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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.
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.
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How Transurban is making flexibility a part of who they are
Transurban is in the business of designing and delivering smarter ways to get around growing cities. With urban toll road networks in Australia and North America, they’re committed to strengthening communities through transport by providing smarter, faster and safer...
A question of balance
KeyPay’s quest to build a more diverse workforce. When KeyPay approached WORK180, it was to address one of the most common problems faced by tech companies; a heavily skewed gender imbalance in the development team. The four co-founders knew that for the business to...
Why health and wellbeing matters in the workplace
Hi, I’m Megan! I look after our Health & Wellbeing program at Optus and have been with the organization since 2012. I originally started out my career as a nurse, but after 10 years, I realized I was more passionate about workplace wellbeing. In 2005, I set up the...
A career in security is anything but a regular IT job
In today’s digital world, protecting IT systems, data and even your identity is a burgeoning business – and careers for women in this sphere are growing just as fast. Fatema Hashmi, a security consulting analyst with Accenture, achieved her position through a...
Meet Kaitlin Langdon, Top 30 innovative Engineer in 2018
People tend to pause and reflect on their careers at major milestones, looking back on their achievements after 10, 25, 40 years in an industry. This year I was humbled to be named one of Engineers Australia ‘Top 30 Innovative Engineers for 2018’ at age 30 and as a...
How Arcadis attracts and keeps great people
’Flexible Working’. That’s the usual response when you ask someone what makes Arcadis a great place to work. In fact, 86% of respondents in their most recent employee engagement survey said that they were supported to work in a flexible way. More specifically, Arcadis...
10 pieces of advice from the Women of PwC
We asked some of the incredible women trailblazing in all areas of our work: What advice would you offer your younger self and young women of today? 1. "I would tell myself to have a go at everything you can, as every experience is a learning - even the bad ones! I'd...
My life as an engineer at Laing O’Rourke
“I have my dream job!" Nicole Waterman discusses life as an engineer in construction and how Laing O'Rourke's parental leave policy is changing the game. Nicole Waterman always planned to be an architect, until some good advice from her university lecturer shifted her...
3 baby steps to create a great workplace for yourself
Do you love your job? Do you like the way you work? Do you have the ability to manage your work and life commitments? If you answered yes to that, I celebrate you and the actions you have taken to get there. You and I both know that all of the pieces of the puzzle of...