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From receptionist to safety advisor: One trainee’s exciting career transformation
When Lizzie began her career in front office, she didn’t imagine that one day it would enable her to enter a brand new field and travel the world.
5 exciting reasons to say YES! to a career at Sandvik
Saying ‘yes’ has fast-tracked Courtney Doyle’s career at Sandvik and given her experiences she’d never have dreamed of. What could it do for you?
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A lifelong career at CSL Behring
Narelle Urli has been with CSL Behring for 22 years. Giving such loyalty to one company is a glowing endorsement of the team and culture, and we spoke with Narelle about her experiences there. CSL Behring make products such as blood plasma, vaccines, antivenom, and...
Why women are returning to STEMM careers at Thoughtworks
When people leave Thoughtworks, they often joke “until next time!” because it’s not uncommon for employees to return to the company after a period of advancing their career path elsewhere. Inny So, Lead Infrastructure Consultant, and Bhumika Srinivas, Project...
Give a mother the right shoes and she can conquer the world! – Newcrest Mining
For Amanda West, an Underground Mine Geologist at Newcrest Mining, her happy place is anywhere she can wear her steel cap boots. “They make me feel tall, safe and happy.” More than that, putting them on means she’s doing the work she loves – Geology. But there was a...
Women building bridges in construction – Multiplex
Danielle Savio is a Senior Project Manager at Multiplex. She’s been with the company for 10 years, working her way through the ranks while being involved in several women’s industry associations and promoting women in the built environment through her own blog,...
Sandvik: Paving the way to disability confidence
Disability confident organizations play a leading role in changing people’s lives for the better. In creating a supportive, positive and inclusive environment for all, they proactively and positively influence workplace behavior and culture. Not to mention, they have...
How to engage tech customers with the human touch – Cenitex
Burnout. Motherhood. Tough conversations. Sometimes, balancing work and life can feel like a superhuman effort! But if there’s one thing Jordy Ughetti, Head of Customer Experience at Cenitex has realized, it’s that at the end of the day, we’re all human. And it’s the...
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...