusiasm for her apprenticeship is contagious. Check-out how much fun and fulfillment she’s found with WesTrac. She was raised to value hard work, love Fords, and ever since high school she’s loved old pick-up trucks. "When I was trying to figure out what...
Travelling from kitchens to concrete – Boral
Emma Chomicz worked as a chef for a two-hatted restaurant that was named Australia’s best steakhouse in 2016. She’s got big goals and likes to achieve things at work. When she realized there was not much more career progression in chefing, Emma knew it was time to...
What is flexible working? And how do I ask for it?
A little back story… Let me introduce myself. My name is Jane and I work full time as the Brand Manager for Job Seekers here at WORK180. I am also known as Job Seeker Jane (thanks team), Mum, Wife, Caretaker, Chauffeur, PA, Cook, and Financial Controller just to name...
A 4-day workweek and flexible working with 99designs
Anna McLeod, Creative Copywriter at 99designs, shares her story around the support she received when she asked for a four-day workweek, and the benefits this flexible arrangement has afforded her. For a singer, flexibility is the ability to switch easily between...
Redistributing unpaid work: the change starts at… Work
Caring for the kids, ill or elderly relatives, partners, pets, the home, themselves (often in that order) — UN Women reports that women still do more of the domestic unpaid work. As a result, women have less time to work or progress in paid labor, which serves to...
Gender-neutral parental leave to balance unpaid work
On average, a woman in the U.S. will dedicate 12 more hours per week to unpaid work than a man. And according to IWR, this unequal distribution is set to increase if they become a mother: “most caregivers who reduce their hours at work or step out of the paid labor...