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Employer dos (and one don’t) for International Women’s Day
With International Women’s Day (IWD) just over a week away, many companies...
How to find employers whose values align with your own
How well do your work’s business values align with your own personal ones? Discover where a matched company mission led to greater work-life satisfaction.
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The benefits of being a remote worker – and how to make it a success
Technology has opened up a whole new way of working, enabling companies to ditch the traditional office and allow employees to work from wherever works best for them. WORK180 is a great example of this – our workforce is completely remote. More and more Australian...
Diversity and Inclusion from Different Perspectives- my learnings from the panel
Over the past few years, we’ve joined our partner She Loves Data at several events aimed at supporting women to pursue careers in Data & Technology. These events are always over subscribed by talented women who are serious about their career progression. It’s our...
Stepping Up: How Air Liquide boosted maternity leave to become WORK180’s latest endorsed employer
This International Women’s Day, Air Liquide (UK) has joined a worldwide community of over 200 organizations endorsed by WORK180 that are spearheading diversity and inclusion. On the road to joining us, from the start of 2020 Air Liquide boosted maternity leave from...
IT sales is a ‘super rewarding’ career
Di Hall never dreamed of working in IT sales, but has since discovered just how rewarding a career it can be. She talks about overcoming adversity working in a foreign country, her struggle to return to work after having a baby and why she’s now found a supportive...
Episode Six: Career breaks, confidence and networking for returners
Michelle Ayyuce is the co-founder of ZIPWIRE, pioneering to create re-entry pathways for professional women who have had a career break. Through consulting services, workshops and coaching, ZIPWIRE enables businesses to build programs that access and transition this...
How to effectively manage remote teams
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, remote work was already becoming mainstream – now it’s truly in play. Given WORK180 is a completely remote business, we asked some of our leaders to share their advice on managing telecommuting employees. The remote work revolution is...
10 women share how to succeed in sales
A career in sales can be full of excitement and benefits. There’s the freedom, flexibility and unlimited earning potential, along with plenty of professional growth and the ability to build transferable skills. After all, a successful salesperson is not just a seller,...
A career wearing many hats, from tech to politics
A technologist, ‘hobby politician’ and Head of Communications at eyeo, Laura Dornheim was once concerned her career had no common thread. She now considers herself incredibly lucky to have found a job that allows her to wear many different hats. “There were definitely...
Traffic engineering: A job Hayley Merrick didn’t know existed
As an Urban Traffic Control Engineer at Transport for Greater Manchester, Hayley Merrick spends her day reviewing and modifying traffic lights and signal timings in order to improve people’s journeys through Greater Manchester. It’s a job she now loves but once didn’t...