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5 tips to get your career on track in rail (no matter your expertise)
Looking to grow a successful career? The rail industry might just be your ticket. Engineering leader Nafisah shares her tips for achieving career success.
5 in-demand careers for 2024 (and where to find them)
The job market is under immense flux and change now, here are the in-demand careers that will make waves in 2024.
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Episode One: WORK180 is changing the working world
WORK180 is on a mission to empower every woman to choose a workplace where they can thrive. Co-founders Gemma Lloyd and Valeria Ignatieva started WORK180 after both experiencing discrimination in the tech industry. They wanted to flip the job seeking model on its...
Episode Two: The value of sabbaticals and maintaining boundaries
Samantha Reynolds has over 20 years’ experience in engineering and product management leadership roles for start ups, as well as global companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, DHL and Honeywell. She is a chocolatier, a cancer survivor, and a single mum to two sons. She...
Episode Three: Bravery, resilience and single motherhood
Ife Akintoye became a single mother while still at University, but by taking risks and stepping out of her comfort zone she now has a successful career in recruitment branding at Mott MacDonald. She talks about rebuilding your confidence after babies, what we model to...
Parental Leave as a Father and Encouraging Diversity
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. David Barnes is head of Reward at King - the World's leading mobile gaming company. He is responsible for...
In her blood: A miner’s granddaughter writes her own history
“My grandparents were hobby gold-seekers in New Zealand. As a little girl, Dad took me on adventures, gold pan in hand...” Meet Evolution Mining’s Geologist turned Business Analyst, Emma Stuart. Here, she shares her story of how she has grasped opportunities with both...
How Harriet landed her dream job with Network Rail -when she least expected it
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. Joining the team as a Network Rail Scheme Project Manager when she was six months pregnant, Harriet Turner...
Playing to Your Strengths as a Woman in Engineering
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. “Oh, where are all the girls?", when Victoria became interested in engineering after taking part in...
Aussie women in STEMM on their career journeys, goals and advice
Imagine getting to solve the world’s problems and being a part of industry innovation. More and more women are finding a career in STEMM to be exciting, challenging and rewarding. However, women remain underrepresented in the STEMM workforce in Australia, and research...
Challenging the status quo on mental health
45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime, and 20% have in the past 12 months. With numbers like these, it’s difficult for organisations to deny their responsibility in providing a workplace that’s mentally safe. Yet, many...