The pros and cons of applying for jobs in January
The phrase goes, “new year, new job”, right? You’ve had time over the holidays to relax, eat your weight in Christmas ham and think about what you want from your career. Come January you’re inspired, motivated and it’s your new
Five reasons to hire a part time employee
How many people do you think work part time in Australia? One million people? Two million? Believe it or not, there are actually 4.1 million people, or a whopping 30% of the Australian workforce who work part time, meaning there are
Your guide to becoming a freelancer in Australia
The life of a freelancer seems super exciting and cool - you get to work for yourself, you can pick and choose your work and you don’t have to work 9-5, in an office or even in the same city
Five tips for working remotely from the rest of your team
by Dakota Middleby In August 2022, I joined Creative Natives and I was so excited to be a part of the team. However, the catch was that I would be the only employee in Queensland and I would be 100% remote.
Returning to work post-kids: What you need to know
Making the decision to return to work post-kids can be an overwhelming and difficult one, especially if it's been a few years since you've been in the workforce. You may not feel entirely ready, be worried about putting your kids
Packing it all up: Stories and advice for moving overseas
We’re a bunch of nomads here at Creative Natives. More than half of our team have gone off in search of adventure and lived overseas, so we’ve got a bit of experience when it comes to the whole shifting your
Beyond the cupcakes: What else can your company do for worker wellbeing?
Whenever there's a wellbeing day or initiative in the workplace, it's often accompanied by cupcakes (we're looking at you, yellow cupcakes for R U OK? Day). And while we LOVE baked goods here at Creative Natives, there's so much more
Wtf is WFA?
We’re all pretty familiar with the concept of WFH, but recently we’ve been hearing people talking about WFA. If you’re scratching your head trying to figure out what the A stands for, it’s ‘anywhere’ - work from anywhere. We know it’s
Our advice on writing a great Cover Letter.
What even is a cover letter? Is it really that important? Ugh, I'll just use the same one from that other job I applied for 3 weeks ago! We address all of this and more, and give some useful tips