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.
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Can your workplace match these amazing mental health support systems?
Discover how some employers prioritize mental health and psychological safety in the workplace, are you getting the same support?
What industry are STEMM graduates mistakenly overlooking?
When it comes to jobs for STEMM graduates, the tech or resource industries...
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Upskilling and Developing in Your Career
For ambitious women with a focus on developing themselves and their career, identifying skills gaps and then finding ways to plug those gaps is a crucial step in proactively directing your career path. We interview successful women from our Endorsed Employers all the...
Episode Eleven: That’s a Wrap on Season One!
We have been so excited to bring you season one of Equality Talks, and all the amazing, inspiring women who joined us on it. Season Two will be kicking off with a bang, starting with Naomi Simson of Red Balloon and Shark Tank fame. Make sure you are subscribed so you...
How to change careers but stay with the same employer
When Flora Ofori first joined South Western Railway (SWR), which is part of FirstGroup, she was working on the frontline as a platform operator. This proved a stepping stone to her ultimate goal of landing a job in the HR team. Now an HR Business Partner - Employee...
Always learning as a project engineer
Now a Project Engineer at Air Liquide – a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health – Veena Kadiyapu discusses what it takes to be a successful project engineer, how to influence others and why always being open to learning is her secret...
Women In Finance and Banking
The Wolf of Wall Street is long gone and these days women can thrive and build successful careers in finance, including while they may be raising families. It also extends beyond traditional banking or insurance, and careers in finance can be made in many different...
The excitement of exploring the unknown
For Caroline Mercer, a love of the outdoors, a dream of working overseas and an interest in earth’s rocks and minerals has culminated in an exciting career as a geologist, where every day brings the possibility of uncovering “a big new find”. Now a Project Exploration...
Shifting Home Dynamics During COVID-19
In Australia the bulk of the domestic load is still borne by women, who do more of the unpaid domestic and care work than their male partners. Now that many households are staying home, working from the dining table, children are being home-schooled, the cleaning is...
Women In Supply Chain and Logistics
Supply Chain and Logistics might make you think of men in hi-vis driving forklifts, but it’s so much more than that. We teamed up with Wayfinder who are creating a new pipeline of talented women coming into the industry while breaking down stereotypes and challenging...
Lessons learned when onboarding remote team members
As part of our ‘Remote Work’ series of blogs, I thought it would be valuable to share what the onboarding and induction process looks like in an entirely remote environment like WORK180. You can read about Hiring Remotely and Working Remotely in our previous blogs....