Career stories, inspiration & guidance
Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your own career, after first person perspectives from our Endorsed Employer employees, or seeking DEI knowledge and guidance, we’ve got it all right here on our blog. You can use our search bar if you’re after something specific or simply explore our featured articles below.
Featured articles
No trade? No worries. Jump-start your career in energy
According to Elizabeth, you don’t need a trade (or any industry experience) to succeed in energy. Here are her top tips to grow your career in the industry.
How Fulton Hogan is offering better mental health services for the construction industry
As cases of mental health in the construction sector increase, the company is committed to finding solutions both internally and industry-wide.
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A place where great people and great ideas are made – AWS
Michelle Hardie is on a mission for a better world where gender holds no barriers. Thinking globally and acting locally, she is the President of the Women@Amazon for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Women@ is an affinity group for women and allies at Amazon to network...
Creating future leaders at Cisco
Cassandra Crothers breaks the mold. She is the Director of Inside Sales at Cisco Meraki for Asia Pacific, Japan and China, and leadership has always been in her sights. She’s taken risks and bold career moves to gain experience, and there’s no stopping her! Leading...
Diversity and innovation in mining – BHP
With a background in aviation, Rachel Menkens transitioned into the mining industry on a Supervisor Development Program at BHP. She’s now the Superintendent of Mine Services at Goonyella Riverside. Not just lip service WORK180 are incredibly proud to have BHP as one...
How humans are the centre of defence – Rheinmetall Defence Australia
Taneil Dye did not know what to expect when she joined the Defense industry. She soon discovered that Defence is an innovative industry that enables the Australian Defence Force to defend Australia, engage in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. Taneil has been...
Why a little patience creates great milestones – nbn
While we don’t like to play favorites, we must say we’re truly grateful to have nbn on the WORK180 platform as one of our key Endorsed Employers for the last five years. In July, they achieved #1 popularity in the IT industry on our platform. This is a growth from #12...
Meet Jillian Nikic | Second Year Apprentice at WesTrac
Jillian’s enthusiasm for her apprenticeship is contagious. Check-out how much fun and fulfillment she’s found with WesTrac. She was raised to value hard work, love Fords, and ever since high school she’s loved old pick-up trucks. "When I was trying to figure out what...
Creating spaces to bring your whole self to work | DEI at Abcam
Extroverts are often described as the life of the party. Their outgoing, vibrant nature draws people to them, and they thrive off the interaction. Danielle Norby is an extrovert. She says she gets her energy from working with people and collaborating across the...
The path to CEO as a single mum – British Business Bank
At many organizations, the gender balance starts out strong in lower levels of employment. But by the time you reach executive level the average is barely more than 20% women. But British Business Bank is bucking the trend – they have an executive committee that is...
Travelling from kitchens to concrete – Boral
Emma Chomicz worked as a chef for a two-hatted restaurant that was named Australia’s best steakhouse in 2016. She’s got big goals and likes to achieve things at work. When she realized there was not much more career progression in chefing, Emma knew it was time to...