Changing the way careers work
Nothing about working at Vocus is conventional. We are always working on the edge, taking our customers somewhere new, places where no one else in our industry has ever been able to take them. Vocus was born out of a collection of true Australian success stories all brought together under one roof to create…
Female-lead HR start-up, FlexCareers has been announced as a finalist for the 2018 Telstra Business Awards in the NSW Small and Succeeding category. FlexCareers has been championing flexibility as the future of work by connecting its community of 100,000 men and women with progressive employers offering flexible work. Motivated to address the lack of women…
FlexCareers loves to celebrate Women in Leadership and showcase the amazing work these women are doing. Vanessa Kearney of Viva Energy, one of our partner employers, is Commercial Manager at the Geelong Refinery. What a massive achievement!
FlexCareers employer partner Medibank has been recognised as the number one workplace for dads after analysis of Australia’s largest 500 companies by website Direct Advice for Dads and research firm CoreData. Medibank launched a new gender-neutral and generous parental leave policy in March, and offer a wide range of flexible work options that encourage people of all genders to pursue a fulfilling career and life their best life. Find out more here…
Reece Group is now part of the FlexCareers family! Reece Group comprises leading businesses in the Plumbing, Bathroom and HVAC-R industries, and is Australia’s largest supplier of plumbing and bathroom products. The company includes a number of speciality businesses with a footprint of 5000 employees working in 300 different roles. Reece Group understands their leadership and people want and need flexible work options to grow professionally and personally so they can bring their best to work – find out more about some of the Group’s new initiatives here.
EY’s Heather Geary writes: I listened to an episode on my favourite podcast recently (Freakonomics – it’s great, you should really check it out). The episode was a replay, and I had heard it when it first played about a year ago. The theme of the episode is ‘in praise of incrementalism’ – the premise being that our world…
New employer partners are always exciting for FlexCareers because it means we are providing more opportunities to our community than ever before. Our partnership with SKYCITY Auckland is no different. SKYCITY Auckland is New Zealand’s most popular entertainment and tourist destination, welcoming millions of visitors each year into our world-class casino, two luxury hotels, over…
Offering a different type of Returner Program in the Australian market, candidates returning after a career break are offered permanent roles or 12 month contracts at Macquarie. Alisha concluded her most recent role as a senior product developer in 2015, leaving her job to spend three years travelling. Upon returning home to Sydney in January…
Holmes Consulting has joined our ever-growing list of progressive employer partners and we are so excited. They live and breathe flexible working and know exactly what it takes to get the best performance out of their people – ‘it’s all about making sure people have the right structure to have great lives at Holmes—and to produce their best work at the same time’.
With so many of these gender role biases all around us, what can we do as individuals, as family members, as friends, as colleagues, as leaders, as employers to change this thinking? FlexCoach Vanessa shares her ideas.
I just spent a weekend away with my girlfriend who’s struggling with what so many working women wrestle with. The confidence to make the change to do work she loves!
FlexCareers have a fantastic panel of professional coaches available to help our community. Meet Kathryn, passionate about helping people to unlock their potential and achieve career and life. Whether you are a mummy returner, seeking a change of career or looking to take your performance to the next step, Kathryn would love to hear from you.
How can you start recognising your achievements and feel the strong positive energy? Learn to love the person on the inside! Kate and Debra share their secret to identifying what you have to offer.
