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
Would these benefits make you stay 20 years in one company?
What would you look for to stay in a company for over 20 years? We ask Natalie Rowe to find out how her company enticed her to stay.
The strategic leader who’s found the ‘fuel’ for growth and success
Find out how Sharmila Clancy unlocked her full potential for growth and development. Uncover the keys to her success that you could be implementing too.
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How to create a career you care about – QFES
Joanne Greenfield is the first female Assistant Commissioner in the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES). Her varied background gives her a range of skills to bring to the job, and as a values-led organisation going through change, they needed the best on...
How to succeed in IT
IT has traditionally been seen as a male dominated area, but QSuper know that enabling women to thrive in IT brings in more diversity of thought and makes individuals, teams and the organization itself more successful. We spoke to 15 women succeeding in the QSuper...
A grad role where the sky is the limit
When we spoke to Tanya Sidana, she was beaming with gratitude for the perfect start to her engineering career. She started at UGL while still at university and is now in their graduate program. In our conversation, Tanya shares what she loves most about working at UGL...
Swapping skies for beating tracks
Randa Mohammad’s love of travel took a different route two years ago. After fourteen years as a Cabin Crew member, she swapped the high skies for a high-speed train as a Train Driver for Gatwick Express. Randa loves her new career — which she actually made while...
Never stop learning. Never stop growing.
Rhea Neill grew up at BOC. Starting at the company as a teen, she moved her way up into senior management positions. It’s special to hear when someone loves what they do for work and never wants to leave. Now twenty years on, Rhea says it’s all about the amazing...
Transparency in the workplace: Ten companies share their successful approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
WORK180 Endorsed Employers openly shared their approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to encourage other organizations to be transparent about their own achievements and mistakes. These companies proved that being transparent in communicating their benefits and...
Balancing sales and wellness – Okta
Alissa Masuda looks calm, cool and collected when we chat, taking her high-pressure sales job in her stride because she has a strong foundation of self-care and mindfulness. As co-founder of Greyback – a wellness and connection hub for women – she brings everything...
When the universe has your back
We were excited to chat with Mia de Búrca from 99designs, where she works as a Senior Software Engineer. She was promoted into this position shortly after returning from parental leave. Mia is full of energy and drive, which is why balancing both a new job in the...
6 fun facts about WORK180 on our 6th birthday!
This year WORK180 is celebrating our 6th birthday! To kick off the celebrations, we thought we’d tell you a little bit about us… maybe some things you don’t already know. 1. We have 40 team members…. and we’re still growing! With employees from 8 cities across the US,...