FlexCareers continues to bring our community a great choice of career and life coaches. In this blog, we meet FlexCoach Mia Elliott who combines her passion for helping others become successful while facilitating their transformation to achieve their goals.
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Getting to know FlexCoach Debra Close
Take a minute to get to know Debra Close, a founding FlexCoach.
FlexCareers is excited to partner with Contact Energy, who are leading the way with gender equality and pay equity in New Zealand.
Flexperiment at Contact Energy and find the perfect work-life balance for you! FlexCareers is excited to partner with Contact Energy, a New Zealand company absolutely committed to diversity, pay equity and supporting women in leadership. Find out more about how Contact can power your career.
Report: Pregnancy, Parental Leave & Return to Work – what employers can do to better support parents
852 women and 132 men responded our FlexCareers survey on pregnancy, parental leave and return to work experiences, and hundreds more brave women reached out to us to share their stories, many of whom have never returned to work because of how they were treated. On International Women’s Day 2018 we published our findings, in the hope that employers will acknowledge that we have a problem – and take urgent steps to address it. We’d like to thank each and every member of our community that participated – your voices will be heard.
FlexCareers Welcomes EY to Australia and New Zealand’s fastest growing community of progressive, flexible employers!
EY, a global professional services organisation providing advisory, assurance, tax and transaction services, has today joined our FlexCareers community! EY promotes flexible working within their teams by allowing their people more control over where, when and how work gets done, from formal flexible arrangements to flexible start and finish times and work from home…
Why flexible working is great for women AND men, AND great for gender equality
One of the key drivers in my life is social justice – equality for all. I marched passionately for same-sex marriage, and I continue to fight for gender equality. I have made a commitment to myself that, in all aspects of my life, I will actively make a difference in the world that I live in…
Men’s work? Meet Triss Habgood, Terminal Manager at Z Energy
Being one of the few women working in the energy industry has its challenges for Triss. Here she discusses how having an employer that encourages and supports her has made a huge difference in building her confidence and making the most of her career.
FlexCareers is pleased to welcome Nielsen to our ever-growing family of progressive employers
This exciting partnership brings opportunities to work for Nielsen to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.
FlexCareers has partnered with Telstra to bring you some amazing career opportunities!!!
This new partnership will offer the FlexCareers community opportunities with Australia’s most iconic companies, almost limitless career pathways and a supporting and inclusive culture. When you join Telstra, you’ll be joining a family of 32,000 people, located right around Australia as well as in international locations.
Employers of Choice for Gender Equality 2017-18 Announced!
Congratulations to all of our Employer Partners that have today been recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality! Amazing to see so many make the list, including so many we have worked with this year to make flexible working, work!
Stand out from the crowd: CV writing tips
There seems to be a constant discussion around what a CV should look like. The look, feel and description are important and can make the difference between you being successful or not. Guest blogger Natasha Bryer shares her tips to creating the perfect CV.
Getting to know FlexCoach Shannon Young
In this series, we introduce you to our panel of FlexCoaches, each who offer a complimentary 30-minute chemistry session to our community. This week we meet Shannon Young who is passionate about helping individuals re-engage with the passion that drives them at home and at work.
We are excited to launch our annual Flexibility Survey in partnership with AGL!
FlexCareers works closely with organisations around Australia and New Zealand to help them understand the benefits of flexible work, define and implement policies, and to coach and train leadership teams and front line managers on how to embrace flexibility. A HUGE part of this is understanding what YOU want. What is working and what is not – have your say and help us to shape the future of work!!
GETTING TO KNOW FLEXCOACH JO MUIR
In this series, we introduce you to our panel of experienced career and life coaches. This week we meet Jo Muir, who is passionate about supporting parents to return to work and assisting them to negotiate flexible work arrangements.
Working Parents – Without great support networks, we could never get the job done!
I admit I have asked myself ‘Why?’. As in ‘Why did I decide to have kids?’. I love them to bits but let’s face it, parenting is hard. And it can be even harder when you don’t have any, or little, extended support around you. In this piece, Natasha of CP Balance HR reminds us of the importance of those small moments friends and family can step in to make it a little easier.
GETTING TO KNOW FLEXCOACH MILENA MCKENZIE
This series introduces our FlexCoaches to our community. Read on and get to know Milena McKenzie.
Simplifying the Nutrition Minefield
We continually push ourselves to achieve in more in our career, family life and sports. Yet, when it comes to giving our bodies the energy they need to help us smash those goals, we often fall woefully short. Alicia Edge, founder of Compeat Nutrition, shares her top tips on fuelling our bodies to maximise performance.
4 signs telling you need a career coach
Before I started this job I didn’t really have a clear understanding of what a career coach did. And now that I do, guest author Betsy Shepard Reed shares these 4 questions to help you decide if you need one.
Returning To Work – 5 Things You Can Do To Support Your Partner
FlexCareers Co-Founder Joel McInnes has helped hundreds of women return to work. But how did his perception change when his wife went through the process after an 8-year career break?
Part-Time Career. Full-Time Happiness. How FlexCareers helped Natalie get the job of her dreams.
A talented Project Manager, who had taken a career-break for two years to raise a young family, Natalie felt it would be hard to find an employer that would give her a part-time job opportunity. A chance encounter with FlexCareers on her Facebook newsfeed changed that perception and opened the door to Natalie’s dream career.