Career stories, inspiration & guidance

Sandra Alves is the kind of leader everyone wants — pragmatic, humble, and deeply engaging. She’s enjoying her career as an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan. An initiative she is focusing on at the moment is the launch of Chase digital consumer banking in the U.K....

  Pam Rucinque is a Developer at Thoughtworks, but her career hasn’t been bounded by her title! They’ve provided her with a breadth of experience including consulting, technical assessments, delivery, project work, pre-sales, relationship management, and – her...

Sarah Bilston has been with Cummins for 25 years now. She jokes she’s been married to Cummins longer than she’s been with her husband. Like any long-term relationship, flexibility and support have proven to be essential contributors to a strong and successful career....

  Having studied Animal, Environmental, and Marine Biology at university – and knowing nothing about the gases industry – Melissa Webber never imagined herself working for a company like BOC. Now 11 years into her career there, she’s a successful Major Accounts...

Megan Ewing is a Pharmacist who made a career change into continuous improvement at BHP after having kids – finding the mining giant to be more supportive of families than her pharmacy career and opening up a world of opportunities for her! Unlocking value Megan is a...

When Sandra Miles was 17, she asked her parents “what would make you happy and proud of me?”. They replied, “anything that makes you happy”. So that’s what she did. Sandra found a job she loves at DHL Express, she spends weekends camping and she’s raising a beautiful...

Why do people ask women “won’t you miss your kids while you’re at work”? Seemingly curious and innocent as they might be, this and similar types of statements only inflict judgement, guilt, and outright emotional anguish on the person being asked. But the list of...

You won’t see much of Ljubinka Duzel on LinkedIn these days. Not just because she hates talking about herself, but because since being recruited to CSL through LinkedIn, she no longer sees the need for it. “I’m where I want to be until I retire now.” Finding her place...

In the little free time Katherine Tattersall has around raising a two-year old and working as a Process Engineer, she likes to sew. So, she knows the sense of achievement that comes with designing a garment in the fabric, fit, and fashion of your own choice. But the...