Returning to work or changing career
Getting back to work or moving on to something new can be daunting. Skills, knowledge, values don’t always come from working a standard 40-hour week, they come from life experience too.
Powering up your career
Returning to work or changing careers? It can feel overwhelming, but your skills and life experience matter. Discover inspiring stories of women in STEM and those who successfully transitioned after a career break.
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Meet our wāhine
Who took different steps across different paths to find careers right for them.
Be inspired
Meet Gazelle, Software Engineer
After eight years in a nursing career and becoming a mother of a daughter and stepson, Gazelle retrained and is now following her passion for IT as a software engineer at Jade Software in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Women in STEM
With a changing economy, Christchurch is growing new sectors that are creating high demand for specific skills, high value jobs and high wage opportunities. Smart businesses and innovative industries have opportunities and meaningful work for talent in STEM.
If you’re a woman looking to take the next step in your career, we think you’ll love the possibilities here. Meet some of the women solving real-world problems right here in Ōtautahi.
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What recruiters are looking for
Molly Dods from one of New Zealand’s top tech firms, Seequent, talks about how she recruits and supports women into engineering roles and her advice to those thinking about joining the sector.