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How Maria Gatica embraced her journey & reaped the benefits at Downer
Maria, a Project Engineer in Wastewater Project Delivery with Downer, proves that following your dreams brings the best rewards.
Hired while pregnant: How Simran landed her dream job at Microsoft!
Landing your dream job while pregnant? It IS possible, and Simran Jaggi is here to share her inspiring story at Microsoft to show you how.
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The career-boosting benefits of an employer that anticipates your needs
How much better would your career be if your employer not only supported your needs but anticipated them? Emma Yabsley, a Commercial Director for Rheinmetall, will gladly tell you the answer. Having joined Rheinmetall soon after having her first child, Emma learned...
Which resource has great career opportunities and why is the answer renewables?
It all started with a primary school presentation on acid rain. While some of the watching children fidgeted and whispered to each other, others sat stunned at the facts being presented. But there was one girl, who sat there seething. “I was furious that the adults...
5 employers that aren’t afraid to talk menstruation & menopause
“Why do my otherwise intelligent and sophisticated students, who know so much more than I did at their age about careers and about the world, display so much ignorance about women’s bodies?” This was the question Joan C. Chrisler posed in the introduction of her...
How IGO has sponsored, supported, and seen to the success of this geology graduate
When Kate Woodall first traveled to Australia’s harsh north-west, she couldn’t have known she was about to discover something amazing. It wasn’t something in the earth so much as something within herself: this was the moment she knew she was a geologist. That she was...
Why is playing tennis like leadership in the energy sector?
In the January 2023, Netflix released the tense yet stunning documentary series, Break Point. The show offered a behind the scenes look at the lives of top tennis players as they travelled around the world playing in the biggest global tournaments. But what does this...
Why not you? BHP’s commitment to an inclusive hiring process
Some might not know it, but BHP, one of Australia’s most well-known and successful companies, is also striving to be one of its most diverse and inclusive. As such, anyone considering employment at the mining major should do so with full confidence that their...
Is it harder to succeed at work as a woman over 50? Not at these companies
Knowing can be uncomfortable.Knowing the difficulty women face in the workplace is uncomfortable.Knowing that this difficulty is often compounded as they age is… well it’s downright frustrating. Of course, men experience ageism as well, but here’s the big difference....
3 ways FIFO can be flexible (and where to find roles like this)
If you’re looking to work in, or are already working in, certain industry sectors, you will almost certainly have come across the concept of Fly-In-Fly-Out, often known as FIFO. These arrangements, used as a means of employment generally in far-flung and/or difficult...
The rewards of male allyship at Microsoft
Being an industry leader and one of the world’s most recognizable brands is easy. Said no-one. Ever! For major multinationals like Microsoft, keeping ahead of trends in hiring and retention, let alone core business operations, requires a deft touch and deep...