News & Views A career that pays well and has flexibility? How one woman found it in tech For somebody who started as a commerce law student, Adel Smee’s knowledge of coding languages is seriously impressive.
News & Views Recruiter: Lose the big engagement ring in job interviews A US recruiter has attracted criticism after begging female jobseekers not to put a ring on it, claiming that wearing a large engagement ring to a job interview will make employers think a candidate is high maintenance.
News & Views How one woman created a fashion label on the side of her full-time job How do you pursue a successful career in fashion design? Well, according to emerging fashion designer Emma O’Rourke, if you’re prepared to work tirelessly and tenaciously with minimal breaks, back yourself and always stay educated, you’re probably on to a winning wicket.
News & Views Lean whatever way you want, just support other women: Singtel boss Chua Sock Koong You can lean in or out or sideways or whatever way makes you happy, according to Chua Sock Koong, who heads up the Optus parent company Singtel.
News & Views Are these the 50 best places in Australia to work? Companies that specialise in software development and information technology make up almost half of the best 50 places to work in Australia, according to the latest list produced by research institute Great Place to Work Australia.
Advice Michelle Bridges on building a business and saying ‘no’ The world knows about Michelle Bridges’s fortune – the fitness star entered BRW’s rich women list in 2015 with a net worth of $53 million – but her success is a product of decades of work both on and off camera.
News & Views How my job in tech is creative and like interior design Krishna Devarapalli’s job is to bring ideas to life through technology.
Appointments Centuria board gets first female director Google’s head of Performance Susan Wheeldon-Steele has been appointed to the board of Centuria Capital (CNI), becoming the first female director to sit on the board of the ASX-listed specialist investment manager board.
News & Views Global group Girls in Tech lands in Australia to ‘inspire young women’ Girls in Tech has officially launched in Australia, with the global non-profit bringing a series of world-class events, programs and initiatives to grow the local tech ecosystem and close the gender gap.
Entrepreneurs No tech skills needed: Twin sisters launch startup, get half a million users Two Sydney twins have captured the imagination of half a million people with an app that lets anyone turn themselves into an emoji.
News & Views Have passion, work hard, drop the excuses: Making it according to one of NZ’s most powerful businesswomen Annette Presley knows how to start businesses, and how to successfully exit them.
News & Views Drop the superwoman cape and get over yourself: Kirstine Stewart On her first day of leading CBC Television, Canada’s equivalent of the ABC, Kirstine Stewart was mistaken for an assistant.
