Courageous Conversations
- Eliza McGivern
- 25th Nov 2024
How to Start Meaningful Change, One Chat at a TimeIn a world where connection often happens at lightning speed and discussions feel surface-level, it’s easy to av...
Read moreHow to Start Meaningful Change, One Chat at a TimeIn a world where connection often happens at lightning speed and discussions feel surface-level, it’s easy to av...
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Read moreParity Consulting was proud to host another incredible event as part of our ParityPlus initiative – EmpowerYOUR Value. This Masterclass featured industry leade...
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Read moreParity Consulting was proud to present an incredible leadership event as part of our ParityPlus value-add initiative - EmpowerYOUR Value. This event featured an i...
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Read moreSpending the last 15 years’ working with top-tier and challenger financial services and property brands, Allie Moxon is a marketing communications consultant. Sh...
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Read moreInterviewing the CEO of Parity Consulting, Victoria Butt, was an opportunity to delve into the heart and soul of the company. With a passion for equality and a un...
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Read moreThis Conversation is a Balancing Act In today's rapidly changing work landscape, striking a balance between employee needs and organisational goals is crucial f...
Read moreHow to Differentiate Yourself and Be Findable in 2024!Get Ready for an Unforgettable "Lunch and Learn" with the Dream Team!Don't miss out on this exclusive webin...
Read moreAttention, job seekers! It's time to unlock your full potential and master the art of optimising your LinkedIn profile. With LinkedIn's popularity among profess...
Read moreBeing industry leaders in recruitment across Product Management, Digital, Marketing, Communications, Data Analytics and Pricing & Actuarial, we love to share our...
Read moreParity Consulting were proud to present our first Leadership event of 2023 as part of our ParityPlus value-add initiative - Leading your people through Menopause...
Read moreNow, unless you have been stranded on a desert island, or travelling in a remote part of the world where the internet is yet to reach, you would be familiar wi...
Read moreExecutive isolation is an ongoing challenge and one which I have not necessarily solved, more like “ongoing management”. Whether I have had 1 small start-up or 3...
Read moreA hot topic of late, artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionise the way marketing and communications are carried out as AI technologies continue to adv...
Read moreA total of 286 years. This is the alarming number, put forward by the United Nations, that it will take for global gender equality to be realised. Let that sink ...
Read moreAre you feeling stuck in your current career? Do you want to take control of your future and find a role that you genuinely love and enjoy waking up every day t...
Read moreIn today’s world, the importance of personal branding is growing by the day. An intentional personal brand can help you to stand out from the crowd, build credib...
Read moreOf course, we need to switch off, to truly recharge and reboot over the festive period.And most believe we should slow down in order to truly speed up and tack...
Read moreAt Parity Consulting we love creating videos and this type of content has become increasingly popular in the digital world. As specialist recruiters, Parity use ...
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Read more8 Trends in the Data Science Job Market 2022 & 23 Data scientists are going to be the new rock stars - they're the ones who help companies collect, store, and...
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Read moreBeing industry leaders in recruitment across Product Management, Pricing & Actuarial, Digital, Marketing, Communications and Data Analytics, we believe up to date...
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Read moreNeurodiverse Talent - An Untapped MarketNeurodiversity is becoming a topic of focus for organisations and in the recruitment space – and rightly so. So, what is n...
Read moreSalary Guide & Insights FY2022-23We know what motivates people.You may be in the 31% of professionals who feel they are paid market rate;Or the 72% who will co...
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Read moreAs the newest member of the Parity family, I wanted to introduce myself to you all. I’m excited to be part of this team and get to work in matching top talent wi...
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Read moreHere at Parity, we have begun a new initiative, Parity Picks, where we will be interviewing Australian- based executives and showcasing their careers - just di...
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Read moreIn March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have originated last year in a city in centra...
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Read moreCovid-19 has created a lot of new experiences for us all. Virtual Interviews, once only used for interstate interviews or for one off instances, are now a realit...
Read moreReturning to the Workplace – Keeping your employees safe, engaged & productive!These insights are suitable for HR/Talent, WH&S and business crisis teams who are ...
Read moreDuring the month of May, Microsoft 365 offered a month of innovative online events showcasing amazing presenters across Australia and New Zealand, featuring loca...
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Read moreThese insights are suitable for HR/Talent professionals who are taking the lead during the COVID-19 Pandemic to hire, retain and engage their awesome Product, M...
Read moreSomething just occurred to me as I was walking around the block with the dog, that the “work” place is so much more than “work”, to so many people.Often colleagu...
