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How to go for it as a woman in IT
Tracy’s go-getter attitude in the face of challenge is perfect for an IT support management role at Vaultex. Discover her other secrets to success.
How a school program for girls is changing construction
Timnit Tessema, co-founder of the innovative Jump Start initiative, shares how the program empowers girls to find their place in the construction industry.
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Career and Leadership Tips From a Long Career in STEM
Nairi Adamian has spent 20 years in the technology industry across a range of roles at Cisco, currently as the Manager for Systems Engineering Sales. With a career that spans experience including technical support operations in Australia leading the Sydney Technical...
Building trust and flexibility to be happier at work
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. After spending her whole working career with a single company, Mandy Marsden made the leap to move to...
Return to work with us: The J.P. Morgan ReEntry Program
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. Calling all returned explorers, revitalised professionals and new parents ready to reboot their career....
A Focus on Innovation and Learning at REA Group
Grace Peng wanted to study design at university, but her Dad could see the economy was on the cusp of the dot-com boom and bribed her to go and study IT with a new computer of her own. She turned up on day one of university thinking, ‘what have I signed up for?’ but...
Chantal Scaccabarozzi, Talent Acquisition & Mobility Manager at Schneider Electric, on attracting the best talent
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. Chantal Maria Scaccabarozzi, Talent Acquisition & Mobility Manager at Schneider Electric. What...
How to pursue a leadership role within banking and finance
Raising the number of women in leadership is important for all companies, but in the banking and finance industry, it’s a top priority. With this in mind, WORK180 interviewed eight women from a few of our endorsed employers, who have successfully pursued senior roles...
Executives Driving Gender Equality (EDGE) Think Tank: Best Practice vs Next Practice
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. WORK180 recently hosted the September Executives Driving Gender Equality (EDGE) Think Tank: Best Practice...
Employer support for stillbirth and miscarriage- from best practice to next practice
Today is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, held every year to remember those little lives lost to miscarriage and stillbirth. Two years ago, the Stillbirth Foundation Australia launched a campaign to ensure that access to employer funded paid...
How to Develop Resilience in Job Seeking and Create Your Career
Kathryn Bergstrum (Health, Safety and Environment Administrator - MTM Track Renewals Project at Endorsed Employer [Laing O’Rourke] has amazing resilience, and in a previous article, we shared some of her story. Today, we’re sharing Kathryn’s tips for job seeking and...