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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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High integrity software engineering – Finding the right fit
We all know the importance of hiring people with the right ‘fit’ for the role. Of course, ‘fit’ means much more than just ticking skills and experience boxes; it’s about your personality, qualities and perspectives – it’s about who you are. And while some employers...
The Committed Millennial
‘Entitled’, ‘impatient’, ‘disloyal’. All classic insults thrown at millennials or, if you don’t like the label, ‘the younger generation’. Yet many would argue that this is a huge misinterpretation. Jill Bourke is a case in point....
Traineeships in a Male Dominated Environment
Tammie Fuller is a Trainee Technician in the VIC & TAS Field Operations team at nbn, where she’s part of a team working hard to rollout the nbn™ access network to homes and businesses nationwide. At 39 years old, she’s older than the average trainee, is one of...
An open door
For Rachele Williams, a STEM career was the obvious path. She was always good at maths and science, and had an engineer father as a role model. Her all-girl, faith-based school was thrilled to nominate her for every vocational activity going, including Young Engineers...
Passion reignited: How Kim Engel rediscovered her love for software testing at WorkCover Queensland
A 20 year roller-coaster career in software has taken Kim Engel from Sydney to Auckland and back to Australia. WorkCover Queensland’s Principal Test Analyst says she has found an employer whose values align with hers, the flexibility to be a working mum, and a team...
WORK180 raises £1.2m off the back of unprecedented success in the UK market
Melbourne 1 August 2019… WORK180, a global jobs platform focused on employers who support women’s careers has expanded its Series A-1 round to raise £1.2 million - $1.5 million (USD) / $2.2 million (AUD) - to accelerate its global expansion into the UK. The raise -...
WORK180 raises $2.2m off the back of unprecedented success in the UK market
WORK180, a global jobs platform focused on employers who support women’s careers has expanded its Series A-1 round to raise $2.2 million to accelerate its global expansion into the UK. The raise -- which more than doubles WORK180’s two previous raises of combined $2m...
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...