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Gender & disability: Intersectional best practice in the workplace
According to the World Health Organization, there are over 1 billion people living with disabilities worldwide. Further, there is a significant skew in the rates of employment for people with disability, with 52.8% of men with disability being employed, while only...
Sales leadership at NetApp
Louise Breccione-Mattuci is a real foodie. She lives on a property of five acres outside of Melbourne where she can grow her own food, has a menagerie of animals – chickens, ducks, sheep, a dog – and makes salami annually with her Italian husband. She’s also the...
Finishing school? Want a career in the Defence Industry? Here’s how to get started
The Defence Industry Pathways Program, supported by Programmed and South Metropolitan TAFE, is an Australian Government initiative designed to create a pipeline of talent ready to join Australia’s booming shipbuilding and maritime defence industry. Successful...
Cybersecurity and development at Cisco
Corien Vermaak is engaging and energetic. She loved being active with her children and spends time cycling, golfing, swimming and surfing with her two boys. She brings her incredible energy to her role as Cybersecurity Specialist at Cisco, where they say she is a...
A customer focus with Okta
Hema Huchegowda is Okta’s first Customer Centric Engineer in Australia. She joined them after returning from the USA to Australia, and she’s been promoted and developed to have a fulfilling career next to the Aussie ocean! Customer centric engineering We can...
Discovering what a Product Manager does at SafetyCulture
Rebecca Cooper is a Principal Product Manager at SafetyCulture and she knew she was in the right place only a few weeks into the role. We chatted about her career journey, the team at SafetyCulture and making an impact. Falling into a tech career Rebecca didn’t start...
Financial Crime Investigation: 3 Lessons in leadership – Crown Resorts
Financial crime investigation is a tough but rewarding career path – one that demands integrity, collaborative relationships with law enforcement, and strong investigative and analytical skills. "My previous experience has showed me the direct impact of timely and...
How to be more extroverted at work, and still be you! – Sodexo
It can be challenging to find your voice in the workplace, particularly in those that reward extroverted behaviour. We spoke with Anissa Paranihi, Facilities Manager for Sodexo, a self-described firm, but fair person with a unique sense of humour – and introvert....
Women in tech: Is authenticity the key to excelling your career?
Darcie Bailey thought everyone who worked in banking would be “serious, stiff and always a bit angry because of all the pressure”. After joining NAB in 2019 on a six-month student internship, as the final requirement of her degree, she found it to be quite the...