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The disconnect between diversity recruitment goals and the actions of the management team
Despite their best intentions, teams are failing to achieve their diversity...
You don’t need a footy to kick career goals in the AFL
Read how Lauren went from a small QLD town to the upper reaches of the AFL negotiating the biggest sports broadcast rights deal in Australia.
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Seeing projects and people fulfil their potential
Dan Collins joined Calibre as a graduate engineer back in 2007. He’s now a principal engineer overseeing important urban development projects out of Brisbane. He shares the thrill of seeing his projects come to life, his passion for mentoring others and what’s kept...
Transferable Skills and Your Career
Transferable skills are the skills you build up throughout your employment, education and life that are non-technical and don’t belong to a particular industry or role. They can often be used in many ways in the workplace, and can be transferred as you move between...
Episode Nine: Remote Working During COVID-19 and Beyond
Kirsten Clacey studied clinical and neuro psychology and then spent time trying to find a career path she connected with before stumbled upon agile methodology and team coaching and realized she’d found her calling. She now works at Eyeo, who are trying to create fair...
Policies That Put You Ahead of the Pack
Aleta Nicoll was four months pregnant with her second child when she interviewed for a new role at Origin Energy. She was totally upfront about her pregnancy and her plans to return part time, an approach that feels pretty scary to many working parents. Origin was...
Pandemic Pivot: hiring remotely
As we all attempt to navigate the uncertainties of COVID-19, I am grateful that my business, WORK180, has already mastered three key things on the ‘pandemic pivot’ to-do list. I’m referring to hiring, on-boarding and managing teams whilst working remotely. WORK180 is...
Uncovering career passion in data science
"It was the buzz of being able to help businesses make fast, data-driven decisions that led Yulia Kim into a career in data science, which has included a stint working at one of Silicon Valley’s largest tech giants. Now a Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst at...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Recruitment Experiences
At WORK180 we’re passionate about everyone having a positive recruitment experience, whether you get the job or not. We put a call out to our community asking for some of their best and worst recruitment experiences - the good, the bad and the ugly. Hopefully this...
Episode Eight: Managing your mental health at work
Kate Harrison is a counsellor who helps people navigate challenges and vulnerable periods of their lives. She started her career in learning and development, where she was exposed to behavioural science and became fascinated with the inner workings of peoples’...
Successfully Working Remotely
Our recent webinar on working remotely provided some helpful takeaways on how to set yourself up for success, finding your work rhythms, and how to maintain relationships with colleagues and managers. The webinar sold out in 40 minutes, so if you want to join others...