People think that a career break will jeopardise their future career prospects, however it could work to your advantage if you know how to address the gaps.
Are you living the dream?
A dream life is different for everyone. In Part 1 of the Living the Dream: Flexible working, Integrated life blog series, FlexCoaches Debra Close and Kate Wilkie will guide you to discovering what “living the dream” means for you.
The State of Flexibility: Predictions for 2019
Discover key insights as our CEO Natalie Goldman and Partner Ariane Virtue talk about the state of flexibility and their predictions for 2019.
Stay in the moment: Reach Your Goals
Goal setting is a great way to start the year, planning ahead and working out what you want is easy with these tips from FlexCoach Casey Ball.
After redundancy: what next?
FlexCoach Casey Ball shares her tips to help you come out the other side of being made redundant.
From our Employer Partners
How a career break helped me become self-sufficient
Nichola Miles, Customer Support and Innovation Manager at AGL Energy, shares her experience taking a seven-month career break to establish a productive garden on her 14-acre property in Victoria. My day-to-day role has great variety. My teams and I have the pleasure of managing customer enquiries for non-standard AGL products and services, such as the Virtual…
Beca’s Cath Barr: When life gives you lemons
I was diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) five years ago. Beca gave me the opportunity to remain in my current role with no changes other than more flexible hours and less travel. What do you do when someone blows your mind away by telling you that you have an incurable disease that will change your…
Citi Australia’s Head of Card Partnerships explains why people who succeed when working flexibly are exactly the type of talent she wants on her team
Karen Farrar joined Citi from David Jones as the Head of Card Partnerships. Karen and her team are responsible for managing Citi’s partnerships nationwide, including Qantas, Suncorp and Bank of Queensland (BoQ). Citi is constantly improving how we operate to improve the customer experience, enable sustainable growth and optimise returns. As the team aspires to scale…
Gender Equality Scorecard 2018 – FlexCareers and Employer Partners are closing the gap
It is so exciting to read change is happening in Australian workplaces. FlexCareers is a WGEA (Workplace Gender Equality Agency) Pay Equity Offical Supporter and now they published their latest gender equality scorecard the numbers are looking promising. Accumulating 5 years of data from the private sector, the scorecard is showing employer action to increase gender…
From our FlexCoaches
Getting to know FlexCoach Rachel McInnes
In this series, we introduce you to our panel of FlexCoaches, each who offer a complimentary 30-minute chemistry session to our community.
Navigating a career change: How to find your ‘why’ when you make a BIG change
FlexCoach Julie Lines shares her tips to find your ‘WHY’.
4 Hacks to improve your productivity time
‘We can reframe the situation of our overloaded days to be opportunities, and use specific skills to manage and cope. Therefore, leaving us to get everything done without sacrificing our wellbeing.” Follow Shannon’s steps.
Stop assuming and start asking
Every day we make assumptions about people and their lives. We accept things as true without question or proof. But what if we consciously stopped assuming? FlexCoach Shannon Young shows us how to have the right conversations first.
