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Proof that ambition and family can balance in a part-time career
Cathy found work-life balance through a job-share arrangement, along with career progression opportunities, and a culture of shared values. Find out where.
Job-sharing: harnessing the power of two (not two halves)
Cathy found work-life balance through a job-share arrangement, along with career progression opportunities, and a culture of shared values. Find out where.
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Building a Career Through Collaboration
Having just reached the milestone of 21 years with Toyota Finance Australia, Sascha Towson’s career has been all about connection and collaboration. Sascha loves that TFA are so passionate about their people and team connection is important to her. She has taken...
One employer, a varied 30-year leadership career
With her parents’ encouragement, Rashpal Martin joined NatWest at the age of 16, and “hats off to them, it's paid me dividends”, she says. The bank has facilitated a path to senior leadership and provided her with “a platform to learn many skills”. Currently Head of...
Practical Tools for Managing Anxiety
We recently shared an article about the impact of COVID-19 on general levels of anxiety. One of our experts shared tips on scheduling and self care as tools to reduce anxiety and overwhelm. Today, we're hearing from two more experts on common thinking traps and...
Practical steps for successful inclusive hiring
Gas distribution network SGN is adamant that it needs a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture if they’re to future-proof their business. In-house Recruiter, Hayley Mowbray, shares how they’ve embedded inclusive hiring practices, her advice on how to make such...
Research for how employers can increase applications from women
A recent survey by TotalJobs of nearly 9,000 workers in the UK highlighted the importance of transparency of policies from employers and how not doing this can hinder recruitment outcomes. WORK180’s global research mirrors these findings with women rating gender...
How good leadership inspires employee engagement
In the six years she’s been at Reward Gateway, Toni Whitehouse has worked her way up from sales development rep to sales manager and is now Head of Sales Development UK. She shares what helped accelerate her path to leadership, how she found her confidence and her...
Coping mechanisms for anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 and the lockdown has impacted us all in different ways. To learn coping mechanisms if you have suffered or know anyone that has, with mental health concerns, hear from Samantha Foy from Vaultex, who shares her journey on coping with anxiety. My anxiety has...
Career Advice from Women in Tech
When people think of jobs in technology they often seem to conjure up images of a stadium full of guys in hoodies, coding away at computers in the dark – but that couldn't be further from the truth! Women are moving from strength to strength in tech these days, and...
New Research Shows how Employers can Increase Applications from Women
A recent survey by TotalJobs of nearly 9,000 workers in the UK highlighted the importance of transparency of policies from employers and how not doing this can hinder recruitment outcomes. WORK180’s global research mirrors these findings with women rating gender...