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
What transferrable skills will help you thrive in the mining sector?
Tash Leith has found her purpose, turning her unique skills and character into a thriving career completely unexpected from where she started.
What makes a great boss? 8 true tales that answer this question
Discover the secrets of exceptional leadership. Explore 8 real stories revealing what truly defines a great boss. Find inspiration and insights here.
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Juggling transport and family – TfGM
Like many of us, Lee Gorman knows all too well the struggles of COVID lockdown, working and caring for small children. He and his wife – an NHS worker – share two daughters aged 2 and 5, and his employer, Transport for Greater Manchester TfGM, has been completely...
Diversity and Inclusion | Glossary of Key Terms & Acronyms
The words we use can empower or oppress, empathize or offend, reflect bias or challenge it. However, if we spend too long agonizing over every letter in every acronym, there’ll be no time left for action. We want to make it easy for everyone to talk freely about...
Pursuing a leadership position? Get a promotion instead of leaving
Companies can't afford to lose women leaders. We spoke to 19 women thriving in leadership positions across a range of our Endorsed Employers. Endorsed Employers. By sharing their personal stories, they aim to encourage you to speak up and pursue your goals of...
Lloyds Banking Group Returners Program Success Story
Jasmine Kohli loved her experience with Lloyds Banking Group Returners Program. She shares her journey from anxious Returner to thriving Relationship Manager. Why did you decide to apply for the Lloyds Banking Group Returners Program? After a 3-year career break, I...
Experiencing accelerated learning in mining – BHP
When Katrina Sklavos shared with us the ins and outs of her role as an Engineering Project Manager at BHP, we imagined she had a decade of engineering experience behind her. We were surprised to learn she had only been at BHP for three years and started out as a...
Women in leadership: Companies you should join to make it to the top
Meet the organizations actively removing the barriers preventing women from being hired, promoted, or thriving in management positions. Their actionable plans go beyond ‘good intentions’, and you can explore them in this article. According to the Women in the...
7 ways you can identify if a company is genuinely committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If you read our previous blog - Looking for your next job? 5 reasons why you should make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a requirement - then you might be asking yourself, how do I know if a company is genuinely committed to DEI? On the surface, a company may...
Looking for your next job? 5 reasons why you should make diversity, equity, and inclusion a requirement.
Searching for a job can be difficult and time-consuming. So why is it that when we are searching for a new job do we spend so little time looking for the right employer? We can be so fixated on getting a new role that we forget to check if an employer is progressive...
A good habit of trying something new – Microsoft
Torrie Reilly started at Microsoft as a graduate almost three years ago. Fast forward to today, she works as a Technology Strategist. "I was never very interested in technology growing up. It wasn't until I started a Business with IT foundation degree at University...