Support

Caring and supportive coworkers

You might be drawn to warm, tight-knit environments where people naturally look after one another. In these workplaces, team members tend to celebrate successes together and step up during challenging times. The culture typically centres around genuine collaboration and camaraderie, with regular opportunities for meaningful connection. Work flows through shared efforts, creating an atmosphere where supporting colleagues becomes a natural part of daily operations.

Companies that care about support

Telstra Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company, offering a wide range of communications services. We build technology and content solutions that are simple and easy to use, including Australia’s largest and fastest national mobile network, plans and devices, entertainment and more. We're committed to staying close to its customers to provide them a better experience across 15 countries.

JLL At JLL, we take pride in choosing the more intelligent, optimistic, and collaborative way forward. With over 200 years of real estate experience, we are, and always have been, in continual pursuit of brighter ways of working. Our optimism is rooted in proven results and years of expertise, staying realistic about the possibilities that lie ahead and the impact we can create for our clients and communities. Our expertise allows us to uncover smarter solutions for clients across the globe.

Slalom Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. Since our consulting business started in 2001, Slalom has grown rapidly to 12,000+ team members in eight countries and 45 markets. We have close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, including AWS, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake, and Tableau. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. We deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact.

Lumi Lumi takes the guesswork out of small business funding by offering small business loans from $5,000 to $500,000 with terms between 3 to 36 months. They’re shaking up small business lending by eliminating lengthy processes and sneaky, hidden fees. It’s all about total transparency and setting high standards for the fintech industry worldwide. Lumi might be a young fintech (founded in 2018), but have been awarded the 2023 Best Workplace Diversity Award by FinTech Australia and the 2022 Empowering Innovation Affie Award, recognizing their positive outcomes achieved through disruptive innovation. They also ranked in the top #3 on the 2024 Australian Financial Review BOSS Best places to work in Banking, Superannuation and Financial services list as well as #36 among the fastest-growing technology companies in Australia in the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia.

Honey Insurance Honey is working towards a future where all homes and households are protected from avoidable accidents. We use smart technology to protect the things that matter most to you and are re-imagining how home insurance can make your home safer, every day.

Are Media Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, Marie Claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE.

Magicbrief Magicbrief is the creative workflow tool used by the world's best marketing teams to ship winning ads repeatedly. We equip teams with an always-on creative machine, and we’re already empowering many of the world’s best teams. We have world-class backing, with Blackbird, Archangel, Sidestage Ventures and a talented group of individuals, including the founders of Vimeo, UsTwo, Dice, Eucalyptus, Spriggy & Halter alongside us on the journey.

Afterpay Afterpay is an Australian financial technology company best known for its buy now, pay later service. Founded seven years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

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Support and ways of working

Here are a few things you might expect if you’re working as part of a team that values support:

Mentorship program to support new hires and junior team members
Frequent team lunches, celebrations and social outings
Open-door policy that encourages transparent communication
Peer recognition program to celebrate achievements and contributions
Team-based goal setting and problem-solving sessions
Wellness initiatives like group fitness classes or mindfulness sessions
Volunteer days where the team supports local community causes.

Interview questions to ask about support

Want to know if the team you’re talking to cares about support? These interview questions can get you started.

What types of team-building activities or social gatherings do you organise?
How do you make sure new starters are onboarded?
Can you share a recent example of how the team works to support each other?

Frequently asked questions