Read moreOur topical Parity Plus webinar featured keynote speaker, Graeme Cowan – Board Director R U OK? And Dianne McCabe – Director of the happy path and hosted by Vict...
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Read moreHasn’t the world just taken a wild spin in the past few weeks?! We’ve gone from bulk buying toilet paper, tissues and hand sanitiser to now, due to increasing de...
Read moreOur first Parity Plus event of the year – “A guide for future ready leaders: Building a mentally resilient workforce” featured keynote speaker, Graeme Cowan – Bo...
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Read moreToday we were thrilled to launch our 1st ever Product Lab - featuring 3 Product thought-leaders across different industries, and presenting vastly different cont...
Read more As a team leader or manager, when was the last time you asked yourself the following questions?How is your team productivity? Wondering how you can keep your st...
Read moreIt’s always quite daunting when I sit in front of a professional who opens with “I want your advice as to where I can take my career next”. Even as a career exp...
Read moreThe Managing Director of Fidelity International, Alva Devoy shared her career journey on becoming a MD at our Story to Success event on Wednesday 7th August. Par...
Read moreA few months ago, we reached out to Victor Leung and asked him to share his journey to success and on Thursday 25th July, Victor was our speaker for our Story to...
Read moreWhen my business started making higher revenue with less people and more part time staff, I realised I stumbled onto a good thing. That was 3 years ago now. I al...
Read moreLaura is the ex-General Manager of Global Product Marketing at Xero, co-founder of Product Women Sydney as well as a Product Mentor and Leadership Coach. Laura b...
Read moreJayson Bricknell is the Director of Product and Service Development at Westpac and one of our speakers at Product Lab 2019, where he will share his insights on s...
Read moreJob hunting can be daunting, from finding the right roles that are worth applying for (hiding among hundreds of others), researching and doing your due diligence ...
Read moreClick through for a comprehensive look at marketing role levels, key responsibilities, competencies, skills and experience - View Product Role Levels
Read moreClick through for a comprehensive look at marketing role levels, key responsibilities, competencies, skills and experience View Marketing Role Levels
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Read moreSo, you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone and applied for a role you don’t think you’ll get, after all you don’t meet all the required skills listed; you’ve wo...
Read moreI’ve never really struggled fitting into groups or businesses in the past and have certainly never been excluded – until quite recently. As an executive recruit...
Read moreSo, you’ve just been offered a brand new opportunity at a new employer. You obviously went through the thought process of deciding why the current role you’re in...
Read moreWe’ve just held our first Parity Plus “Story to Success” event for 2019! We had Josh Walther, Chief Customer Officer at Tyro Payments, join us to talk about his ...
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Read moreHigh confidence and believing in oneself is proven to improve success at work, however what happens when your professional career takes a sudden turn? Can failu...
Read moreHaving lived all over the world and worked in the recruitment industry in a number of locations, including Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and New York; I can confi...
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Read moreLeading the Product 2018!!Leading the Product is the largest product management conference in the Southern Hemisphere and is facilitated by the amazing team over...
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Read moreAs part of our Parity Plus initiative, we held our first Young Professionals Forum event featuring an amazing panel consisting of:Emily Wu, Group Product Busines...
Read moreAs part of Parity Consulting’s Parity Plus offering, we are dedicated to assist in the development and elevation of our product communities and as a part of this...
Read moreStory to Success with Joanne Thrift, Group CMO of Pepper Financial ServicesLast Wednesday the Parity team set up the office ready for the very first Story to Suc...
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Read moreAs part of Parity Consulting’s Parity Plus offering, we recently held our Marketing Training where we held 2 separate sessions which focused on the ways Marketin...
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Read moreAs part of our Parity Plus value-add offering to our clients and candidates, we hold an annual Career Strategy Day – partnering with leading Career Specialists i...
Read moreAs part of our Parity Plus value-add offering to our clients and candidates, we hold an annual Career Strategy Day – partnering with leading Career Specialists in...
Read moreAs part of our Parity Plus value-add offering to our clients and candidates, it was our great pleasure to host Parity’s annual Career Strategy Day on the 30th of...
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Read moreAs part of the Parity Plus offerings, Parity held it’s annual HR Roundtable event last week with the topic focusing on the future of psychometric profiling. Pres...
Read moreParity Consulting had the pleasure of being primary sponsor for Sydney’s 1st ever Product Management Conference – Leading The Product! This conference, as well ...
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