Relaunch your Tech Career
It was 19 years ago when I took my first career break. We’d been living overseas and just had our first child, and decided to come back to bring up our family. I took what I thought was a leave of absence from Accenture UK (it was a time before paternity leave was a real thing), which after 18 months turned into a resignation. It was one of the best decisions I made to spend time with him when he was so young — though he remembers it mostly through stories of our adventures together. But eventually I had to return to work, and having spent most of my time outside of Australia it took some work to re-establish myself.
At Coles tech we want to make it easy for experienced and passionate technology professionals, who are now looking to return to their career after a period of parental leave, care giving, entrepreneurship or further study. So we are kicking off a new program Coles’ relauncher. It is a structured, 6-month program, designed to give you the support, flexibility and on-the-job training to make your transition back into tech an enjoyable one.?
From day one, you’ll get exposure to interesting work and you’ll be able to see the tangible impact your work has on the lives of millions of Australians across the country.
On successfully completing the program, you’ll have a guaranteed position with Coles.?
Applications close 17 November. Apply via the link below or please send me a DM if you’d like further info.?https://careers.colesgroup.com.au/job/Melbourne-or-Brisbane-or-Sydne-Relauncher-the-return-to-tech-careers-program-by-Coles-Group/586181010/?locale=en_GB
Engineering Program /Projects Manager
3 年Great initiative. Too bad I am in Belgium so I can't apply. They do have similar government(s!) initiated programs in Belgium but I find that they are more pertinent and certainly more effective when they are done by the hiring company. Generic tech programs are very well catered for online and/or by educational institutions and can certainly be also leveraged. Good luck in your transformation- socially responsible and high tech !!.
Chief Customer Officer
3 年This is phenomenal John! So excited to see the opportunities this creates for the technology stars of the future!
Leadership | Operations | Strategy & Transformation | Continuous Improvement
3 年Great initiative John, my wife Niki has applied and has been shortlisted. She is really excited about the opportunity.
Software Engineer, BI Developer, Project Management, Service Delivery
3 年What a fantastic initiative John, and great timing as I find myself relaunching my IT career after a rather long career break!
Lead Solution Architect (Payments) at ANZ
3 年Thanks for sharing John. Wonderful initiative and just what I will be recommending to my wife who is looking to re-enter the IT industry after a couple of years off exploring other entrepreneurial ventures.