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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How you can find belonging in STEMM (no lab coat required)
Without a scientific background, Indra Tomic was able to thrive and excel at CSIRO. Read her story to learn how she felt right at home in the organization.
5 return to work programs welcoming you back to work in 2023
If returning to work after an extended career break is on your mind for this year, here are some great programs specifically designed to help you get started
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Initiatives a workplace could take to support expecting parents
Since starting at Nova Systems in 2017, I have experienced a huge amount of support and flexibility when it comes to juggling my family and a full time role. Late last year my partner and I decided to extend our family. Initially I had fears of going through pregnancy...
Parental leave: a man’s world too
Greg Hogg has been an engineer for 17 years and a father of one, and his work doesn’t stop there. “My responsibility at work is to be a structural engineer. To me, that means helping architects design, and builders build, good quality buildings and infrastructure. In...
WORK180 teams up with Parents at Work and APLEN to advance parental leave equality
Here’s your chance to have a say on how working parents and carers are supported in the workplace and our communities. A national survey has been launched to collect stories from working parents across the nation on how they balance work and caring responsibilities....
Strength and support: An insurance career at WorkCover
The art of change: a journey to Australia British-born Becky Stables didn’t expect to become a business analyst. She studied art, music and maths at school and then commenced a textiles and design degree. At the end of the first term, however, she dropped out. “I...
Women in mining: at home, here
Progression at BHP We first interviewed BHP’s Melissa Johnson in July 2017. BHP had just become a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and Melissa had recently moved to BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Hay Point Coal Terminal, as Maintenance Manager. A year or two prior to this, she...
How to break into the tech industry and create a rewarding career
So, you want to get into tech? Well, now’s the right time. With new innovations impacting just about every aspect of our lives, tech-based companies are experiencing massive growth, and that’s creating some really amazing opportunities. But there’s another reason to...
Malala Day: Lessons from a hero
On October 9th 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban. She was targeted because she campaigned for the rights of Pakistani girls to go to school, in defiance of their attempts to outlaw education for girls. Malala survived and is now...
How to manage your maternity or adoption leave and feel confident about returning to work
I’ve recently surveyed over 200 women about their experiences of returning to work. Asking how they felt ahead of the first day back, they said they were anxious, nervous, excited. Is this you? If so, then read on. Here are 6 tips to feel more confident about your...
Let’s work together for a shared future this NAIDOC week
“The history of our First Peoples is the history of all of us, of all of Australia, and we need to own it - hearing this history is necessary before we can come to some true reconciliation, some genuine healing for both sides.” - NAIDOC National Co-Chairs Pat Thompson...