Follow these tips to help you make the transition from holiday routine back to school routine. Forward planning helps us in the workplace and at home.
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…
So far from Superwoman
Community member Fiona debunks the ‘Superwoman’ myth and lays bare the reality for many of us.
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’.
From our Employer Partners
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…
Vodafone honoured by win at Equal Pay Awards
Vodafone is honoured to have been named the supreme winner in tonight’s 2018 YWCA Equal Pay awards held in Auckland, after implementing initiatives to address equal pay in New Zealand. The event drew industry leaders from around the country to celebrate individuals, teams and companies for their outstanding achievements in this important area over the past…
Challenge yourself at Vector
FlexCareers welcomes Vector, a New Zealand energy company that’s challenging and reinventing the way communities and businesses are powered and connected. About Vector Vector is New Zealand’s largest distributor of electricity and gas, owning and operating networks which span the Auckland region. Vector has just under 800 staff and employs more than 1,000 contractors. The…
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.
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.
Reboot Your Confidence blog n# 8 – Your Tool Kit
Your toolkit to make confidence a way of life Congratulations and thank you for joining us for this blog series! We hope you’re making fabulous progress towards your dream career!! Our mission has been to help you reboot your confidence and make the journey from self-doubt to self-belief. We’ve looked at how your mindset can…
