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.
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Listen to Gemma Lloyd on The Unicorns Podcast
Listen to Gemma Lloyd, Co-founder and CEO of WORK180, on the The Unicorns...
How Nufarm has found fertile ground with flexible working
The company’s dedication to employee work-life balance is allowing Amelia Elliston’s lifestyle and career aspirations to blossom.
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An olympic effort in IT
Antoinette Caldwell is an actual Olympian. She competed in badminton in the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece and built her career in IT while travelling the world competing. She has retired from the badminton court now, but the lessons went with her into her career and...
“Proudly Indigenous” Voices of First Nations Peoples in the corporate space
To celebrate NAIDOC week and help build understanding, we reached out to several First Nations Peoples working for Endorsed Employers across Australia. As well as sharing experiences and shining a light on the ways that organisations are getting it right, their rich...
Following your entrepreneurial spirit
Caroline Kloboucek has been at Sandvik for almost 12 years. During that time, she has rolled out global tech projects, made a number of significant changes to her career path, and had two children. She agrees that it’s kept her...
Adventurous careers and finding meaning at work
Nina Gubinskaia isn’t afraid of taking brave steps in her life and career. She’s lived all over the world working in non-traditional industries, and now she’s part of the senior leadership team at Suez, as the Head of Business Transformation and Innovation. With a...
Episode Eight: Pregnancy loss support with Samantha Payne
Samantha Payne has a vision is to create a world where all pregnancy losses are met with empathy and understanding, and that pregnancy loss is validated as real grief. With The Pink Elephants Support Network, Sam and her team are aiming to become the leading, most...
Sailing into a new career amid COVID
Starting a new job in a new company one week after Sydney went into lockdown would be a challenge for almost anyone. But Dawn Brown’s steady energy shone through as we chatted though, and her natural resilience means she’s taken the upheaval in stride. As a Docking...
Building a career and lessons from leadership
Michcell Sloan has been with WesTrac for 9 years – testament to what it’s like working for a company who values you as an individual. She is a mechanic by trade, and now works as a Parts Supervisor. She shared her tips for being an inclusive leader, creating a career...
Choosing the right employer
Roisin Kim joined Suez on 23 March – just as the country went into lockdown for COVID-19. She had done her research though, and they’ve been managing their people through lockdown as well as she could have hoped. With a career in water followed by some time in toll...
A tree change is good for everyone
From hiking the hidden corners of the Earth, to catching plunging waterfalls, to camping in the middle of the bush, Nikki Bedwell lives and breathes the great outdoors. Discovering new adventures is what Nikki loves to do with her partner and their two dogs — a Border...