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Top 10 Graduate Programs for women in 2024
If Graduate Programs are on your mind for this year, here are some great programs specifically designed to support women and get you get started on a great career.
Sandvik: transcending the checkbox mentality for First Nations Employees
DEI initiatives can work if you have the right mindset and are willing to adapt. Find out how Sandvik is setting the benchmark in First Nations recruitment.
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Supporting graduates through parenthood
Little did I know 4 years ago, that joining TAL would be the best decision I would make for my career and family. When I first accepted a role at TAL as a Customer Experience Specialist, it wasn’t the linear or expected progression one would have anticipated for me. I...
It’s not ‘Why?’ It’s ‘Why not?’
Great conversations are a central tenet for the success of flexible working at RiseSmart. Businesses are made up of people and people like to connect. For RiseSmart, connecting, sharing and talking about flexible working is embedded in their DNA. Peggy Vosloo,...
How did Anywise achieve Flex Able Certification? Trust.
At Anywise, being treated like an adult is the foundation of employment and this is written into their employment contracts. Prior to a salary negotiation, the discussion is all about the individual’s values and what matters most to them in their own life. Anywise...
Why well-being matters to Schneider Electric: Mental Health Week
Healthy and happy people and teams improve the customers experience and bring sustainable business performance. Your well-being is important to us – and should be to you too. Why well-being matters to us Well, why wouldn’t it? Of course, it does! But here are a...
Schneider Electric’s, Janine Griffin, on managing and helping her team develop their careers.
What interests you in your role, how has your role/career developed in Schneider? Although I have been in my role for a few years now, it has constantly changed and evolved over time. The role is quite different now to when I first stepped into it. It is now a much...
Ever feel like a fraud? How to beat Imposter Syndrome
“Today I feel much like I did when I came to Harvard Yard as a freshman in 1999,” said Natalie Portman at Harvard University recently. “I felt like there had been some mistake, that I wasn’t smart enough to be in this company, and that every time I opened my mouth I...
How to develop a Speaking Product and raise your industry profile
A speaking product is a repeatable presentation on a valuable topic, that you can take to conferences and events. A good speaking product will help to raise your profile as a business leader, by giving you exposure to new audiences, and positioning you as an expert....
Jennifer Webster, Senior HR Business Partner, shares how Schneider Electric supported her return to work
Jennifer Webster, Schneider Electric's Senior HR Business Partner What interests you in your role, how has your role/career developed in Schneider? The variety! Whilst I have worked at Schneider for 11 years, my role has evolved and changed substantially over that...
Staying on track: One woman’s story of determination and grit
When Sandra left high school at 15 years old, there was little career guidance to school-leavers and a stigma against leaving school early. It was presumed one would ‘amount to nothing’. With a loving family, incredible experiences under her belt, and a resumé beaming...