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Bringing good medicine to the world
When Jill Allen joined our video call her name came up as “Meme Bot”. She laughed that her nine-year-old must have been on the computer when she wasn’t looking. Her 21-year career at CSL Ltd – a global biotech company – has supported her through multiple career...
Anglo American Careers: Ready to blaze the trail in mining
Lil Shanley loves cooking American style BBQ. The process involves waking up at 3 am to start the low and slow process. After ten hours of cooking, she reaps the rewards, devouring the tender perfection. When she’s not behind the BBQ, she’s a Trainee Underground Miner...
How to be an ally
Barakissa Gakou’s new puppy was playing at her feet while we were speaking, and she loves the fact that flexibility at TE Connectivity means she doesn’t need to leave him at home alone all day while he’s settling in. We spoke about TE’s commitment to diversity, Black...
A career sprint at Olympic Dam
Andrea Kean is a proud whadjuk noongar woman who has been taking leaps and bounds in her career since she joined BHP two years ago. With three children and a grandchild, flexibility has supported her strong ambitions to climb steeply. She talked about the fantastic...
Episode Ten: Mental health at work with Camille Wilson
From her own lived experience of severe mental health issues from a young age, Camille Wilson truly understands what mental health can impose onto an individual’s life. Camille has studied a Bachelor in Psychology at UNSW and is part of the postgraduate program at the...
Staying grounded and down to earth
Faye van Wyk has always had a dream to fly. Literally. When she is not working as a Senior Manager at EY, she is clocking up hours at the nearest regional flying center. Her love of planes and travelling has seen her career soar into global roles at EY — but...
Find yourself a career, not a job
When Julia Wraithmell is at home, time seems to stand still as she feeds her beautiful horses and plays fetch with her dogs. Often donning a pair of wellies and a baseball cap, she loves nothing more than relaxing in her countryside home with her animals. But when...
Saying yes to create a fulfilling career
Erin Gamble has never really planned her career, instead “just taking every opportunity that comes [her] way”. After more than a decade in the aviation industry, her attitude of saying yes to everything interesting has led her to join Splunk, a Software Company, as a...
CGI Careers: Having a hard drive to succeed
Carly Deason is a Senior Technical Consultant at CGI. Starting as a graduate, she quickly progressed in her roles and has now been with one of the world's leading IT and business consultancy firms for almost fifteen years. Carly developed a love for Information...